Engineering Manager, Development
CDK Global

Power the Possibilities
The CDK Global technology team is looking for collaborative innovators who are passionate about making their mark on emerging enterprise software products. We're building and developing cloud technology for the automotive retail industry that will change the landscape for automotive dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the customers they serve.

Be Part of Something Bigger
Each year, more than three percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is attributed to the auto industry, which flows through our customer, the auto dealer. It's time you joined an evolving marketplace where research and development investment is measured in the tens of billions. It's time you were a part of something bigger.
We're expanding our workforce - engineers, architects, developers and more - onboarding early adopters who can optimize, pivot and keep pace with ever-evolving development roadmaps and applications.

Join Our Team
Growth potential, flexibility and material impact on the success and quality of a next-gen, enterprise software product make CDK an excellent choice for those who thrive in a challenging, fast-paced engineering environments.
The possibilities for impact are endless. We have exceptional opportunities to evolve our industry by driving change through new technology.

If you're ready for high-impact, you're ready for CDK.

Manager of Engineering - Development Platform

** Location: San Jose, Austin, Portland**

CDK Global is actively seeking a Manager of Engineering for our Development Platforms who can drive the administration for tools our software engineers use to deliver CDK products. As the manager, you will need to collaborate with engineering leaders to collect feedback, drive improvements, research modern tools and engage in the adoption of tools across our engineering team. Experience in leveraging outside sources to determine which tools to assess and provide recommendations for modern technologies is highly desirable. Driving & planning the retirement of older/legacy technologies in alignment with our engineering, cybersecurity and DevOps team is expected as we shift to modern tools.

The Manager of Engineering Development Platforms will join the engineering team in San Jose CA, Austin TX or Portland OR. You will be responsible for helping drive the platform strategy as well as ensure the platform/tools are confirming to our compliance requirements and operational SLAs. Periodic audits, health checks, capacity and performance assessments and operational metrics of these platforms will be key measures for success. Must have the ability to work in modern technologies and create bridges to our legacy environments as needed. Your experience in software development, DevOps, SaaS, Cloud Platforms and Agile practice will help you be successful in the position.

In the position you will lead a team of 8-12 resources globally while working closely with cross-functional organization stakeholders such as software engineering, cybersecurity, information technology and product management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the administration of our development platform tools - proactively keeping them current, compliant and operationally healthy
• Define the platform strategy, including research of modern tools, collaborate across functions and influence adoption
• Drive implementation of the platform strategy, including rollout, communication, migration to modern tools and retiring legacy ones
• Manages and coordinates the activities of direct reports.
• Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion
• Coordinates work activities with other managers/leaders
• Manages the coordination of activities within own team, often including staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and work process
• Reviews work of team members upon completion for quality provides coaching and mentoring to team members
• Identifies technical and operational challenges by analyzing multiple factors and/or leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the functional area. Ensures we have support depth for critical tools
• Decision making and problem solving are largely guided by policies, procedures and departmental plans
• Drives engineering excellence and foster innovation
• Recommends changes to process and policies that affect the immediate team
• Influence decisions through persuasion to drive consensus
• Execute ongoing goal setting, performance and development reviews according to the THRIVE process
• Define and execute detailed technical training plans according to the workforce planning strategy and learning objectives
• Informs senior management of progress, risks related to key goals and objectives
• Collaborate across multiple areas and/or with other departments to achieve project objectives

Qualifications & Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience with DevOps, utilizing Agile and Scrum software development methodologies
• Knowledge of cloud, SaaS solutions
• 2+ years of management experience
• Self-motivated, result-oriented, problem-solving attitude
• High: collaboration, drive for results, people focus, customer focus
• Demonstrable understanding of software engineering processes, including awareness of delivery requirements such as time and cost & an ability to recognize and manage performance with a focus on continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of static application security testing and tools
• Knowledge of the automotive industry would be beneficial

CDK Global knows you have passions outside of work. You have family, friends, sporting events, and lots of things going on. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to not only take care of you but your family as well. All of our benefits are effective the first day of employment including 401K matching, paid time off to re-energize, donate your time to volunteer in your community, and tuition reimbursement to name a few.

At CDK, we pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce. We value and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and the different perspectives they provide. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.