Software Engineering Manager at Merkle Inc.

Software Engineering Manager (Merkle Inc., Little Rock, AR): Own overall project architecture and technical delivery of solutions; Architect, construct and maintain highly efficient back-end applications to ensure the quality, security and integrity of end user information; Provide technical leadership and oversight of a project development team; Directly supervise up to 5 employees in direct relation to assigned project; Manage resources, including staffing plans, performance feedback and setting work expectations; Review work product of others for compliance with development standards; Initiate, design, develop, coordinate, implement, document and manage multiple ongoing technical projects and initiatives utilizing the software development lifecycle, and maximize the use of resources across all operational teams to include nonprofit and commercial database; Estimate work effort and assist the Project Manager with task planning and LOE (level of effort) estimates; Initiate the design and implementation of front technical systems and initiatives using .NET, SQL Server, T-SQL, Informatica, SSIS, Visio, Visual Studio.NET, C#, IIS, and other tools as necessary; Lead and oversee design and code reviews; Independently design and implement technical vision for client projects, interacting with clients on regular basis; Write technical documentation without guidance/direction from senior level team members. Must have experience with the following in order to complete the above-mentioned tasks: Experience with ETL tool(s) such as Talend, Informatica, SSIS, or DataStage; Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or other major RDBMS; Experience with Informatica, SSIS, Visio, and Visual Studio.NET; Strong knowledge of software engineering and development methodologies, techniques, and tools, including SVN, Issue Tracking (Jira), and Software Development Lifecycle (waterfall, agile); Understanding of cloud technologies and/or big data platforms - AWS, GCP, Azure, Hadoop; Strong understanding of file management concepts, processes, and tools - sFTP, PGP Encryption, Sterling; Strong understanding of scheduling/automation concepts, processes, and tools – Tidal; Strong understanding of common IT offerings - e.g. Operating systems, storage, backups; and Significant understanding of relational and dimensional database concepts. Requires a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field and at least one (1) year of experience as Software Engineer, Software Developer or related occupation in a corporate or consulting environment. In the alternative, the employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of experience in the above-mentioned field and occupation. Option to work from home. Salary range: $108,035.00 to $152,000.00 per year. Please apply at www.dentsu.com/careers