Manager, Software Development- SAS 9 Access- Hybrid in Cary, North Carolina or Remote in North Carolina
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About the job
The SAS 9 R&D organization is looking for a Manager, Software Development to lead a team of 8-10 software engineers and testers for the Access team. You will work with other managers and technical leads to manage software development work in a highly collaborative organization. You will ensure individuals for whom you have organizational responsibility are consistently strong contributors within a high-performance team. You will use SAS product knowledge and software construction expertise to ensure project work you oversee is completed to a high standard of quality and with innovative coding solutions. You will be responsible for scoping, scheduling, and overseeing work projects up to medium complexity.
As a Manager, Software Development, you will:
- Manage all aspects of the team (development, testing, performance, growth).
- Develop, prioritize, and assign objectives aligned to department/division goals.
- Communicate and represent departmental interests across levels.
- Manage and lead project scoping and scheduling; track progress and raise risks.
- Ensure projects are completed on time and follow established procedures.
- Regularly communicate status, risks, and resource needs to senior management.
- Be responsible for tactical management of a functional area, feature, product, or solutions involving senior leadership as needed.
- Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in quantitative field, preferably Computer Science or related field
- 8+ years of related programming or testing experience, plus 2 yrs in a leadership, team lead or project lead role
- Practical experience with more than one programming language (SAS, C/C++, SQL, Java, Go).
- Experience with big databases (Oracle, MSSQL, DB2, Teradata, etc.) and an understanding of how to write code that interacts with them in a performant manner.
- Experience with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence
- A strong understanding of how Agile SDLC practices enable a successful team
- Experience with Kubernetes and public cloud provider technologies
- Experience leading development and delivery at the enterprise system level.
- Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
Additional competencies, knowledge and skills
- Experience using SAS products preferred
- Proficiency with all aspects of the software development/testing lifecycle.
- Experience with microservice architectures preferred
- Familiarity with SQL programming
- Working knowledge of Continuous Integration
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, organizational, managerial, and problem-solving skills.
- Leading change- Driving organizational and cultural changes needed to achieve strategic objectives; catalyzing new approaches to improve results by transforming organizational culture, systems, or products/services; helping others overcome resistance to change.
- Strategic Planning- Obtaining information and identifying key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal; committing to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values.
- Global Perspective- Demonstrating awareness of and sensitivity to the international market, cultural, technological, political, and legal factors that impact individual and work group priorities and results; leveraging own understanding of the organization’s global strategy, global business trends, and regional differences to enhance individual and work group results.
World-class benefits
Highlights include...
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
- Medical plan options include:
- PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
- HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
- Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
- An industry-leading 401k plan.
- Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
- Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
- Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
- Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.
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Additional Information:
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