SRE Engineering Manager

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Citigroup Inc., City of Westminster

Posted 3 weeks ago, 29 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Lead multiple teams that deliver on multiple projects of increasing dependencies in an ambiguous and high-impact area

Collaborate with various functions, drive engineering initiatives, and have an impact at an organisational level

Partner with leadership to influence and drive org design, contribution, and prioritization

Lead a team of engineers and product managers in the ideation and technical development of innovative projects to streamline and automate critical business challenges

Provide strategic and operational oversight for software initiatives in Production Management

Work closely with business aligned SRE leads to develop short and long-term strategies

Manage stakeholder expectations, resolve conflicts, and keep everyone involved aligned

Establish a metrics-based organization, develop key operational metrics and push for continuous improvement

Ensure system security, data integrity and compliance for regulatory requirements

As an Engineering Manager you will improve the productivity of engineers, create effective reporting mechanisms, and ensure timely and budget-conscious completion of work within the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. You will play a crucial role in driving operational excellence, fostering collaboration, and enabling efficient project management. This position requires a combination of technical expertise, leadership abilities, and exceptional organisational skills., Technical Proficiency: Possess a strong understanding of SRE principles, DevOps practices, and relevant technologies to effectively guide and support engineering teams.

Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, allocate resources, and ensure timely completion within budget constraints.

Analytical Thinking: Demonstrate a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making, utilising metrics, and performance indicators to assess team efficiency and identify improvement opportunities.

Leadership: Exhibit strong leadership qualities, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment, providing guidance and mentorship to team members, and promoting a culture of continuous learning.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and management.

Stakeholder Management: Ability to understand and address the needs of various stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, and business partners.

Process Improvement: Proven experience in streamlining workflows, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing process enhancements to optimise efficiency and productivity.

Budget Management: Familiarity with budgeting and cost control practices, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints while maintaining quality standards.

Quality Assurance: Knowledge of quality assurance principles and best practices to ensure deliverables meet defined standards and specifications.

Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, quickly adapting to changing priorities and business needs., Bachelor's degree (computer science or related fields) or equivalent experience in building scalable solutions to improve the service reliability and/or increase productivity and efficiency

Experience with object-oriented or scripting programming languages such as Java or Python to build DevOps/SRE solutions