Director, Platform Engineer (Information Technology)

Job Classification:

Technology - Engineering & Cloud

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you'll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role

As a Director, Platform Engineer on GI Technology team, you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to improve GI Communications Capabilities. You will code, test and debug new and existing applications as you implement capabilities to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and experiences to delight our customers! In addition to deep technical expertise and experience, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day

• Configure and build applications ensuring that the solution follows latest practices and industry standards for GI Communications Capabilities, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove complex technical impediments
• Develop high quality, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable Prudential standards that stay aligned with platform vendor roadmap and direction
• Craft the business logic and integration patterns with Prudential Ecosystem, using modern integration, data, and security patterns
• Write unit, integration tests and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems  
• Bring a deep understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, give technical direction to team members, and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day  
• Work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables and may impact future concepts, products or technologies 
• Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, Java, or JavaScript and React, Springboot, Node.js frameworks 

The Skills & Expertise You Bring  

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields 
• Ability to lead independently with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization   
• Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD) 
• Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business 
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges 
• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills 
• Significant experience and/or deep expertise with several of the following: 
  • Core Platforms & Languages: Quadient, OpenText Exstream, FileNet, SharePoint
  • Application Programming Interfaces (API): Core Platforms & Languages: Quadient Inspire Flex, Quadient Interactive, Quadient Scaler, OpenText Exstream Cloud Native, OT Empower, DocuSign, AWS Container, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue   
  • Unit, interface and end user testing concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional) 
  • Advanced knowledge with Quadient and OpenText Exstream
  • Configuration and administration of core capabilities, data model, integrations, security, access control
    • Java Script, REST/JSON and XML integrations 
    • Information security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature), SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0)
• Preferred qualifications: 
  • Ability to analyze complex business needs and design optimal solutions aligning to the solution and enterprise architecture
  • Influence partners and multi-functional teams to deliver incremental value
  • Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must

You'll Love Working Here Because You Can:

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we'll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You'll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.  

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $177,800.00 to $240,600.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level. 

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave. 

• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%). 

• Company-funded pension plan. 

• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs. 

• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.  

• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.  

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service. 

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.