Technical Leader - QA

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As Technical Leader (TL), you will support the architectural designs and execution of goals for their team. You value simplicity, diversity of thought and are unafraid to challenge constraints and standard procedures to achieve the desired Agile design in partnership with additional subject matter experts. You'll manage all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses/incorporates future architectural changes and designs. You will guide the teams engineering practices in test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment. You are a hands-on people manager who coaches their team and removes roadblocks for the team to be successful. You will report to the Director, IT.

Your Responsibilities:

• In partnership with technical subject matter experts, you will lead the team accountable for the design and technological architecture of the product
• Guide project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration and automated deployment
• Manage the technical design of the product and make architecture decisions at a team and product level
• Coach the technical team, specifically with code reviews
• Be a hands-on, working leader who engages in coding to help the team to develop solution and solve all surfacing problems at hand
• Identify and remove technical impediments
• Work with Business Product Owner(s) to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack
• Be an advisor with the Product owner(s) in story creation and acceptance criteria, and communicate tradeoffs with Designers
• Always look for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
• Provide the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality
• Share responsibility with Product Owner(s) for building reusable and scalable components
• Monitor performance of information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels
• Develop budget and monitor expenditures
• Meet with IT staff to determine impact of proposed changes to hardware or software on computer
• Research and implement technological strategic solutions
• Seek out and embrace relevant perspectives when assessing a situation or a decision; demonstrate clear understanding of multiple viewpoints

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
• Ability to travel up to 25%

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires 5+ years or relevant IT leadership experience
• Degree in CS, MIS, Software Engineering, or equivalent engineering/technical discipline
• Experience with a commercial facing portfolio with $5B+ in revenue
• Understanding of web-based application development and management experience
• Bring insight into newest technologies and trends
• Familiar with Cloud/DevOps environments including Azure DevOps
• Experience in Agile Development, with SAFe experience
• Understand relationship with Product Owner, Design Lead and rest of technical team
• Experience managing technical priorities within the Backlog
• Experience managing the delivery through the aligned team

What We Offer:

• Our benefits package includes …
  • Comprehensive mindfulness programmes with a premium membership to Calm
  • Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
  • Company volunteer and donation matching programme – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Personalised wellbeing programmes through our OnTrack programme
  • On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply.

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