Manager, Software Engineering, Full Stack

Benefits Overview:
A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

Careers with a purpose. Stand for something!

Time-Off Packages, boasting over 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays

Competitive Compensation & Incentive

Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions

Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance

Robust associate training and development with CoBank University

Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10,000 per year

Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution

Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution

Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion

Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

 

Job Description:
Lead team/s who are passionate about building products with automation on AWS and On-prem, data with emerging technologies. Support the building of foundational frontend and backend applications on AWS. Manage agile teams and provide leadership with technical guidance with deliveries. What You'll Do: • Lead the direction of the technology team, creating and executing strategic roadmaps, application development and creating and maintaining robust support models for their products and services. • Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies • Partners with Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Information Management and the Enterprise Project Management Office enabling the business to execute both long-range and near-term goals and objectives. • Develops, maintains and enforces compliance with all CoBank's policy directives, application development and maintenance standards, procedures and methods. • Assists in the development and release of key software application modifications and enhancements.

Essential Functions:
1. Manages a cross-functional team consisting of employees and contractors in a complex IT infrastructure environment with an emphasis on quality, availability, productivity, and consistency. Establishes, maintains oversight and manages the day-to-day operations of the team.
2. Works with IT leadership to resolve issues and implement new projects.
3. Determines current and future technology needs and leads overall technical direction for team’s capacity planning. Identifies support requirements, such as technology and training requirements, and makes recommendations.
4. Manages issues affecting the application and technical environment. Mobilizes the appropriate members of IT or the business in support of rapid resolution.
5. Establishes policies and procedures under a well-developed methodology framework to ensure a consistent operating environment, and high standards of quality with thorough testing using unit, functional and end-to-end testing strategies
6. Regularly communicates with leadership regarding issues and status, as needed. Updates management on irregularities, key deadlines, staff coverage and/or critical developments.
7. Manages staff. Sets performance standards, manages workflow, grants authorities, evaluates performance, and recommends personnel actions within delegated authorities. Consults with Human Resources as appropriate.
8. Proven ability to onboard new applications by analyzing technical specifications, build and configure supporting infrastructure, securing the software, building governance and support models.\
9. Develops and maintains resilient user interfaces and visual components using React and Typescript.
10. Develops and maintains RESTful API’s hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Education:
Bachelor's Degree in information systems, computer science, engineering or other relevant discipline required

Work Experience:
6 years years of experience in front end and back end development required
3 years of supervisory/management experience required
3 years experience with React, Typescript and Node, and cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud required
Utilize programming languages like React, HTML/CSS, Node.js, SQL, Python, Open Source databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services required
Advanced knowledge of software development life cycle and related methodologies. required
Proven ability to build high performing technology delivery teams that are integrated with the business, and have a strong understanding of the needs of the business teams they support. required
Proven ability to prioritize and manage a backlog of application development and maintenance work, estimating work tasks and forecasting level and mix of skills needed to support business objectives. required
Advanced knowledge of business platforms and systems, methodologies, data governance, and reporting. Demonstrates and possesses an in-depth understanding of business needs and requirements. required
Ability to develop and guide design, implementation and support procedures. required
Ability to conduct peer and subordinate design and code reviews and evaluate the quality of IT deliverables required
Ability to identify changes in scope or work effort that could result in budgetary overrun or missed delivery dates required
Solid understanding and ability to implement project management concepts. required
Knowledge of emerging technologies, industry trends and best practices, with the ability to incorporate as appropriate into the CoBank environment. required

Physical Exertion Details:
Sedentary Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Travel Requirement Details:
Occasional Travel occurs infrequently (typically, once a month or less).

About CoBank:
The typical base pay range for this role is between $140,052 - $194,742. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

 

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.