Position Summary This position manages the activities of systems development, applications development, test strategies and quality assurance functions for system enhancements and new products. Key responsibilities are to develop and manage people, provide technical leadership, lead project planning, facilitate communication, and offer product vision. Coordinates project timelines, determines and obtains resources, assigns work, monitors progress and results, and provides technical leadership. This Manager is a champion to develop the requirement with product quality within and is accountable for an assessment of product readiness and commitments on product delivery schedules. This is a first-level management position. Primary Responsibilities Employee management including but not limited to sourcing, interviewing and hiring candidates for open positions, onboarding, establishing goals, assigning or delegating work, providing on-the-job training, giving guidance to staff, conducting performance evaluations, approving paid time-off (PTO), developing performance improvement plans, and taking disciplinary action. Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s). Act as an advisor to subordinate(s) to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems. Ensures milestones are being met; monitor, track and make visible Develops and administers schedules, performance requirements; provides input into budgeting. May meet with customers to communicate and review product features May communicates product roadmaps and project status to staff, senior management, and other product teams. Evaluates and reviews new technologies on their applicability to product architecture and design. Prioritizes product features resulting in the correct delivery of needed functionality. Coordinates with development service groups resulting in greater communication and higher probability of on time delivery of products. Responsible for upholding F5s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies. Performs other related duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge and expertise in software engineering methodologies. Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams Good working experience in Cloud based product development. Knowledge of OSI Layer-1 to 7 including LAN switches, routers, general TCP/IP and associated protocols (IP, TCP, HTTP, SSL) Good knowledge of microservices architecture and API design and development best practices Working knowledge of development and deployment across multiple cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMWare and OpenStack Knowledge or experience with Docker containers and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes Able to collaborate and thrive in a dynamic environment Passion for learning new technologies, and a track record of doing so Track record of mentoring engineering staff Proven ability to deliver products with highest quality, on time and within budget. Demonstrated ability in mentoring and developing direct reports. Experience with QA metrics and reporting Extensive experience with bug tracking and triage systems Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated excellence in all written communications. Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material. Duties may require being on call periodically or working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends). Duties may require the ability to travel via automobile or airplane, approximately 10% of the time spent traveling. Job may be performed on-site at a customer facility or data center, or in an office environment sitting at a desk or computer table. Qualifications B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other technical degree with overall 12+ years of experience. 9+ years software development experience 3+ years leading or managing a development team
