Executive Director, Cloud Platform Services (Remote)

Position Overview
Manages a team of Cloud Engineers and Developers who perform overall design, development, and integration of systems and applications to address business needs pertaining to automation of cloud services, and related developer enablement capabilities (cloud and/or in-house). Oversees creation of "big picture" architectural approaches for system design and implementation to guide IT teams. Responsible for ensuring security, performance, manageability, quality, and consistency of cloud services and provide technical guidance to internal customers and teams. Conduct research, gather information, interpret data, identify requirements, and create a solution. Define all aspects of solution development from appropriate technology and workflow to deployment of production ready systems. Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure the highest quality product platforms.
Responsibilities

• Provides regular status, operational reports, incident and change reports. Ensures adherence to procedures for handling incidents, service requests, and change management.
• Oversee the analysis of business problems and lead the evaluation, development, and recommendation of specific technology products and platforms to provide cost-effective, and secure solutions that meet business and technology requirements.
• Leads large projects including development of project plans, coordinating staff assignment, monitoring progress, and reporting against budget and project plans.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Leads and manages a team of engineers in the architecture, design, development, implementation, and integration of cloud services, DevOps support, and related developer enablement capabilities in support of IT and business objectives.
• Perform supervisory duties including, but not limited to hiring, training, evaluating, coaching, and disciplining direct reports. Mentor associates and continually develop engineering team competencies.
• Maintains current knowledge of industry practices, trends and applications.
• Collaborates with the application development and infrastructure teams on design of secure systems that protect against inappropriate access and/or data loss.
• Manages service improvements and enhancements through metrics driven KPI's

Requirements
Education
Required Bachelor's Degree Or Equivalent Experience
Preferred Master's degree and/or LOMA certification
Experience
Required

• Complex analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into systems’ design and technical solutions.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey business terminology that is meaningful and well receivedAdvanced investigative, analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to multi-task.
• Highly advanced people management skills, demonstrating the ability to lead, mentor, and develop associates; including the ability to delegate key areas of responsibility
• Ability to work well within a team environment, participate in department projects and balance detail with departmental objectives
• Advance project management skills. Demonstrates an ability to evaluate project objectives and scope for feasibility, understanding, scheduling, and managing projects to budget and plan.
• 10+ years relevant IT experience
• Broad business and finance related knowledge.

Preferred

• Insurance industry knowledge
• 5-7 years people management experience
• Technical Requirements
• Advanced knowledge of cloud hosting environments, product development, scripting, and automation.
• Financial industry knowledge

Required

• General / broad knowledge of Security certifications, load balancing, DNS management
• General / broad knowledge of cloud based services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• General / broad knowledge of CI / CD platform management (Jenkins, Nexus, Sonarqube, Vault)
• General / broad knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Powershell)
• General / broad knowledge of software development practices (code management, Agile tools, automated testing)

Preferred

• Experience leading or relevant understanding of Agile concepts and ceremonies
• Working experience developing CI/CD pipelines, container-based architectures, cloud-based architectures.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience
• 3-5 years’ experience overseeing teams that leveraging cloud platform and SaaS solutions
• 3-5 years’ experience overseeing teams that design and deploy continuous integration environments and platforms
• Experience contributing to Open-Source initiatives

Company Overview
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is one of the largest global providers of life reinsurance, with offices around the world. RGA delivers expert solutions in individual life reinsurance, individual living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting and product development. Our mission is to enhance our clients’ prosperity by supporting their financial and risk management capabilities.
The general pay range for this position is $117,440-$158,910 per year. Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement and other employee benefits.