This role is of an experienced engineering leader with deep expertise in **enterprise storage and distributed systems**, and a proven ability to lead teams delivering **snapshot-based, virtualized data platforms at scale**. You wll be expected to operae across **storage arrays, control-plane services, APIs, and integrations**, and you balance people leadership with strong technical judgment. You will lead and manage a team of highly skilled engineers responsible for adding **new workloads and storage-array support** to IBMs storage and copy data software platforms. As a **first-line Development Manager**, you will lead a large, senior storage software team and own delivery of critical platform capabilities. Your responsibilities include: - Leading **15+ engineers** across backend services, APIs, microservices, and storage integrations - Owning end-to-end delivery of **new workloads and storage array integrations**, from design through GA - Providing technical leadership in areas including: - Snapshot orchestration and copy-on-write technologies - Storage and data virtualization - Control-plane services, metadata management, and policy engines - Driving design and evolution of **stable, well-versioned APIs** used by internal teams, UI layers, automation, and external integrations - Ensuring enterprise-grade qualities: - High availability and resiliency - Non-disruptive upgrades - Backward compatibility and operational safety - Partnering with Product Management and Program Management on roadmap planning and release execution - Managing multiple agile teams, including **Scrum-of-Scrums**, and driving predictable delivery - Collaborating across software, hardware, firmware, and storage engineering teams globally - Engaging with internal stakeholders and customers during critical escalations when needed Required education Bachelor''s Degree Preferred education Master''s Degree Required technical and professional expertise - Strong people management skills with a demonstrated ability to **mentor and grow senior engineers** - **15+ years**of experience in storage software, distributed systems, or platform engineering - Proven experience leading teams delivering **enterprise-grade software** - Strong fundamentals in: - Storage and data virtualization - Block storage and SAN concepts - Snapshotting, replication, and copy technologies - Distributed systems and metadata services - Experience owning and evolving **REST APIs and integration contracts** - Ability to manage **multiple agile teams** and complex cross-team dependencies - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills - Experience with: - Networking fundamentals and protocols - Cloud-native application development - Public cloud environments - NoSQL or distributed data stores Preferred technical and professional experience - **6+ years**of engineering management experience - Experience with **Kubernetes platforms**or container-focused storage integrations - Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation at scale - Prior experience integrating with **enterprise storage arrays or backup platforms**