Engineering Manager, DevOps

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Michigan.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of engineers, ensuring clear communication regarding responsibilities, objectives, and deliverables.

• Supervise engineering execution throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), maintaining consistency, quality, and delivery speed.

• Drive team resourcing efforts, which include workforce planning, recruitment, and skill enhancement.

• Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps teams to enhance end-to-end delivery processes.

• Identify and resolve gaps in team performance, technical skills, and delivery efficiency.

• Guide performance management initiatives by establishing expectations, offering feedback, and facilitating growth opportunities.

• Manage capacity and demand planning, ensuring alignment between engineering activities and business objectives.

• Support Agile planning and sprint ceremonies while addressing obstacles.

• Cultivate a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Advocate for SDLC discipline through tools, coding standards, documentation, and testing practices.

• Act as the primary point of escalation for challenges related to engineering delivery.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in software or technology engineering.

• At least 2 years of experience managing or leading engineering teams.

• Demonstrated ability to drive performance and delivery in complete SDLC environments.

• Strong grasp of Agile methodologies, engineering speed, and quality metrics.

• Experience in capacity planning, workforce development, and strategic recruitment.

• Comfortable managing team structures and adapting to changing priorities.

• Strong communicator with the capability to coach, guide, and support engineers.

• Proven history of promoting team engagement, accountability, and development.

• Familiarity with contemporary engineering tools, including Git, Jira, CI/CD, and monitoring solutions.

• Experience in regulated or compliance-intensive sectors such as insurance or fintech (preferred).

• Exposure to cloud-native environments, microservices, and DevOps methodologies (preferred).

• Experience leading hybrid or remote teams across various time zones (preferred).

• Must not currently require or may potentially require employer-sponsored immigration support; AAA Life Insurance Company does not provide immigration sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Hybrid or remote work setting that encourages work-life balance.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans starting from your first day.

• Employer matching contributions to your 401k.

• Employer contributions to a pension scheme.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Paid parental leave.

• Associate resource groups.

• Initiatives for community involvement.