Software Engineer Manager, SAP Application Development (Remote)

Home Depot; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Software Engineer Manager for SAP Application Development to lead a team in creating scalable software solutions. This role emphasizes collaboration with product teams, vendor management, and the deployment of innovative technologies. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in SAP environments and a commitment to talent development.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP is required.
• Experience in cloud architecture and tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring Software Engineers to enhance team skills.
• Collaborating with product teams to ensure software quality.
• Evaluating and adopting new technologies for the enterprise.

Skills

Project Ownership & Delivery

Collaborative Leadership

AI-Driven Innovation

Cloud Transformation Coaching

Proficient in effective troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

As a Software Engineer Manager(SAP Application Development), you will be given a chance to contribute to the products we create and help grow the next generation of engineering talent.
In addition, you will be given the chance to work with our most strategic vendors to ensure that 3rd party tools and applications are readily available to all product teams that are interested in using them.

Key Responsibilities:

30% Delivery & Execution:

• Collaborates and pairs with product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
• Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases
• Works with vendors and partners for the successful implementation of critical tooling and platforms
• Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
• Contributes to enterprise-wide tools to drive destructive testing, automation, and engineering empowerment
• Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise
• Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise
• Fills in on product teams for engineers who are out of the office

10% Support & Enablement:

• Fields questions from engineers, product teams, or support teams
• Monitors tools and participates in conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
• Provides application support for software running in production
• Acts as a technical escalation point for the engineers on the team

50% People:

• Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to Software Engineers
• Attracts, retains, and develops top talent to build a world class Software Engineering Team
• Conducts annual and mid-year reviews by reviewing individual development plans and team feedback
• Fosters collaboration with team members to drive consistency across product teams, and finds opportunities to expose engineers to career interests
• Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
• Guides team members in strategy, alignment, analysis, and execution tasks within and across product teams
• Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)

10% Learning:

• Learns, through reading, tutorials, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
• Builds relationships with technology leaders at other companies to learn best practices and elegant solutions to common problems

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to the Software Engineer Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience
• Project Ownership & Delivery: Proven ability to take ownership of projects and ensure successful delivery.
• Collaborative Leadership: Excellent cross-team collaboration skills, fostering a cohesive and productive environment.
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP: Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing solutions within these environments.
• Clean Core and Integration Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead teams toward a "Clean Core" architecture using SAP Integration Suite and SAP BTP.
• AI-Driven Innovation: Strong understanding of AI principles with a track record of driving the adoption of new AI tools to enhance development and business process efficiency.
• Cloud Transformation Coaching: Experience coaching and guiding associates in migrating from traditional SAP development to cloud-based solutions.
• Cloud Architecture Acumen: Exposure to modern cloud architecture and development practices, with a preference for Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Talent Development: Committed to associate development, mentoring, and coaching, fostering a high-performing team.
• Mastery of modern product development processes
• Proficient in effective troubleshooting and issue resolution techniques
• Proficient in effective system monitoring and log analysis techniques
• Capable of understanding complicated systems quickly
• Experience in guiding more junior team members through Software Engineering fundamentals in a professional setting
• Experience managing and growing team members in a professional setting
• Experience balancing workloads across teams
• Experience managing vendor relationships
• Experience with translating high level strategy to tactical execution

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 5

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
• Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
• Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
• Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:

The pay range for this position is between $140,000 - $240,000