Lead Integration Engineer, Platform Delivery

The opportunity

As the Lead Integration Engineer, Platform Delivery, you will be accountable for organizing a set of Technology Infrastructure (TI) services – application platform integration, release and environment orchestration, Dev Sec Ops , and environment delivery – to support Product portfolio teams. You will lead activities around planning, requirement analysis, solution alternatives engineering and implementation coordination for application platforms residing in the cloud or on-premises.

You ll have the opportunity to work remotely and come into the office on occasion for team collaboration moments. Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad for a month in another region/country. The choice is yours!

You will lead a cross-functional service delivery group – application vendors, Product portfolio squads and Technology Infrastructure teams – to engineer solutions that meet the needs of Teachers’ business areas. You will work under the guidance of our Senior Manager, Platform Delivery.

• Analyze existing application platforms to ensure optimal operations and analyze new application system requirements to identify where the integration of latest technology and application patterns can be applied

• Based on the knowledge Product portfolio needs and their application platform uniqueness, perform market research, conduct Proof of Concepts, and then recommend solution alternatives or improvements after the detailed assessment

• Technically plan and direct all TI activities with collaboration from TI Dev Sec Ops  & Environment Automation, TI Engineering, TI Infrastructure Operations, and vendor teams to deliver the Technology Infrastructure solution

• Lead the design walkthrough and operational readiness review of new systems / application platform to ensure compliance with security, availability, performance, BCP/DR, and other Teachers’ standards / strategies.

• Promote Dev Sec Ops , support CI/CD pipelines, optimize release delivery agility, design fit-for-purpose environment strategy and deliver automated services

• Framework level knowledge of delivery and operational approaches:
  Waterfall/Iterative SDLC, Agile/Traditional Project Management, Portfolio-Product Lifecycle, IT Service Management

• Roles and processes with agile product delivery and Dev Sec Ops  approach

• Roles and processes with ITSM - Service Desk, Incident, Problem, Change, CAB, L1/L2/L3 Supports

• Design level knowledge of system architecture, cloud (PaaS/SaaS) principles, integration of application systems, and common investment business function platforms including trading, accounting and financial operations.

• In-depth knowledge of application, data and infrastructure integration between application platforms in a multi-cloud / SaaS approach connecting to critical technology components residing on-premises

• 5 years of application development experience with agile product delivery and Dev Sec Ops  approach to design, build, enhance, and support a business application platform

• 5 years of operational experience with providing L1/L2/L3 application supports, governing production changes through CAB and situation-managing incidents/problems

• 5 years of lead experience in managing mission-critical development initiatives and/or application upgrade/migration projects

• 3 years of Release, Deployment and Environment Management experience with scheduling, organizing, and orchestrating of releases/non-production environments across multiple Product portfolios

• Preferably, some application level experience with Charles Rivers (CRIMS), Sim Corp Dimension (SCD), and FIS Quantum (QTM)

Pay-for-performance with base salary and annual incentive based on individual and enterprise performance.

The Base Salary range for this level is as follows:$120,000 - $170,000.Individual compensation and placement of this role in the range is based on different factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, demonstrated competencies, and internal equity as they relate to the role.

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth…