Engineering Leader - Enterprise Automation & Telecom

Securian; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and flexible time off

Hybrid work arrangement

Health insurance

Job summary

Securian Financial is seeking an experienced technology leader to guide the Automation & Telecommunications Technology organization within Operations Technology. You will shape engineering practices, platforms, and organizational culture while leading multiple engineering teams and collaborating with business and enterprise leaders.

You will drive platform strategy, modernization, and operational excellence, ensuring secure, resilient, and compliant systems that deliver value to customers and

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise engineering organizations.
• Success leading enterprise platforms through strategy, engineering, operations, and modernization.
• Experience balancing operational excellence with strategic transformation.
• Strong executive communication, collaboration, and relationship building skills.
• Experience managing strategic technology vendors and managed service providers.
• Experience working within Agile or similar delivery frameworks.
• Experience supporting secure, resilient enterprise technology platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple engineering teams supporting enterprise telecommunications, contact center, workflow automation, and intelligent automation platforms.
• Define platform strategy, engineering roadmaps, and long-term technology direction.
• Lead platform engineering, modernization, lifecycle management, and operational excellence.
• Ensure platforms remain secure, resilient, highly available, and compliant.
• Lead incident response, problem management, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen operational performance.
• Promote standardization, reusable platform capabilities, and engineering best practices across the enterprise.
• Partner closely with business leaders to identify opportunities that improve customer and associate experiences while simplifying business processes.
• Collaborate across Enterprise Technology to align platform strategy with enterprise architecture and technology priorities.
• Build strong relationships with strategic vendors and managed service providers to deliver consistent, high quality outcomes.
• Manage budgets, technology investments, contracts, and licensing while ensuring strong financial stewardship.

Job description

Securian Financial is seeking an experienced technology leader to guide the Automation & Telecommunications Technology organization within Operations Technology. You will shape engineering practices, platforms, and organizational culture while leading multiple engineering teams and collaborating with business and enterprise leaders.

You will drive platform strategy, modernization, and operational excellence, ensuring secure, resilient, and compliant systems that deliver value to customers and