Software Engineering Manager 3 (Cloud Native Applications & Platforms)

U.S. Bank • Atlanta, GA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Six to eight years of relevant technical experience
• Five or more years of leading a software engineering team
• 5+ years of engineering leadership and people management experience.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Cloud-Native Development, Platform Engineering, and large-scale Distributed Systems.
• Strong experience designing and implementing REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, Microservices, and Event-Driven Architectures.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating Kubernetes and containerized applications in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), DevSecOps, and Automated Testing practices.
• Experience with Observability, Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Performance Optimization, and operational support.
• Proven success leading Technology Modernization, Cloud Transformation, Automation, and Engineering Productivity initiatives, including adoption of AI-powered development tools.
• Exceptional Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Communication, and Strategic Planning skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive measurable business value.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, development, deployment, and support of cloud-native, scalable, secure, and resilient software solutions.
• Build, coach, and develop high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Drive adoption of Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, and DevSecOps best practices.
• Partner with Product, Business, Architecture, Security, and Platform Engineering teams to define and execute strategic technology roadmaps.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, solution design, code reviews, and complex technical problem resolution.
• Lead production support, incident management, root cause analysis, and service improvement initiatives to ensure operational excellence and system reliability.
• Champion cloud modernization, platform transformation, automation, and technical debt reduction programs that improve scalability and delivery velocity.
• Drive quarterly planning, delivery execution, risk management, and accountability for achieving business outcomes, quality metrics, and platform sustainability.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree