About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
11
About Mobility Global
S&P Global has recently announced (https://press.spglobal.com/2025-04-29-S-P-Global-Announces-Intent-to-Separate-Mobility-Segment-into-Standalone-Public-Company) the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.
Role Summary
The Software Engineer Lead will own and drive major corporate platform initiatives- modernizing and enhancing core enterprise systems ,? migrating platforms and workloads , and? consolidating tools/technology stacks ?to improve reliability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Working with the Heads of Corporate Platform teams and the functional business owners, you will lead technical delivery end-to-end: architecture, execution, quality, and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Delivery
Lead the technical strategy and execution for? platform enhancement, migration, and consolidation ?programs (e.g., application rationalization, shared services adoption, legacy retirement).
Own end-to-end delivery:? requirements discovery, solution design, implementation, testing, cutover, and post-migration stabilization .
Set engineering direction through? reference architectures, patterns, standards, and guardrails ?(performance, resiliency, observability, security).
Drive technical decision-making with a bias for? measurable outcomes ?(availability, latency, cost, deployment frequency, incident reduction).
Architecture, Modernization, and Consolidation
Design solutions to? reduce duplication ?across corporate systems, including consolidation of services, data stores, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling.
Guidemodernization efforts such as? service decomposition , API standardization, event-driven patterns, and cloud/platform adoption whereappropriate.
Lead integration strategies across identity, access, data, and enterprise applications.
Migration & Cutover Excellence
Define migration approaches (rehost,replatform, refactor) andexecute withminimal downtime and risk.
Create and run? cutover plans , including rollback strategies, runbooks, verification checklists, and stakeholder communications.
Manage data migration planning: mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and retention/compliance considerations.
Engineering Management (Technical Lead Scope)
Lead a team of engineers (directly or matrixed):providetechnical guidance, unblock delivery, and uphold high engineering standards.
Own code quality practices: design reviews, code reviews, test strategy, and technical documentation.
Mentorengineers;build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational ownership.
Reliability, Security, and Operations
Ensure production readiness,
Partner with security and compliance to implement? secure-by-design ?practices (threat modeling, least privilege, auditability, secrets handling).
Drive post-launch improvements using operational insights: incident learnings, performance bottlenecks, and customer feedback.
Stakeholder & Program Collaboration
Partner withCorporate platform teams,product, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, IT, and business stakeholders to align roadmap, scope, and sequencing.
Translate business goals into technical plans; proactively manage risks, dependencies, anddeliverytradeoffs.
Communicate progress through concise status updates, technical demos, and executive-ready summaries.
Required Skills
Core Engineering
Strongproficiencyin one or more modern programming languages (e.g.,? Java, C#, Python, Go, TypeScript ).
Deep experience building? distributed systems : APIs, services, asynchronous processing, caching, and data persistence.
Experience configuring and customizing SAAS applications.
Strong SDLC discipline: version control, branching strategies, testing pyramids, and release management.
Platform, Migration, and Consolidation Expertise
Proven success leading? large-scale migrations ?(apps and/or data), including phased rollouts and zero/low-downtime strategies.
Hands-on experience with? legacy modernization ?and platform consolidation (decommissioning, dependency mapping, migration waves).
Leadership & Communication
Strong technical writing: architecture docs, ADRs, runbooks, operational readiness checklists.
Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across multiple teams.
Pragmatic decision-making under constraints (timeline, risk, cost, regulatory needs).
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree ?in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years ?of professional software engineering experience, including? 2+ years ?in a lead role (tech lead, staff/lead engineer, or engineering manager with hands-on delivery).
Demonstrated delivery of? enterprise-grade platform initiatives ?involving migration and/or consolidation with measurable outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading? multi-team ?programs with complex dependencies.
Experience with enterprise identity and access patterns (SSO, RBAC), data governance, and audit requirements.
Familiarity with domain-driven design, event-drivenarchitectures, and platform engineering practices.
Experience with cost optimization and FinOps-style practices in cloud environments.
Success Metrics (Example)
Migration/consolidation delivered on schedule with? measured reductions ?in operational cost and system complexity.
Improved reliability (e.g., fewer sev-1/2 incidents, higher availability) and better delivery performance (deployment frequency/lead time).
Reduced technical debt through decommissioning legacy components andestablishingreusable platform capabilities.
Strong engineering health: high code quality, clear documentation, predictable releases, and improved on-call outcomes.
Working Model / Collaboration
Works closely with:? Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure/Platform, SRE/Operations, Product Management, and Business Owners .
Mayparticipatein on-call escalation and operational reviews depending on platform criticality.
We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.
About S&P Global Mobility
At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility .
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:
