Sr Manager, Software Engineering

FIS Global • Milwaukee, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for strategic planning, delivery, modernization, security, and operational excellence. You will translate product and business priorities into sustainable engineering roadmaps, develop technical leaders, and ensure solutions deliver measurable value for clients and the business.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading managers, technical leaders, software engineers, and quality engineers responsible for enterprise applications or platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to develop technology strategies and lead complex, multi-team modernization or transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycles, Agile delivery, DevSecOps, testing, release management, observability, and production support.
• Experience establishing and using engineering metrics to improve quality, reliability, delivery predictability, productivity, and operational performance.
• Ability to balance product delivery, platform sustainability, technical debt, security, regulatory obligations, and client commitments.
• Executive-level communication and influence skills, including the ability to explain technical strategy, risks, tradeoffs, investment needs, and outcomes to technical and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading cloud-based data, analytics, business intelligence, or AI-enabled platforms.
• Knowledge of Snowflake, Oracle, SAP BusinessObjects, DataStage, dbt, or comparable enterprise data and analytics technologies.
• Financial-services experience, including exposure to client reporting, data governance, PCI, audit, cybersecurity, or risk-management processes.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams and implementing AI-assisted development, test automation, or engineering productivity practices.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute engineering roadmaps that align product strategy, client needs, technology investments, and long-term modernization objectives.
• Lead software engineering and quality engineering teams across planning, design, development, testing, release, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Drive modernization of enterprise data and analytics platforms, including cloud adoption, automation, observability, technical-debt reduction, and responsible use of AI-assisted engineering.
• Own delivery and operational outcomes by monitoring quality, reliability, security, release readiness, dependencies, client impact, and engineering productivity.
• Partner with product, architecture, service delivery, cybersecurity, risk, and senior leadership to communicate strategy, resolve complex issues, and make informed investment and priority decisions.
• Develop an accountable and inclusive engineering organization through clear performance expectations, coaching, career development, succession planning, and leadership development.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to shape the technology strategy for business-critical financial-services platforms.
• Leadership responsibility across enterprise modernization, cloud data, analytics, security, quality, and operational excellence.
• Career development tools, resources, and opportunities to grow technical and organizational leadership capabilities.
• A collaborative, flexible, and respectful work environment with opportunities to support communities and charitable causes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed