Senior Engineer - Thrivent Asset Management

Thrivent•Minneapolis, MN

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

We exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our core, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. Job Summary As a Senior Engineer you will be considered a technical expert in marketing technology engineering including tag management, marketing technology integration support and data platform development. This includes providing design recommendations based on long-term Thrivent Asset Management Distribution Technology strategy and expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business. You will determine specifications, plan, design, and develop business critical technology solutions, utilizing appropriate engineering processes - either individually or in collaboration with the marketing analytics, lead automation and data infrastructure and architecture teams. This Senior Engineer has specialized engineering technology expertise in Adobe Launch, Adobe Experience Platform and Adobe Customer Journey Analytics.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience.
7+ years of experience in engineering environments, taking abstract concepts and ideas and formulating a detailed software engineering plan to deliver.
Sound knowledge of industry standard Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices.
Sound knowledge of version and revision control practices and procedures.
Sound knowledge of systems design concepts that provide security and stability.
Expertise in debugging code and/or complex log files for troubleshooting and analysis of product defects.
Expert knowledge/experience with querying databases for complex data lookup/update.
Perform code reviews with associate team members.

Nice To Haves

5+ years experience with tag management systems (e.g. Adobe Launch, Tealium, Google Tag Manager etc.).
Experience with Adobe Customer Journey Analytics configuration.
Experience with Adobe Experience Platform.
Financial Services industry experience.
Coach / mentor other team members as appropriate.

Responsibilities

Designing Solutions Apply technical knowledge to drive outcomes for customers.
Ability to work and problem solve independently on initiatives that align to the broader software engineering strategy.
Developing Software Member of team that can work independently, as well as collaboratively with team, in developing core software for the product that delivers outcomes.
Consistent and dependable in delivering core software that delivers outcomes and meets/exceeds the teams expectations for stability, scalability, resilience, etc.
Learning and Applying New Techniques Shares new ideas and techniques with team; Encourages junior engineers to invest in learning as a part of their job.
Collaborating within the Team Participate in team’s collaboration sessions to provide technical expertise to solve a problem/remove technical roadblocks for the team.
Participate in product planning and implementation.
Helps team to understand and decompose work.
Defining Engineering Standards and Patterns Contribute to develop engineering practices, templates and frameworks in collaboration with the team.
DevOps Continuously assessing technology to build more stable, scalable, and resilient software; Use data to measure progress.
Promote and expand on the use of the CI/CD pipeline to improve the deployment and build process.
Participates in the team support rotation and provides expert knowledge on focus subsystems.
Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors Contribute to define the selection criteria for selecting the right technology vendors.
Participate in proof of concept / technology along with the vendor.
Coaching Engineers Provide guidance to junior engineers to help them learn foundational software engineering skills.
Provide technical expertise and help the team to solve technical/software issues.
Provide trainings to the junior developers and groom them.
Provide domain expertise on software products in their area to junior engineers to help them learn/grow their skills and contribute as part of the team.
Recruiting/Building Talent Engage in the tech community to build the Thrivent technology brand and position as the employer of choice in the market.
Participate in the interview process or be part of the panel to recruit the right talent to the team.
Contribute to the recruitment to define the structure of the interview process to hire the right talent to the team.
Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.
Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.
Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.