Manager, CMS Engineering

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The Manager, CMS Engineering is a core technical resource on a platform/capability/development team and a multi-faceted leader responsible for managing and coaching a team of Engineers on the architecture design, development, maintenance, administration, and continuous improvement of AARP's enterprise and business solutions. This position has dual responsibility for leading a team of Engineers and owning the technology lifecycle for an assigned capability or product area.

In the capacity as a manager and leader, the Manager, Engineering is responsible for ensuring other Engineers consistently apply AARP and industry-standard engineering practices that drive quality and optimize value. As an Engineer for an assigned capability or product area(s), this position is responsible for building business-value-based solutions and performing "hands-on" development and configuration within AARP's technology ecosystem.

• Establishing the technical roadmap for the platform or capability that considers value-based outcomes, costs to maintain, supportability, and performance; and ensuring other Engineer positions also demonstrate this responsibility through effective people management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Ensuring sound integration, data, security, and business architecture design throughout the platform or capability lifecycle; and ensuring other Engineer positions also demonstrate this responsibility through adherence to relevant AARP policies and standards.
• Providing the rapid delivery and development of technical solutions that align with business and/or platform outcomes; and ensuring other Engineer positions also demonstrate this responsibility through effective people management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Providing technical leadership for internal and external audits, disaster recovery, ongoing operations, production support, third-party development or implementation services, contract negotiations, and business interactions related to platform or capability systems and services; and ensuring other Engineer positions also demonstrate this responsibility through effective people management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to platform or capability systems, solutions, and services; and ensuring other Engineer positions also demonstrate this responsibility through effective people management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Innovating and/or driving the continuous improvements of implementation methodology and technical service offerings based on customer/employee experiences or other enterprise objectives/outcomes; and ensuring other Engineer positions also demonstrate this responsibility through effective people management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Actively participating in a Community of Interest for engineers across all capability and platform teams to share information and strengthen understanding of business needs and technology-based business solutions; and developing and maintaining deep technical knowledge and expertise related to domain area systems, solutions, services, applications, architecture, and development/engineering practices.
• Ensuring that a team of Engineers meets defined individual and team goals, and role competencies through a combination of mentoring, coaching, and performance management.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 8+ years of application or software engineering experience, including Java or similar enterprise development technologies.
• 5+ years of experience developing, supporting, or architecting enterprise CMS platforms, with strong knowledge of CMS architecture, integrations, and development best practices.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Adobe Experience…