Senior Manager, Software Engineering and Project Delivery

Rocket Software Development India

Job Location:

Canberra - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Its fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what theyre doing!

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Manager Software Engineering & Project Delivery plays a dual leadership role in driving the successful delivery of Rocket Software solutions and overseeing the development of world-class products.

This position is responsible for managing complex projects and programs often involving multiple workstreams and Agile methodologies while ensuring adherence to Rockets delivery standards and best practices.

Projects may range from technology upgrades to major business system transformations and require close collaboration with consultants engineers end users and senior leadership across Rocket partner and customer addition this role leads a global team of software and quality engineers focused on building innovative high-performing solutions within the Rocket Software portfolio.

The Senior Manager is expected to provide strategic direction foster technical excellence and maintain a culture of collaboration and accountability. Acting as a key influencer this individual ensures exceptional customer experiences drives operational efficiency and champions continuous improvement across both project delivery and product development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Leadership: Define program scope objectives and success metrics for software development initiatives.

Develop the project plan and schedule identifying key milestones and pre-requisites
Will be highly organized and detail-oriented must track the activity of all global engineers quality assurance engineers to ensure not only that customer expectations are met while also plan for future innovation

Execution & Delivery: Oversee multiple projects and teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Measuring: Checking project progress toward meeting its objectives
Evaluating: Determining the cause of deviations from the plan
Determining and taking corrective actions

Agile Program Management: Implement and champion Agile practices across teams; facilitate product planning and program-level ceremonies.

Advise customer project teams of industry project management best practices and guidance in Agile methodologies
Establish the Rocket delivery Agile project management framework on customer projects
Lead Agile ceremonies such as product backlog reviews sprint planning meetings and scrum meetings

Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with engineering product business leaders and customer-facing stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and program objectives.

Risk & Issue Management: Identify risks early develop mitigation strategies and resolve cross-team dependencies.

Responsible for leading the developmentand qualityassuranceteamsto review customer requirements holding design meetings conduct peer code reviews and ensuring the team is delivering the correct requirements
Ensure that bug fixes are released in a timely manner and that the development team is responsive to the global technical support team

Team Development: Mentor engineers technical leads; foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Coaching and mentoring team members of all skill levels to perform optimally
Building out the development and testingteams in the region and will be to onboard your team and assist in training your new team members
Collaborate with other Rocketeers across geographies and technologies to ensure Rocket remains the leader in the industry

Governance & Reporting: Follow governance frameworks and deliver clear timely status updates to senior leadership and customer-facing stakeholders ensuring transparency and alignment across all program activities.

Budget & Resource Management: Manage allocated budgets and optimize resource allocation.

Required Qualifications

8 years in software development and program/project management
35 years in a senior leadership role managing large-scale software programs
Strong understanding of SDLC CI/CD verse in multiple platforms (Linux Mainframe etc.)
Proficiency in Agile Tools (Jira GitHub)
Exceptional leadership communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science Engineering or related field

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with the Federal Government in Australia
Experience with distributed systems and enterprise-scale applications
Familiarity with DevOps practices and modern software architecture
Advanced degree (MBA or MS in Engineering)
Certifications: PMP PGMP or Agile certifications (e.g. SAFe ScrumMaster)

Travel Requirements:

<25%

Information Security:

Information security is everyones responsibility. A fundamental principle of information security at Rocket Software is that all individuals in the organization have a responsibility for the security and protection of company information and IT Resources over which they have control according to their role.

Diversity Inclusion & Equity:

At Rocket we are committed to an inclusive workplace environment where every Rocketeer can thrive by bringing their full selves to work. Being a Rocketeer means you are part of our movement to continually drive inclusivity diversity and equity in our workforce.

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Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

As part of our commitment to a safe and trustworthy workplace we include background and reference checks in our hiring process.

Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment please call: or send an email to We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

If you like wild growth and working with happy enthusiastic over-achievers youll enjoy your career with us!

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Senior Manager

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