Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Identity

Company: Providence Digital Innovation Group
Location: Seattle
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

Providence is one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States. At Providence, we use our voice to advocate for vulnerable populations and health care reforms. We pursue innovative ways to transform health care by keeping people healthy, and making our services more convenient, accessible and affordable for all. In an increasingly uncertain world, we are committed to high-quality, compassionate health care for everyone---regardless of coverage or ability to pay. We help people and communities benefit from the best health care model for the future, today. The Digital Innovation Group (DIG) at Providence is a small but mighty product development and incubation team. We build next-gen tools that give patients convenient and easy access to health care anywhere, anytime. DIG is both a healthcare startup and a technology/product incubator. Our team gathers market data on effective solutions in the health care space and then builds out a product line with the latest and greatest technology. When market maturity hits, DIG enables the product to spin out as its own company. It is a unique mix of venture capitalists, digital strategists, marketing acumen, product development and engineering all in one group nestled inside one of the largest health systems. We set the pace for other health care organizations around the country on how to conceive, engineer and launch effective health care solutions. Recently funded DIG startups include DexCare and Xealth. Success in this role means you will have the opportunity to join future funded startups on the ground floor. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY As a Senior Software Development Manager on the Identity team, you will be responsible for leading and scaling the team that is building a Healthcare-focused Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution. In this role you will be responsible for building the core identity and authentication components that will seamlessly connect millions of patients, providers, and customers across front-end and back-end services in a tier-1 environment. We need someone who is technically fearless and able to take on bold challenges to improve healthcare. This is a hands-on role where you will contribute your technical coding skills as well as your leadership talent This is a vital management role for the Digital Innovation Group at Providence. Key goals are: Lead software engineering for a mission critical customer-facing Single Sign-On solution that provides authentication services for millions of users across web and mobile applications. You will define what technical success looks like for this product and use your effective communication skills to get buy in from senior product development leaders on your ideas. Manage engineering excellence metrics including product health, team velocity\delivery commitments, code quality, operational effectiveness, and customer success. Support product, user experience, and business functions in developing and delivering the roadmaps and business goals. Ride the crest of the tech wave by having a voracious appetite to keep up to date with current technology trends around the world. Hire and develop a world-class engineering team, including senior/principal engineers. Promote a culture of innovation, finding increasingly simple ways to solve complex problems and delight customers. Promote a culture of diversity and equity through hiring and developing talent and delivering the right products that support these values. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: In this position you will: Bring a relentless passion for developing a culture of innovation, where you and your team propose hypotheses, evaluate outcomes, and commit to what works. You will collaborate with Product, UX, and customers to articulate and solve complex problems that are ambiguous or not clearly defined, sort through the complexity and dependencies, and arrive at elegant solutions. Leverage your experience and deep knowledge of AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Access) and Identity solutions, including OAuth, OIDC, and SAML flows to build a world-class IAM product which will be used by multiple healthcare organizations. Are empowered to defining success metrics for your team, including effectiveness of team velocity\delivery commitments, code quality, operational effectiveness, and customer success. Demonstrate success in delivering on commitments internally and you suggest methods to improve our internal processes and team productivity. Communicate proactively and effectively to different kinds of audiences, including executives, customers and non-technical stakeholders, both internal and external to Providence. You ensure that the solutions being built are built with the future in mind. Own continuous improvement mechanisms for engineering including deployment, and verification. Are a role model and mentor for other engineers and actively grow their careers. You coach the team with ---why---s instead of ---what---s or ---who---s. Are instrumental in hiring and ensuring the organization is setup for innovation, including identifying new technical capabilities required in the future and developing the team to meet that vision. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or other related scientific or engineering fields. You have a passion for solving complex problems in the Identity, AAA, and systems integrations spaces. You take a pragmatic approach to building robust, high-availability software and are familiar with current industry offerings At least 2 years of relevant industry experience working with Identity solutions. You should be familiar with both client and server-side implementations of modern authentication flows such as OAuth, OIDC and SAML. At least 5 years of relevant industry experience leading highly functional software development teams building world class products. Demonstrated ability to build out large systems with multiple services, data stores, message queueing technologies, caching and data processing. At least 8 years relevant industry experience shipping high-traffic, high-availability customer facing service-oriented solutions. Demonstrated success Leading teams of software engineers delivering software, including setting standards for design/code/deployment best practices, and operational effectiveness. Ability to lead Agile software development processes across several teams to translate needs from customers including UX/Product requirements into working software. Collaboration within a global environmentin-country and international teams. Excellent communication and presentation skills with success in effectively communicating at all levels of an organization. Organizational development skills. Positive mind set with the proven ability to build a strong organization with a positive culture. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ We offer: A small but growing team - we---re good at what we do and enjoy working together. Autonomy and respect from day one An environment that is scrappy, flexible, and values tenacity Great pay Generous vacation, benefits, flexible work, and matched 403b The best tools money can buy What else: You---ll be surrounded by a team of people who have transformed industries and have come to Providence to transform health care delivery. You will have the best of both worlds- the exhilaration of an incubation organization paired with the resources and security of an industry healthcare leader. What drives us: As employees of the Providence Digital Innovation Group, we passionately serve the people of our community. We are dedicated to removing obstacles that limit access to quality health care and enabling people to live healthier lives. digjobs CodeWhatMatters We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit https://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/rewards-benefits/

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