Technical Manager - Multiple Teams

<strong>Job Requirements </strong><br><p>At Quest Global, it’s not just what we do but how and why we do it that makes us different. With over 25 years as an engineering services provider, we believe in the power of doing things differently to make the impossible possible. Our people are driven by the desire to make the world a better place—to make a positive difference that contributes to a brighter future. We bring together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals who are empowered by an intentional workplace culture, to solve problems better and faster.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#79c0ff;"><strong>## Role purpose</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#bbbebf;">The Technical Manager will lead the multidisciplinary engineering organization delivering the Next Generation Platform. The role owns delivery execution, people leadership, capacity planning, engineering effectiveness, and cross-workstream coordination across platform modernization, robotic controls, Edge/HMI, data acquisition, quality, and DevSecOps.</span><br> </p><p><span style="color:#79c0ff;"><strong>## Key responsibilities</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Convert the multi-year product and technology roadmap into executable release plans, team objectives, milestones, dependencies, and staffing plans.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Lead engineers and technical leads across software development, QA, platform engineering, and related disciplines; create clear accountability and a healthy engineering culture.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Coordinate delivery across Spring Boot modernization, modular services, platform setup, robotic applications, controls, Edge/HMI, operational insights, and data-platform initiatives.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Own predictable delivery for the planned release cadence, including readiness reviews, pilot support, stabilization, and product-line rollout.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Partner with Product Management and the Technical Architect to balance scope, sequencing, technical debt, risk, and business value.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Manage capacity against roadmap demand, identify skill gaps, support recruitment, and make build/buy/partner recommendations when appropriate.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Establish engineering metrics for flow, quality, reliability, security, and release readiness; use evidence to improve outcomes.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Ensure teams follow appropriate design, coding, review, testing, documentation, security, and operational practices.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Proactively manage delivery risks involving external teams, equipment availability, PLC/robot dependencies, customer pilots, and integration environments.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Facilitate decisions and escalation across stakeholders while keeping teams focused on outcomes.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Coach leads and senior engineers, conduct performance and development conversations, and build succession plans.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Support budget, vendor, and partner management where applicable.</span></p><p><br> </p><p><span style="color:#79c0ff;"><strong>## Required experience and capabilities</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Minimum 12 years of software or product-engineering experience, including at least 4 years managing engineering teams or complex technical programs.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Successful delivery of multi-team, multi-release platforms involving Java/Spring Boot, APIs, CI/CD, security, and distributed systems.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering practices, with enough technical depth to challenge estimates, risks, and design decisions.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Experience managing modernization alongside ongoing product delivery and operational support.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Demonstrated workforce planning, hiring, coaching, performance management, and stakeholder-management capability.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Strong program execution skills covering planning, dependencies, risk, change, quality gates, and release readiness.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Experience in warehouse automation, robotics, industrial software, controls, or operational technology is highly desirable.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Clear, concise communication with engineering teams, product leaders, business stakeholders, partners, and customers.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#79c0ff;"><strong>## Core technical and leadership skills</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Engineering management, workforce planning, coaching, hiring, and performance management</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Multi-team roadmap execution, release planning, dependency management, and risk management</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Java/Spring Boot platforms, APIs, microservices, and distributed-system fundamentals</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Agile product delivery, engineering metrics, quality gates, and release readiness</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> DevOps/CI/CD, application security, automated testing, and production operations</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Warehouse automation, robotics, PLC/control systems, Edge/HMI, or comparable industrial domains</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Senior stakeholder, vendor, partner, and cross-functional program management</span></p><p><br> </p><p><span style="color:#79c0ff;"><strong>## Success measures</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Roadmap commitments delivered predictably with transparent scope, capacity, and risk.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Teams staffed appropriately and able to work effectively across workstream boundaries.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Improved engineering throughput without compromising safety, security, quality, or maintainability.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Successful pilots and rollouts with controlled defect levels and timely stabilization.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Strong engagement, retention, skills growth, and leadership depth within the engineering organization.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#79c0ff;"><strong>## Preferred qualifications</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Automation, or a related discipline.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Experience delivering products through a scaled agile or comparable iterative delivery model.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffa657;">-</span><span style="color:#bbbebf;"> Familiarity with product-line engineering and globally distributed development teams.</span></p><p> </p><p>We are known for our extraordinary people who make the impossible possible every day. Questians are driven by hunger, humility, and aspiration. We believe that our company culture is the key to our ability to make a true difference in every industry we reach. Our teams regularly invest time and dedicated effort into internal culture work, ensuring that all voices are heard.</p><p> </p><p>We wholeheartedly believe in the diversity of thought that comes with fostering a culture rooted in respect, where everyone belongs, is valued, and feels inspired to share their ideas. We know embracing our unique differences makes us better, and that solving the worlds hardest engineering problems requires diverse ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. We shine the brightest when we tap into the many dimensions that thrive across over 21,000 difference-makers in our workplace.</p><br><br>