Senior Engineering Manager, Software Systems and Architecture

allegion; United States; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegion is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead the Order Management Digital Transformation. You will build a high-performing engineering organization, establish standards, and drive architecture governance across web, cloud, ERP, and integration platforms to accelerate modernization and secure software delivery.

You will partner with product, security, and enterprise teams to align investments with business goals, mentor leaders, and champion DevOps, CI/CD, and observability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT or related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of technical leadership and people management experience.
• Experience leading enterprise application development teams and delivering large-scale digital transformation.
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies, APIs, integration platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and modern software architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing Software Engineering competency across Order Management Digital Transformation initiatives.
• Establish engineering culture, technical excellence standards, software development practices, and clear accountability for engineering outcomes.
• Define and communicate the technical vision, architecture roadmap, modernization strategy, and engineering standards across web, integration, cloud, ERP-related, and emerging platforms.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Delivery Managers, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple concurrent transformation initiatives supporting Order Management & Business operations.
• Drive CI/CD, DevOps, test automation, observability, platform reliability, software quality, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Champion modern engineering approaches including cloud-native development, API-first design, reusable services, automation, and AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Build organizational depth through mentoring, career development, succession planning, technical growth programs, and future engineering leader development.
• Communicate technical strategy, delivery status, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities to senior business and technology leaders.

Skills

Senior leadership

People management

Technical leadership

Cloud technologies

APIs

DevOps

CI/CD

Observability

Architecture governance

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT

Tools

ERP experience

Order Management systems

Job description

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup's With Distinction honor - a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

The Senior Manager, Software Engineering leads the Software Engineering competency for Order Management Digital Transformation initiatives. This role is responsible for building a high-performing engineering organization that delivers scalable, secure, and business-focused software solutions while establishing engineering standards, technical strategy, architecture governance, and talent development practices. You'll partner closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Delivery Managers, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to accelerate digital transformation across Order Management, ERP modernization, customer onboarding, workflow automation, and emerging business capabilities.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

Hybrid:

At Allegion, we're driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. This role follows our hybrid work model-combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Because hybrid arrangements can vary by team and business needs, your talent acquisition partner will share the specific expectations for this role.

While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the hybrid schedule as needed at the Company's discretion.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and develop high-performing Software Engineering competency across Order Management Digital Transformation initiatives.
• Establish engineering culture, technical excellence standards, software development practices, and clear accountability for engineering outcomes.
• Define and communicate the technical vision, architecture roadmap, modernization strategy, and engineering standards across web, integration, cloud, ERP-related, and emerging platforms.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Delivery Managers, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple concurrent transformation initiatives supporting Order Management & Business operations.
• Drive CI/CD, DevOps, test automation, observability, platform reliability, software quality, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Champion modern engineering approaches including cloud-native development, API-first design, reusable services, automation, and AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Build organizational depth through mentoring, career development, succession planning, technical growth programs, and future engineering leader development.
• Communicate technical strategy, delivery status, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities to senior business and technology leaders.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Required: 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Required: 5+ years of technical leadership and people management experience.
• Required: Experience leading enterprise application development teams and delivering large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
• Required: Strong knowledge of cloud technologies, APIs, integration platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, observability, and modern software architecture.
• Required: Demonstrated ability to influence across business and technology organizations and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Required: Strong leadership skills with experience building engineering teams, developing talent, and creating clear ownership and accountability.

Preferred (Nice to have):

• Experience with ERP and Order Management ecosystems.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, supply-chain, or customer-facing digital platforms.
• Experience leading distributed and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled development practices, automation, advanced analytics, and responsible AI governance.
• Experience building engineering competency models, technical career frameworks, and lead