Delivery Manager - Engineering at Principal Financial Services, Inc.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Strategy, Solution Development, Operational Execution, Design Thinking, Cloud-Native Technologies, AWS, Microservices, Observability, Security-By-Design, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, System Design, Technical Mentorship, Automated Testing, Code Quality

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Responsibilities What You'll do In the role of Delivery Manager - Engineering at Principal Financial Group, you will be working hand-in-hand with our product development team, you will interpret user needs and transform them into clear technical specifications. Making sure our software products remain scalable, stable, and efficient will be critical for your success. Coordinate, direct, and finalize projects/initiatives according to business objectives. Lead one or more engineering teams to achieve remarkable value for the business. You'll have opportunity to: Lead a high-performing engineering team of 8–14 members, driving technical excellence, innovation, and delivery across RIS Modernization initiatives. This role is responsible for technical strategy, solution development, and operational execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives and architectural standards Technical Solution & Design · Practice and implement design thinking approach. · Leverage enterprise level methodologies, tools, processes, technologies, design patterns in implementations. · Collaborate with Architects and business for aligning designs & builds with Business Unit specific architecture roadmap and guidelines · Take charge of technical roadmap for multiple systems, ensuring alignment with business goals and architectural standards. · Guide the team in crafting scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems using cloud-native technologies (AWS, microservices, observability, security-by-design). · Evaluate and introduce new technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve engineering outcomes. Engineering Leadership & Culture · Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. · Champion engineering guidelines & best practices, including code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, and DevOps principles. · Drive adoption of modern software engineering methodologies (Agile, Lean, DevOps) to improve team productivity and delivery velocity · Build Engineering mindset within teams to challenge the status quo. Engineering Delivery · Translate complex business requirements into actionable engineering deliverables, balancing speed and quality. · Coordinate end-to-end delivery, from discovery and solutioning to deployment and support, across multiple projects. · Implement data driven metrics approaches to monitor delivery progress, code quality, and system reliability · Work alongside with architects, product managers, and business stakeholders to define and deliver technical solutions. · Represent engineering in multi-functional forums, advocating for technical priorities and resource needs. · Collaborate with internal and external partners to successfully implement end to end solutions. Talent Development & Technical Mentorship · Lead a team(s) of total 8 to 14 engineers. · Drive development programs on Upskilling & Reskilling people in areas of Architecting & Solutioning · Focus on self-learning and outcome-based goals in Technology · Mentor engineers in advanced system design and software craftsmanship. · Develop and complete upskilling programs on emerging technologies, architectural thinking, and leadership growth. · Empower senior engineers to take ownership of technical initiatives and drive innovation. Qualifications Who You are: Education: Graduate/Bachelors Engineering degree · 10+ years of Technology Experience & 5-6 years of strong development background using Distributed and Cloud technologies. · Application Design Skills & applied understanding of design patterns · Exposure to microservices and strong AWS skills · Good understanding of modern web technologies · Active in modern engineering needs - cloud-native, microservices, observability, security-by-design · Experience in system designing & development including considerations for non-functional systems qualities. · Experience as an IT professional. · Ability to influence decision-making. · Advanced planning, organizational, decision-making and communication skills required. · Strong leadership and presentation skills required. Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality. · Strong analytical & problem-solving skills · Strong interpersonal and excellent interaction skills. Additional Information As a leader at Principal, you’re responsible for activating our strategy, meeting evolving customer needs, and crafting an inclusive culture. Our leadership expectations serve as a guide to the standards encouraged from all our leaders. Our leaders need to be a positive brand ambassador of our core values and purpose. They need to understand our code of conduct and know the responsibility to comply. They stay respectful of diversity and differences and work towards building inclusive teams and partnerships.

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Responsibilities

The Delivery Manager will lead one or more engineering teams, driving technical excellence, innovation, and delivery across modernization initiatives, while being responsible for technical strategy, solution development, and operational execution aligned with business objectives. Key duties include translating user needs into technical specifications, guiding the team in crafting scalable distributed systems, and championing engineering best practices like CI/CD and DevOps.