Amanda McKernan
Amherst,NY
Summary
Goal-driven Senior Engineering Manager focused on project management and strategic planning. Solid track record of success with 15 years in software engineering. Top notch negotiator and relationship builder.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager, M3
ACV
01.2022 - Current
- Platform Engineering Manager over the Identity & Organizations & OMS Teams
- Full Stack & Front End Engineers, Designers, Salesforce Engineers
- 11 Direct reports & 9 Contractors
- Designed strategic Platform Organization vision and roadmaps
- Developed tactical team project & resourcing plans
- Worked directly with executive team to develop and implement org wide strategies
- Responsible for the oversight and organization of the Engineering Management Team & Platform Engineering Organization
- Continuous work on implementing and improving security & compliance standards (SOX Audit, OWASP)
- Responsible for messaging and culture for the Platform Organization
- Responsible for running & organizing org wide Hackathons twice a year.
Engineering Manager, M2
ACV
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Engineering Manager over the Identity & Organizations, OMS & Arbitration Teams
- Full Stack & Front End Engineers, Designers, Salesforce Engineers
- 14 Direct reports & Additional Contractors
- Designed strategic team vision and roadmaps for 6 months to 3 + years
- Developed tactical team project & resourcing plans
- Worked directly with executive team to develop and implement org wide strategies
- Implemented Lean Agile practices for day to day team engineering work
- Responsible for the oversight and organization of the Engineering Management Team
- Responsible for the management and implementation of the Onboarding Team/Process, Hiring Process and Culture Team
- Continuous work on implementing and improving security & compliance standards (SOX Audit, OWASP)
- Designed, planned, and implemented new CIAM solutions including OKTA, SSO, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, Login (Authorization & Authentication), Registration and Onboarding of All Accounts
- Current team focuses on the following technologies or solutions: C#, Python, API Gateways, AWS, Kafka, Salesforce, Github, Perl.
Manager Web & Mobile Development, Application Development
HealthNow NY
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Responsible for growing and managing a team of high performing user experience designers, web developers and mobile app software developers (18 team members)
- Lead and implemented new HITRUST security standards across all of IT (300+ employees)
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, development teams, quality assurance, VPs and Directors to plan for and implement new technologies and strategic changes
- Implemented new processes to move team towards a DevOps & Agile strategy
- Team utilized the following tools and technologies: AWS, Kubernetes, Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, AEM, Linux, SQL, OneNote, AccessNow, Nativescript, Java, Junit, Selenium, Angular, Jasmine/Karma, GO.
IT Developer III –Lead Developer
HealthNow NY
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Responsible for coordination of day to day work for a team of 15 developers
- Responsible for resource allocation and planning for project work and work requests that were assigned to the Web & Mobile Team
- Worked with business users, quality assurance and developers on the AEM platform to coordinate work & lead meetings (AEM 6.3, Java, Groovy, Subversion, Anthill)
- Oversight of the Web Team’s change management process using the HPSA & HPSM tools
- Use of JIRA and Daptiv tools to coordinate, organize and assign out work for team
- Responsible for management and successful deploy of the website redesign project
- Received awards for outstanding customer service and experience.
IT Developer I- II
HealthNow NY
01.2010 - 01.2015
Software Designer
Building Controls & Services
01.2008 - 01.2010
APEX Sales Associate
Ingram Micro
01.2006 - 01.2008
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Computer Science - Digital Media Arts
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY12.2008
Skills
- Team Management (Over ICs and Management Team Members)
- Planning - Strategic, Tactical, Cross Domain Team (OKRs, KPIs, Org Vision)
- DevOps, CI/CD, Domain Driven Design
- CIAM & Identity Management
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager, M3
ACV
01.2022 - Current
Engineering Manager, M2
ACV
01.2020 - 01.2022
Manager Web & Mobile Development, Application Development
HealthNow NY
01.2018 - 01.2020
IT Developer III –Lead Developer
HealthNow NY
01.2015 - 01.2018
IT Developer I- II
HealthNow NY
01.2010 - 01.2015
Software Designer
Building Controls & Services
01.2008 - 01.2010
APEX Sales Associate
Ingram Micro
01.2006 - 01.2008
Bachelor of Arts: Computer Science - Digital Media Arts
Canisius College
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