Software Engineering Manager; Data Platform

Position: Software Engineering Manager (Data Platform)
At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive.
We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology.

As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.## ##
** Job Description
** Focuses on technological solution delivery by guiding and inspiring strong coding practices and solid software design decisions among their team. Responsible for growing and mentoring engineers as it relates to technical skills and career development. Assists with cross-team strategic efforts, influencing decisions to achieve efficient delivery of business value. Understands cross-team technical roadmaps, advocating new product abilities based on technical strategy and constraints.

You will lead teams responsible for:
* ** Data Platform delivery** (batch/streaming pipelines, governance, reliability, cost optimization)
* ** MDM (Master Data Management)
** platforms and services (trusted master records, stewardship workflows, integrations)
* ** API and service enablement** (REST required; Graph

QL a plus)
** Responsibilities**
* ** People Leadership, Delivery & Cross-Team Alignment**  + Manage, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers and senior engineers; support growth through coaching, feedback, and career development  + Own execution against quarterly/annual goals; balance
** speed, quality, reliability, and cost**  + Oversee
** onshore/offshore delivery models**: establish standards, code review practices, SLAs, and delivery cadences; delegate effectively while maintaining accountability  + Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders  +
** Evangelize Data Platform, MDM, and API capabilities
** to internal/external stakeholders, helping teams understand available offerings, best practices, and how to effectively consume platform services  + Drive alignment across dependent teams (Data Science, Analytics, Infra, Security), and partner cross-functionally with Product, Risk/Compliance, Security, and Finance
* ** Data Platform**  + Guide the design, development, and evolution of large-scale data platforms (ingestion, processing, storage, serving layers)  + Own
** data platform workloads** (SQL, Python, Spark, Delta Lake): design/optimize pipelines, notebooks, jobs, clusters, and workflows  + Guide architectural decisions for
** batch and streaming
** systems (e.g., Kafka/Event Hubs), data lake/warehouse patterns, and analytics platforms  + Ensure platforms are
** scalable, reliable, secure, observable, and cost-efficient**  + Drive continuous improvement: reduce toil, improve developer experience, and accelerate time-to-value  + Enable real-time serving layer through APIs by providing technical leadership for enterprise-grade
** REST APIs** (required) and
** Graph

QL** (preferred)    - Guide teams building
** microservices** (Spring Boot) and establish API standards: versioning, documentation, reliability, and performance    - Ensure API security best practices (auth

N/auth

Z patterns, least privilege) and alignment with gateway standards
* ** MDM (Master Data Management) Ownership**  + Lead and manage the team responsible for
** MDM platforms and services**  + Ensure creation and…