at W.W. Grainger, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
About Grainger:
Grainger is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. We achieve our purpose, We Keep the World Working, by serving more than 4.5 million customers with a wide range of products that keep their operations running and their people safe. Grainger also delivers services and solutions, such as technical support and inventory management, to save customers time and money.We're looking for passionate people who can move our company forward. We have a welcoming workplace where you can build a career for yourself while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone is an individual. Find your way with Grainger today.
Position Details:
As a Software Engineering Practice Lead, you will serve as the catalyst for groundbreaking advancements in software development at Grainger. Your role is a blend of strategic oversight and hands-on leadership, aimed at inspiring teams to elevate their software engineering capabilities.
In collaboration with Technical Practice leads, you will dissect Grainger Technology Group's (GTG) product and technical roadmap, as well as the SDLC. Your expertise will translate strategic objectives into tactical actions, ensuring we not only meet but exceed our customer expectations.
In this role, you'll ignite moments of exceptional innovation that set new benchmarks in engineering, solidifying Grainger's reputation as a leader in technology excellence. You'll lead by example through hands-on involvement, driving efficient SDLCs that offer quick feedback loops.
Reporting to the Director of Engineering Effectiveness within Product Engineering, you'll have the option to be based in Chicago or Lake Forest, IL.
You Will:
Technical Vision: Lead the development and implementation of best practices in software engineering, focusing on DevSecOps, continuous deployment, and software maintenance. Set the standard for what's technically achievable.
Technical Agility: Possess and promote high adaptability to new and evolving technologies. Utilize platforms and shared capabilities built by other teams to elevate engineering practices.
Hands-On Approach: Be a beacon of best practices by actively showing what's possible through hands-on guidance. Evaluate existing SDLCs and pipelines for optimization.
System Maturity Assessment: Understand and communicate the complexities of large enterprise systems, including the interactions between diverse modules, monoliths, and/or microservices. Assess system maturity and identify value streams and bottlenecks.
Data-Driven Leadership: Collect, analyze, and report key metrics to assess engineering effectiveness. Leverage data for strategic decisions and present actionable insights to leadership.
Coaching and Mentoring: Offer direct coaching, guidance, and mentorship to team members, while also leading training programs and immersion practices like Dojos.
Developer Advocacy: Act as a strong advocate for developers within the organization, promoting their needs and interests. Champion developer empowerment, growth, and advancement.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside Security, Testing, and SRE partners to continually enhance software engineering practice. Ensure that security, infrastructure as code, and continuous testing are integral to the software development value stream.
Infrastructure Guidance: Assist and guide teams on environment setup (dev, test, prod), pipeline automation, and the streamlined deployment of infrastructure.
Community Building: Guide and coach, the software engineering community at Grainger. Oversee Communities of Practice (CoP) and foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration
You Have:
At least 5 years of experience working in or with technology teams
Experience building production applications or components in 2 or more programming languages such as Java, C#/.NET, Node.JS, ReactJS, JavaScript, Python, Kotlin, or others.
Experience working in a public Cloud (AWS, Azure, etc) across multiple services and technologies including containerization (Kubernetes), a microservices architecture, application services, databases and networking
Experience with continuous integration & delivery platforms such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc
Experience building tests capabilities that can run during the CI process (TDD/Unit testing) and can explain the benefit.
Experience working with different integration methods such API or data streams
Experience applying/coaching lean, agile and DevOps principles to... For full info follow application link.
Grainger is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
