
Senior Director – Software Engineering – Digital, IAM, Data Flows
DIRECTV
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $178,852 - $324,697 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Manage application release trains for delivery of prioritized business functionality.
- Hold upstream product teams accountable for input quality and on-time delivery of requirements; partner with them to drive end-to-end efficiency.
- Guide the teams in building delivery strategies that anticipate risks and improve quality and predictability of delivery.
- Drive technical delivery excellence and efficiency through modern delivery techniques, including pipeline automation and AI-aided productivity.
- Ensure that non-functional requirements are in place and comply with relevant regulatory standards and industry best practices, particularly in compliance, security, reliability, and performance.
- Facilitate and resolve schedule and budget challenges that arise as requirements change or technical roadblocks interfere with delivery.
- Solve problems in a way that balances time to business value, program priorities, and technical team efficiency.
- Engage with operations teams to support recently launched functionality, coordinating defect prioritization and prioritizing product change requests.
- Advise business partners on technical solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; Master’s or relevant advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally within a subscription industry.
- Implementation experience with high-volume, low-latency data pipelines in cloud environments; hands-on implementation experience with identity and access management (IAM) platforms (e.g. ForgeRock/Ping, Okta) mature full-stack development and team management experience.
- Proven ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, empathy, and support.
- Expertise in project management and development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.) and tools (e.g., Jira).
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic, data-driven approach to decision-making.
- May require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customer’s proprietary data.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
application release managementpipeline automationAI-aided productivityhigh-volume data pipelineslow-latency data pipelinesidentity and access managementfull-stack developmentsoftware engineeringproject managementAgile
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationinnovationempathysupportcommunicationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingdecision-making