Our story

　　At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight."

　　 Our Values:

　　 Champion People - be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

　　 Grow with purpose - Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

　　 Be Alight - act with integrity, be real and empower others.

　　It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team's expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

　　With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

　　Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

　　Learn more at careers.alight.com.

　　The Technology organization of Alight Solutions is responsible for the life cycle planning of business applications through the phases of strategize, architect, select, deploy, operate, evolve, and retire. The Platform Leader is an experienced engineering leader with a track record of building and leading high performance engineering teams, and demonstrated success at high-growth, global companies who will our platform vision forward for building or configuring, maintaining or enhancing, and eventually decommissioning applications and services through their life cycle.

　　What You'll Do:

　　Provide leadership, vision, and direction to the Alight platform organization to ensure it will contribute to the company achieving its goals.Lead with a SaaS/PaaS Cloud mindset driving the continuous delivery of the Alight technology platform.Partner with Product, Engineering and Delivery to develop the overall platform strategy and influence how our platform can enable new sources of value.Define and enhance methodologies and practices for the application life cycle management.Establish reporting, metrics and benchmarks to ensure on-time, high quality continuous delivery.Manage the platform team, developing their skills and capabilities to meet the needs of the organization, as well as building on existing recruiting capabilities to address new needs and skills gaps.Manage vendors and service providers to ensure they cost-effectively meet the needs of the organization.Oversee the technical and business fitness of the platform and how it services applications and their associated costs and risks.Facilitate the platform governance process to gain consensus on a prioritized set of measurable business outcomes that applications must support.Oversee support activities in conjunction with infrastructure and operations to ensure the platform perform well in production.Work with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to ensure that the organization's applications are effectively secured and that risks are mitigated.Deliver on goals and culture of the organization.Ability to adjust with rapid change in business needs, processes, and technologies.

　　What You'll Need:

　　 Experience : 10+ years of experience in engineering leadership, with deep technical experience delivering highly secure SaaS and cloud-based (AWS, Azure, GCP) products and platforms at scaleProven track record of building and leading high performance engineering teams, and with demonstrated success at high-growth companies with a global presence.Experience leading the entire technology lifecycle from identifying needs, through design, implementation, maintenance and, when appropriate, end of life.Experience managing at all levels, including mentoring, and coaching individual contributors on software engineering best practices, technical architecture and other complex technical challenges.Ability to manage and plan at both the strategic and operational levels and to consistently meet or exceed planned objectives.Critical thinking, strategic acumen, and the ability to translate business priorities into an engineering plan of action with appropriate metrics to track progress.Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills. Able to weigh multiple, sometimes conflicting points-of-view and drive a decision.Deep appreciation of how you operationalize and measure performance of engineering teams.Experienced in Lean IT, agile development, and DevOps principles and frameworks. Experience transitioning an organization from traditional practices to agile development methodologies.

　　 Flexible Working

　　So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and "Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs" 5 years in a row.

　　Benefits

　　We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it's important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.

　　By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

　　Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

　　Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

　　At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

　　Diversity Policy Statement

　　Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

　　Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

　　Authorization to work in the Employing Country

　　Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

　　Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

　　#LI-Remote P&T

　　We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

　　Pay Transparency Statement: Alight takes into consideration a candidate's experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography when determining an offer for a successful employment candidate, and Alight does so on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Therefore, an offer may fall anywhere between the estimated minimum base salary for this role of $200,000.00/year (for full time employees) and the estimated maximum base salary for this role of $275,000.00/year (for full time employees). In addition to a base salary, this position may be eligible for a bonus and/or other incentive plans. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://careers.alight.com/us/en/alight-us-benefits-2023

　　DISCLAIMER:

　　Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

　　Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.