Software Engineering Manager - Digital Transformation Lead

National Grid; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead the DERMS platform and automation engineering team in a hybrid role from Waltham, MA or Brooklyn, NY. You will guide cross-functional collaboration with Vendors, Architects, System Integrators and Product Management to drive digital product roadmaps.

You will apply 15+ years of software development experience, 5+ years in leadership, and strong DevOps, cloud, and IaC skills across AWS/Azure/GCP.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in leadership/management roles.
• 5+ years in DevOps, Cloud infrastructure, On-Prem.
• Extensive experience with GitHub, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Deep understanding of AWS, Azure, or GCP infrastructure components.
• Hands-on experience with .Net, React, TypeScript, Python.
• Experience using automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Several years of technical contribution and leadership in a structured team environment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in meetings with Vendors, Architects, System Integrators.
• Lead the DERMS platform/Study Automation engineering team.
• Lead and collaborate with CDO and DPIT teams.
• Lead the integration effort along with System Integrator teams.
• Work with Product Management team on roadmaps and resourcing.
• Contribute to the integration of software components into a fully functional software system.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders on the development of digital products.
• Contribute to IT standards, procedures, and process.
• Provide support and mentorship to the engineering team.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Communication

Cloud platforms

GitHub

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub

Job description

National Grid is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead the DERMS platform and automation engineering team in a hybrid role from Waltham, MA or Brooklyn, NY. You will guide cross-functional collaboration with Vendors, Architects, System Integrators and Product Management to drive digital product roadmaps.

You will apply 15+ years of software development experience, 5+ years in leadership, and strong DevOps, cloud, and IaC skills across AWS/Azure/GCP.