Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vizient is hiring an Engineering Manager to oversee the technical execution and delivery of software and data engineering teams. The role partners with product owners and business stakeholders, establishes engineering standards, improves delivery practices and platform quality, and supports AI/ML adoption while mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and direct the technical execution of software/data engineering teams, ensuring delivery using appropriate engineering methods, best practices, and modern technologies
- Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, and subject matter experts to gather requirements, translate business needs into technical solutions/data products, and deliver high-quality outcomes on schedule
- Establish, enforce, and continuously improve engineering standards including coding standards, documentation, testing practices, peer code reviews, and release controls to ensure maintainability, performance, and security
- Provide oversight of implementation plans and enterprise solution alignment, ensuring architecture consistency, platform integration, and adherence to organizational technology standards
- Lead and improve SDLC and agile practices by driving agile ceremonies, refining engineering processes, and promoting team cohesion to improve predictability and throughput
- Identify, escalate, and resolve delivery blockers including technical dependencies, operational issues, process gaps, and cross-team impediments to maintain project momentum
- Ensure product/platform quality, reliability, and performance through operational readiness practices, monitoring/alerting expectations, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Evaluate, select, and standardize development tools and technologies by staying current with industry trends and guiding teams on tool adoption and consistent usage
- Drive adoption of AI/ML-enabled solutions by collaborating with analytics/data science teams to evaluate use cases, support model operationalization patterns, and integrate AI/ML capabilities into engineering platforms/products in a governed and scalable manner
- Mentor and develop engineers through 1:1 coaching, performance feedback, review cycles, and targeted upskilling plans to strengthen technical capability and career growth
- Supervise the work of other employees (Software Developers, Business Intelligence Analysts, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers)
Skills
- This position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field
- 5 years of related (progressive, post-baccalaureate) experience in a software development or engineering occupation
- 60 months of experience with each of the following: 1) Performing data analysis and validation by writing complex T-SQL/SQL queries, including joins/subqueries, and implementing triggers and PK/FK constraints to enforce business rules and data integrity
- 2) Designing and developing ETL solutions using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), including advanced transformations and control-flow automation
- 3) Deploying and supporting production ETL processes, including SSIS package configurations, event handlers, checkpoints, logging, and operational troubleshooting/error handling
- 4) Automating ETL scheduling and batch workflows using Automic (UC4) jobs, job plans, and event triggers, including file transfer automation
- 5) Developing data movement solutions across heterogeneous sources and formats using SSIS/BCP/Bulk Insert/DTS, integrating Oracle/DB2/SQL Server, and ingesting from flat files/Excel/CSV/XML
- Visa sponsorship not available for this position
Benefits
- Full-time telecommuting from home office available within commuting distance from the HQ at 290 E John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75062.
- This position is also incentive eligible.
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