Director, Software Development/Engineering

About the job

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 13 The Role: Technical Lead, Microservices Transformation The Team:  Establish FRA Prototype Team & Delivery Approach A full-scale microservices transformation of the S&P Global’s Financial Risk Analytics product, pre-AI, was expected to require a large pool of technology roles across architecture, engineering, platform, security, operations, and delivery.

For the initial FRA prototype transformation, we want to stand up a lean, generative-AI enabled transformation squad with a focused team structure sized to deliver a validated microservices foundation.

The objective is to establish an agile technology transformation group to design and deliver a commercially aligned, targeted microservices architecture for the FRA platform, prioritizing measurable business outcomes and rapid learnings.

Responsibilities and Impact:

- Spearhead the transformation of legacy platforms into a modern, scalable microservices architecture, shaping a critical technology evolution with direct business impact.

- Own the technical vision for service decomposition, API strategy, domain boundaries, and integration patterns, ensuring alignment with target architecture principles.

- Lead engineering squads through end-to-end delivery, driving high standards in solution design, code quality, technical decision-making, and execution discipline.

- Champion API-first and event-driven architecture patterns to build resilient, high-performing services that meet demanding scalability, reliability, and operational needs.

- Direct complex migration strategies using Strangler Fig approaches, anti-corruption layers, and phased service extraction to reduce risk while accelerating modernization.

- Influence enterprise engineering maturity by embedding security, observability, and DevOps standards, while contributing to architecture governance and long-term technology roadmaps.

What We’re Looking For: Key qualifications for the job

- 16+ years software engineering experience inc. generative-AI development

- Strong Java/.NET/Python/Node background

- Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

- Microservices architecture and API design

Key soft skills

- Influencing and stakeholder alignment — this role sits between architecture, engineering, product, and legacy system owners. The individual must align competing priorities, build confidence in migration decisions, and bring both technical and non-technical stakeholders with them.

- Leading through ambiguity — Microservices transformation is rarely linear. The role requires someone who can make sound decisions with incomplete information, balance short-term delivery with long-term architecture goals, and create clarity for teams in complex environments.

- Coaching and technical leadership — Beyond being technically strong, this person must elevate others: mentoring engineers, guiding squads through difficult design choices, and creating a culture of engineering discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement.

- Pragmatism and change resilience — Legacy modernisation involves trade-offs, setbacks, and organisational resistance. The right leader needs resilience, sound judgement, and the ability to adapt plans without losing momentum or compromising architectural integrity.

Additional key qualifications for the job

- AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)

- AWS Kinesis Data Streams

- Layered Architecture

- Monolithic transactional architecture

Additional soft skills

- Systems Thinking Across Distributed Architecture — Ability to understand and communicate how Kubernetes, Kafka, CQRS, and SAGA-based workflows interact across service boundaries, operational environments, and failure scenarios. This is essential for making sound design decisions in a highly distributed estate where local changes can create platform-wide impact.

- Facilitation of Domain Alignment — Strong facilitation skills to bring engineers, architects, product, and business stakeholders to clear agreement on bounded contexts, domain ownership, event contracts, and service responsibilities. This is especially important in DDD-led transformation, where weak alignment creates duplication, coupling, and unclear accountability.

- Pragmatic Decision-Making Under Ambiguity — Confidence to make balanced technical choices where there is no perfect answer—such as when to use choreography vs orchestration in SAGA patterns, where CQRS is justified, or how far to push platform standardisation in Kubernetes. The role requires judgement that balances architectural purity with delivery speed, operability, and business risk.

- Cross-Team Influence and Operational Collaboration — Ability to build trust and drive alignment across engineering, platform, security, and operations teams, particularly where Kafka reliability, Kubernetes deployment models, observability, and resilience engineering must be shared responsibilities. Success in this role depends on influencing across teams, not just leading within one squad.

About S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence .

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values: Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits: We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

- Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global: At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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