Product Owner/Lead Engineer

About the role

At Northwestern Mutual, we believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. These beliefs launched our company nearly 160 years ago. Today, they're just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual. We're strong and growing. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual. We're strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We provide opportunities for employees to grow themselves, their career and in turn, our business. We care. We make a positive difference in our communities. Nationally, thousands have benefitted from our support of research and programs to fight childhood cancer. Each year, our Foundation, employees and financial representatives donate time, talent and financial support to causes they're passionate about. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. What's the role? As the Endpoint Product Owner\Lead Engineer, you are an expert on this platform and you work closely with product managers, IS and business stakeholders in an agile workflow to embrace and promote an agile mindset. You will lead a dynamic team of engineers tasked with continuing to mature and modernize the endpoint platform. You will operate in a startup environment and understand MVP, continuous improvement and the concept of Plan Do Check Adjust. You will partner with security and other infrastructure teams to ensure proper function and enablement of the Windows & MAC endpoint. In addition, you will develop, support, and continually improve feature release processes. This includes analysis, design, development, implementation, and imminent architecture relevant to the endpoint platform. You deal with ambiguity and have the skills to pivot and swarm when necessary to align with business needs. A strategic thinker, you move between diverse tasks with cooperation and persistence, helping to bring out the best in those around you. You have the ability to collaborate with a diverse cross section of talented engineers and provide a team first approach. Bring Your Best! What this role needs: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience Minimum 8+ years experience in Systems Administration, Systems Engineering or applied Architecture Microsoft endpoint platform experience required, including SCCM, OSD, MBAM, MDT, Win 10 deployment and MS patching via CDN Experience implementing a DaaS solution preferred Azure AD experience preferred Cloud content migration experience preferred Enterprise VDI experience required, VMWare preferred Citrix Xenapp & Xendesktop preferred JAMF experience preferred Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery model Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams preferred SAFe working experience a plus Ability to deal with high levels of ambiguity Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with immediate team members, other IS areas, and clients in other departments Ability to set priorities for scope, risk and quality of technology solutions to meet business needs Ability to effectively communicate issues and solutions across all levels of the organization. Req ID: 15942 Position Type: Regular Full Time Education Experience: Bachelor's Required Employment Experience: 6-8 years Licenses/Certifications: FLSA Status: Exempt Posting Date: 08/01/2017

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