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Engineering Manager

St. Louis, MO 03101

Posted: 10/16/2025 Employment Type: Direct Placement Job Category: IT Manager or IT Leadership Job Number: 17304

Job Description


Engineering Manager 
 

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead architecture, engineering delivery, and team development across a dynamic product data ecosystem. This hands-on technical leadership role blends deep architectural expertise with Agile delivery and team mentorship, driving modernization and scalability across platforms.
Responsibilities
Architecture & Technical Leadership
  • Lead architectural planning, design reviews, and modernization initiatives.
  • Serve as a strategic and hands-on architect for complex systems.
  • Align solutions with modern principles including SOA, API-first, and event-driven design.
  • Optimize performance and cost within cloud environments.

Agile Delivery Leadership
  • Champion Agile practices to ensure consistent sprint execution and backlog management.
  • Translate roadmap priorities into actionable user stories.
  • Use delivery metrics to drive continuous improvement.

Team Leadership & Development
  • Manage and mentor a blended team of internal and external engineers.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and learning.
  • Set clear goals and support career development.

Continuous Improvement & Governance
  • Drive initiatives for tech debt reduction, CI/CD optimization, and test automation.
  • Strengthen build automation and deployment reliability.
  • Monitor performance metrics and ensure compliance with security and architecture standards.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
  • 3+ years in engineering management or technical leadership.
  • Strong expertise in Microsoft/Azure stack (.NET Core, Web API, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Service Bus, Event Grid, App Services).
  • Proficiency with Azure DevOps (CI/CD, IaC) and Agile tools (Jira, Confluence).
  • Proven success leading architecture and Agile transformation initiatives.
  • Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience transitioning teams toward product-focused technology management.
  • Hands-on architectural design leadership.
  • Familiarity with cross-functional team structures and vendor collaboration.
Ideal Candidate
A technically strong, people-centered leader passionate about modern architecture, continuous improvement, and building high-performing Agile teams.

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