Engineering Manager at Ascendion Inc.

About Ascendion

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands

Solve complex problems – and learn new skills

Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients

Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Title : IT Programming Manager

Location : Sacramento, CA

TASKS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS:

• Direct and modernize all database design activities associated with in-house programming.
• Facilitate collaboration between employees and vendors for optimal data mapping and configuration of integration software and systems.
• Ensure adherence to state and federal regulations tied to 
  *** compliance, specifically in high transaction, regulated environments.
• Adopt agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) to improve collaboration, adaptability, and responsiveness.
• Break down work into smaller iterations (sprints) for faster feedback and continuous delivery.
• Embrace practices like test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration (CI/CD).
• Oversee the agile implementation, evaluation, and integration of solutions to meet evolving business demands.
• Uphold stringent security and availability standards across all applications and integrations.
• Implement frameworks that ensure systematic documentation and record-keeping of applications, integrations, source code, and database structures.
• Periodically evaluate system performance, ensuring alignment with established benchmarks.
• Set and maintain best practice standards, ensuring vendor-provided systems meet these criteria.
• Regularly conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and knowledge sharing.
• Implement automated testing (unit tests, integration tests) to catch issues early.
• Prioritize code quality over speed.
• Remain at the forefront of industry advancements in security, standards, and quality.
• Define and enforce contemporary coding and integration standards.
• Optimize resource management, ensuring efficient utilization of both internal and vendor-provided technical resources.
• Champion code and security reviews, simultaneously mentoring the team to foster continuous improvement.
• Lead exploratory initiatives into emerging technologies, advocating for their integration when strategically aligned.
• Maintain a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, ensuring all team activities remain compliant.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the pertinent regulatory requirements and risks inherent to job responsibilities, establish, and maintain control activities that mitigate those risks consistent with the Credit Union’s risk appetite, and ensure operational integrity and compliance with applicable regulations.
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) related to software development (e.g., code quality, delivery time, bug resolution).

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $135,000 – $150,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is eligible for commissions in accordance with the terms of the Company’s plan. Commissions for this position are estimated to be based on individual performance. Additionally, this role is also eligible for bonus based on achievement of mutually agreed KRAs.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [12-15 days of paid vacation time] [6-8 weeks of paid parental leave after a year of service] [9 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System] [Tuition Reimbursement Program]

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