Team Lead, Engineering

State Street•Burlington, MA

4d•$238,285 - $245,000•Hybrid

About The Position

State Street Bank and Trust Company is seeking a Team Lead, Engineering in Burlington, MA. This role involves leading one or more engineering Scrum teams to build and maintain components or products for State Street/Charles River’s (CRD). The position requires providing engineering expertise within the team and across the Engineering organization, as well as delivering support and assistance to customers and other CRD teams. The role also includes managing staff, working with Product Owners on software solutions and backlog management, fulfilling the Scrum Master role, identifying and implementing improvements in team development and quality, writing and reviewing software development specifications, providing technical guidance, monitoring progress, reviewing testing strategies, mentoring team members, developing and testing software using languages like Java, C#, SQL, and JavaScript, supporting client services, coordinating with other Scrum teams, developing data architecture and modeling solutions, monitoring and maintaining DWH workflows, and supporting DWH development and security. Hybrid telecommuting is permitted.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.
10 years of progressively responsible experience in a software engineering role.
5 years working with an Agile development methodology.
Experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management.
Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages.
Ability to clearly and succinctly summarize results for upper management.
Demonstrated experience in organizing and running efficient meetings.
Ability to manage solution complexity to ensure simple designs and workflows.
Ability to coordinate and lead cross-team activities.
Strong contributor to project plans and backlog management.
Proven solid verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Manage a development team’s staff, including assignment of work items, employee performance, engagement and professional development.
Work with Product Owner to design and develop software solutions to meet market need and assist in managing the product backlog for their functional area.
Fulfill the Scrum Master role by leading the team in their Agile development process and working to foster a strong continuous improvement culture.
Identify improvements in team development and quality including defining new strategies, processes, and required tooling to improve quality.
Write, review and approve software development specifications, projects, proposals, methods and schedules.
Provide expert guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews.
Advise staff members on complex technical problems including specifying proper software designs and use of existing facilities to solve common problems.
Monitor progress on a variety of initiatives and work packages to ensure fulfillment of product and scheduling objectives.
Review testing strategy and test plans for team’s product to ensure high product quality.
Mentor team members to cultivate technical and financial domain knowledge expertise, and assist with developing other essential skills to further their careers.
Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business.
Work with the client services organization to provide support and maintenance to current customers.
Coordinate with other Scrum teams within the R&D organization to ensure seamless integration of functional workflows.
Develop data architecture, data modeling and mapping solutions within structured Data Warehouse environment.
Monitor DWH workflow performance, fine tune and provide corrective and preventive maintenance as required.
Support development and validation required through the lifecycle of DWH and provide adequate security for data warehouse.

Benefits

retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
access to our Employee Assistance Program
incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
inclusive development opportunities
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
vibrant employee networks