Assoc Director Technology II

AT&T • Plano, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director Technology II role involves supervising a team of IT employees responsible for the development and delivery of IT system solutions. This includes managing the development and integrity of new applications and systems, as well as the support and maintenance of existing ones. The role oversees teams working in various technical areas such as Agile, Application Design and Programming, Business Support, Database, Systems Architecture and Engineering, Systems Technical Support, and Software Delivery Project/Program Management and Technology Security. The position also involves coordinating the software development lifecycle, partnering with technology vendors and consultants, and collaborating with other business areas and IT organizations to identify business issues, develop strategies, and set technical direction. Key responsibilities include providing project leadership, developing business cases, defining requirements, creating plans and schedules, managing resources and funding, and conducting financial analysis. The role also entails leading engineering teams, overseeing digital transformation initiatives including legacy platform migration, and managing a team of Lead Software Engineers, Quality Assurance leads, and a Senior Tech Product Manager.

Requirements

• Master degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Information Systems
• 5 years of experience in the job offered, or 5 years of experience in a related occupation developing highly scalable architecture
• Applying experience with Cloud technologies including AWS/Azure
• Applying experience in NoSQL databases including Elasticsearch/SOLR and Redis and Relational databases including Postgres and Oracle
• Utilizing Event-Based architecture for asynchronous processing with Kafka
• Applying subject matter knowledge in building high-volume and high-transaction applications utilizing Java, Spring Boot, and Maven
• Performing requirements gathering, analyzing requirements, and decomposing into feature delivery items
• Leading engineering teams
• Applying experience with Digital Transformations that includes migration of legacy platforms

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of IT employees responsible for the development and delivery of IT system solutions.
• Perform functions involved in the development and integrity of new applications, systems, and the support and maintenance of existing applications or systems.
• Manage a team working in technical subfamilies including Agile, Application Design and Programming, Business Support, Database, Systems Architecture and Engineering, Systems Technical Support, and Technical Disciplines of Software Delivery Project/Program Management, and Technology Security.
• Coordinate software development lifecycle process.
• Assist in the coordination, evaluation, and partnership with technology vendors outside consultants and internal dotted line resources as needed.
• Work with other business areas as well as other IT organizations to identify and quantify business issues associated with specific projects, develop and implement business strategy, and assist in setting strategic technical direction.
• Assist in providing leadership for projects including collaborating with the client to develop business cases, defining business and technical requirements, preparing detailed plans and schedules, calculating resource allocation and assignment, providing ongoing coordination, tracking of capital and expense funding, and preparing actual vs. budget analysis.
• Conduct joint goal setting and performance reviews.
• Assists in the allocation of resources, financial responsibilities, and some long-range planning.
• Develop highly scalable architecture for Order Domain and Enterprise order lifecycle.
• Apply experience with Cloud technologies including AWS/Azure.
• Apply experience in NoSQL databases including Elasticsearch/SOLR and Redis and Relational databases including Postgres and Oracle.
• Utilize Event-Based architecture for asynchronous processing with Kafka.
• Apply subject matter knowledge in building high-volume and high-transaction applications utilizing Java, Spring Boot, and Maven.
• Perform requirements gathering, analyze requirements, and decompose into feature delivery items.
• Work on delivery of software utilizing SDLC on Azure and On Prem as necessary.
• Lead engineering teams.
• Apply experience with Digital Transformations that includes migration of legacy platforms.
• Oversee two Lead Software Engineer, one Principal Quality Assurance, one Lead Quality Assurance, and one Senior Tech Product Manager.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager