Software Engineering Enablement Manager
RSM US LLP · Chicago, IL
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We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.
The Software Engineering Enablement Manager leads a team of software and DevOps engineers and advances shared engineering capabilities that help development teams deliver secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions. The role combines people leadership with hands-on software engineering and technical direction for reusable software libraries, engineering standards, developer enablement, and AI-assisted development. The manager collaborates with engineering, architecture, security, product, and delivery leaders to establish practical standards and enable consistent adoption across global delivery locations.
Job Responsibilities
· Leads software and DevOps engineers by setting direction, aligning work to organizational priorities, allocating capacity, coaching performance, supporting career development, and fostering engineering excellence.
· Provides hands-on technical leadership, including software design, coding, reviews, testing, maintenance, and lifecycle management of reusable software libraries and shared engineering components, with emphasis on .NET and React ecosystems.
· Defines the strategy, roadmap, contribution model, quality expectations, release approach, documentation, and adoption plan for shared libraries so that teams can use and contribute to them consistently across global delivery locations.
· Establishes and evolves software engineering and DevOps standards, tool strategies, reusable patterns, reference implementations, automation, and development and delivery practices that improve security, reliability, maintainability, accessibility, testing, and delivery consistency.
· Leads standards and guidance for responsible AI-assisted software development to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality, security, appropriate human oversight, measurable value, and cost discipline.
· Partners with architecture, security, product, platform, and delivery leaders to prioritize enablement needs, resolve complex technical issues, manage dependencies, and support adoption by engineering teams.
· Drives continuous improvement through automation, engineering metrics, feedback from consuming teams, technical learning, and evaluation of emerging development practices and technologies.
Minimum Qualifications (Required)
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
· Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
· Strong experience in Agile and working within multiple frameworks.
· Experience overseeing and delivering large-scale software platforms.
· Ability to supervise, direct, and review the results of projects or assignments.
· Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving, organization, and time-management skills.
· Ability to mentor, coach, provide career guidance, influence a diverse population, and lead geographically dispersed teams.
· Knowledge of object-oriented principles and modern software development practices.
Preferred Qualifications
· Eight or more years of software engineering experience, including experience providing technical leadership.
· Experience directly managing software engineers or other technical professionals, including performance coaching and career development.
· Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining reusable libraries, frameworks, or shared software components, including associated governance and lifecycle practices.
· Experience with .NET and React, including modern JavaScript/TypeScript development ecosystems.
· Experience defining engineering standards and enabling adoption across multiple development teams or geographies.
· Experience with cloud platforms, modern application architecture, automated testing, continuous integration and delivery, and secure software development practices.
· Experience establishing governance, quality controls, measurement, and cost-awareness practices for AI-assisted software development.
· Professional certification in cloud architecture, software development, security, or a related discipline.
Additional Role Expectations
· Travel: Limited.
· Peak Periods: May require additional availability during significant releases, production issues, or time-sensitive engineering initiatives.
· Scheduling: Occasional meetings outside standard local business hours may be required to support global collaboration.
At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits .
We believe flexibility and in-person connection both play an important role in how we work and grow. Most roles at RSM follow a hybrid workstyle, which means team members are aligned to an RSM office and come together in person when it best supports clients, teams, development or relationship-building. Some roles may be virtual or primarily on-site based on role requirements, team priorities and client needs.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability
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