Ally Financial-posted 9 months ago
Full-time • Manager
Onsite • Charlotte, NC
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At Ally, you get a startup feel but experience the benefits of a company that's worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We're always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. We are seeking an experienced and innovative technology leader to drive Ally Financial's cloud engineering strategies and initiatives. This key leadership role will be responsible for managing a high-performing software engineering team dedicated to developing and maintaining a cutting-edge, full-stack serverless application deployed to Amazon Web Services. This application aims to streamline cloud development and management processes across our large enterprise. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in architecting and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions across public cloud providers.

  • Provide strategic direction and leadership for Ally's cloud engineering roadmap, aligning technology investments with business objectives.
  • Manage and mentor teams of cloud engineers and full-stack developers.
  • Develop and enforce robust cloud security practices, continuously monitoring & documenting to meet audit & risk management requirements.
  • Architect and oversee development of cloud-native platforms.
  • Collaborate with cloud providers (e.g. AWS) to leverage cutting-edge services and shape offerings.
  • Assist with cloud adoption, enablement, and upskilling initiatives across the enterprise.
  • Automate and streamline cloud operations through infrastructure as code (IaC) and DevOps.
  • Actively manage and optimize cloud costs through FinOps methodologies and data-driven insights.
  • Provide code reviews for Python and JavaScript based repositories.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
  • Preferable Certifications: AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Architect or relevant certification.
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud computing, with a deep understanding of public cloud platforms.
  • Proven experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams in a large-scale enterprise environment.
  • Expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform), containerization, and serverless computing.
  • Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services including one or more of Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, SQS, and EventBridge.
  • Working experience with Python and at least one JavaScript framework - Vue, React, Angular, Ember, etc.
  • Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive change.
  • Hands-on experience with automation, scripting (e.g., Python, Bash), and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 11 paid holidays, 20 paid time off days, and 8 hours of volunteer time off, yearly.
  • Industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions.
  • Student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs.
  • Tuition reimbursement and employee stock purchase plan.
  • Flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision.
  • Employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability.
  • Pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions.
  • Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance.
  • Adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave.
  • Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
  • Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program.
  • Travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity may be available.
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