Head of Software Factory / Engineering Manager

Lite Thinking company; Bogotá ciudad; Híbrido; COP 200.880.000 - 267.840.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lite Thinking company in Bogota, Colombia seeks a Head of Software Factory / Engineering Manager to strategically and operationally lead the software factory, ensuring high-quality, predictable delivery of technology products. You will oversee engineering, architecture, DevOps, QA automation, and tech leaders, promoting excellence in modern software practices.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software development, 5+ years leading large teams, and strong transformation experience across

Formación

• 10+ years in software development.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams or software factories.
• Experience managing 20–100+ professionals and multi-cell models.
• Proven track record in digital transformation and agile at scale.
• Strong budgeting, metrics and delivery management.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the organization’s Software Factory and engineering teams.
• Define growth and technology scaling strategies.
• Ensure quality, productivity and delivery efficiency.
• Implement development and architecture standards.
• Lead DevOps and Platform Engineering initiatives.
• Optimize software development lifecycle processes.
• Manage capacity, demand and resource allocation.
• Define engineering metrics and indicators.
• Manage budgets and operational capacity.
• Drive AI adoption in engineering and continuous improvement.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Talent development

High performance teams

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Decision making

Systemic thinking

Results oriented

Negotiation

Educación

Bachelor’s in Systems/Software/Computer Engineering

Specialization or Master’s in Project Management/Software Architecture/Technology Management

MBA (preferred)

Herramientas

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

ArgoCD

CI/CD

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

K6

JMeter

AWS

Azure

GCP

Descripción del empleo

# Head of Software Factory / Engineering ManagerCode: 515# Head of Software Factory / Engineering ManagerJune 2, 2026Bogota / ColombiaCompensation: $ 20.000.000 COPRemoteShareStrategically and operationally lead the organization's Software Factory, ensuring the efficient, predictable and high quality delivery of technology products and solutions aligned with business objectives,predictable and high quality delivery of technology products and solutions aligned with business objectives.The Head of Software Factory will be responsible for the end to end management of the engineering, architecture, DevOps, QAAutomation and technical leaders, promoting a culture of excellence in engineering, innovation, automation, artificial intelligence and continuous improvement.He/she must also ensure the evolution of the organization's technology capabilities by implementingmodern software development practices, DevOps, Platform Engineering, intelligent automation, observability and scalable architectures.**Ideal Professional Profile**Professional in:* Systems Engineering* Software Engineering* Computer Engineering* Electronic Engineering* Telematics Engineering* Computer EngineeringSpecialization or Master's Degree in:* Project Management* Software Engineering* Software Architecture* Technology Management* Digital Transformation* Business Administration (MBA)A leader with strong experience in leading software engineering teams, software factory management, technology transformation and organizational scaling is required.Must combine strategic vision, people leadership, operational capability and deep technical knowledge in modern software engineering.**Required Experience*** Minimum 10 years of professional experience in software development.* Minimum 5 years leading engineering areas, software factories or development centers.* Experience managing multidisciplinary teams: + Backend + Frontend + Full Stack + Architecture + DevOps + QA Automation + Data Engineers + Tech Leads* Experience leading between 20 and 100+ technology professionals.* Experience managing software development portfolios.* Experience in digital transformation.* Experience implementing agile models at scale.* Experience managing multiple cells or squads.* Experience in engineering metrics.* Experience in delivery management.* Experience managing technology budgets.* Experience improving productivity and operational efficiency.**Desirable Experience*** Scaling of technology organizations.* Platform Engineering implementation.* Product Engineering.* Artificial Intelligence applied to software development.* DevSecOps.* Cloud Native Engineering.* Management of internationally distributed teams.* Nearshore and Offshore Delivery.**Technical Expertise****Software Engineering*** Clean Architecture* Clean Code* SOLID* Domain Driven Design (DDD)* Hexagonal Architecture* Design Patterns**Software Development**Technical knowledge in:* Java* Spring Boot* .NET* Node.js* Python* React* Angular* Vue.js**Architecture*** Microservices* REST APIs* Event Driven Architecture* Distributed Systems**DevOps and Platform Engineering*** Azure DevOps* GitHub Actions* Jenkins* Docker* Kubernetes* Terraform* ArgoCD* CI/CD**Cloud*** AWS* Azure* GCP**Quality and Automation*** Selenium* Playwright* Cypress* K6* JMeter* Quality Engineering**Artificial Intelligence*** GitHub Copilot* Cursor AI* ChatGPT* AI-Assisted Development* AI Engineering* AI Agents**Key Responsibilities*** Lead the organization's Software Factory.* Manage the performance of the engineering teams.* Define growth and technology scaling strategies.* Ensure quality, productivity and delivery efficiency.* Implement development and architecture standards.* Lead DevOps and Platform Engineering initiatives.* Optimize software development lifecycle processes.* Manage capacity, demand and resource allocation.* Define engineering metrics and indicators.* Manage budgets and operational capacity.* Drive the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in engineering.* Lead continuous improvement processes.* Develop and strengthen technical leaders and Tech Leads.* Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.**Valued Competencies****Leadership*** Strategic leadership* Talent development* Management of high performance teams* Organizational influence**Management*** Strategic planning* Operational Management* Financial management* Stakeholder management**Engineering*** Technological vision* Technical Excellence* Innovation* Continuous improvement**Personnel*** Executive communication* Decision making* Systemic thinking* Results oriented* Negotiation**Contract Conditions*** Type of contract: Indefinite term.* Modality: Hybrid or on-site according to business needs.* Location: Colombia.* Availability to lead distributed teams.* Availability to interact with clients and business areas.**Valued Certifications*** Executive Diploma in Modern Project Management.* Diploma in Modern Enterprise Architecture.* Diploma in Modernization of Software Architecture and Cloud.* AWS Solutions Architect* Azure Solutions Architect* Kubernetes* DevOps Foundation* Platform Engineering* Microservices Architecture* Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering* Professional Master in Chief Technology Officer: Architecture, Strategy and Technology Leadership