Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is looking for a Manager, Software Development Engineering to provide leadership and direction for all aspects of development, implementation, integration and support decisions impacting an application or system, to drive innovation and customer-focused IT solutions for W. R. Berkley Corporation.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area; multiple years of proven leadership experience
- Demonstrated operational experience with a DEV OPS or Operational framework E.G. Agile, ITSM, ITIL, adoption frameworks, ALM and Software Development practices
- Software Development Life Cycle experience
- Understanding of Agile SDLC is preferred
- 3+ years of P&C insurance industry knowledge is preferred, but not required
- 5-8+ years of front-end development experience required
- Demonstrated experience with ReactJS is required, additional proficiency with NodeJS and/or Next.js is preferred; AngularJS will be considered
- Proven experience working within agile and/or scaled agile frameworks (SAFe)
Responsibilities
- Creates, reviews and implements multi-year strategies for individual teams, systems, or projects
- Provides direction to team leads or other direct and indirect personnel within the organization
- Responsible for team performance, process compliance and directs work at an objective / goal level across one or more teams through formal authority
- High focus on employee talent management and performance management - demonstrates increased value from all associates and/or Team Leads within respective area
- Closely manages and monitors project and resource costs within respective area
- Implements and monitors critical health metrics for all aspects of their operational and continuous improvement processing
- Develops new ideas to optimize processes and improve operations; resulting in increased ROI
Other
- At least 5 years of supervisory and/or team lead experience
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to interact seamlessly with both technical and business stakeholders at all levels of the corporation
- Travel for this position is approximately 10-30%
- Flexibility, Customer Service Oriented & Operational Effectiveness, Personal Ownership, Quick Decision Making, Team Builder, Transformational Leadership
