Engineering Journal Jobs in Sonoma

Job Description

A leading defense contractor in Petaluma, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to design, support, and continuously improve manufacturing systems for Small Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) products. This role focuses on production process development, factory planning, automation, and Lean manufacturing initiatives while supporting assembly and test operations.

The Manufacturing Engineer II partners closely with design engineering, suppliers, and production teams to ensure products are manufacturable, cost‑effective, and scalable for production.

Pay Rate: $62-77/hour (depending on experience)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support manufacturing systems for UAV assembly and test operations
• Create equipment specifications and documentation for development, qualification, and production support
• Implement Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to improve quality, productivity, and lead time
• Develop Value Stream Maps to reduce waste, cycle time, and variation
• Support manufacturing strategies and capacity planning for new and existing products, including capital planning
• Create, review, and maintain work instructions, assembly procedures, and manufacturing documentation
• Estimate costs for tooling and fixtures and lead Make/Buy analyses with cross‑functional teams
• Partner with design engineering on Design for Manufacturing (DFM), cost, and reliability analysis
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure receipt of conforming parts and assemblies
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues of moderate complexity requiring data analysis and cross‑functional coordination

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2–5 years of experience in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Test Engineering
• Experience in aerospace, automotive, or commercial manufacturing environments
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles
• Experience with electro‑mechanical manufacturing, drawings, procedures, and Bills of Materials
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering systems such as Minitab, Oracle, Agile, and CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred)
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites up to 30%

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with sheet metal fabrication, plastics, composites, PCB assembly, mechanical assembly, calibration, or testing
• Strong organizational, communication, and time‑management skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment

Staff Design Quality Engineer – Class III Implantable Medical Device

San Francisco Bay Area | Full-Time | Hybrid

A fast-growing medical device company developing next generation implantable technology is expanding its engineering team and hiring a Staff Design Quality Engineer to support the development of a highly innovative Class III medical device platform.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role embedded directly with R&D, focused on ensuring quality is built into product development from early feasibility through clinical and commercial stages.

You will play a key role in helping bring a breakthrough therapy to market while working alongside experienced engineers and cross-functional leaders in a collaborative development environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with R&D and systems engineering teams to integrate design quality into product development
• Lead and support design control activities throughout the product lifecycle
• Drive risk management efforts (ISO 14971) including hazard analysis, FMEAs, and risk mitigation strategies
• Support verification and validation planning and execution
• Ensure compliance with FDA design control requirements and global quality standards
• Participate in cross-functional design reviews and technical decision making
• Help translate regulatory and quality requirements into practical engineering processes

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical, or related)
• 7+ years of experience in medical device product development or design quality
• Strong experience with design controls and risk management
• Experience supporting Class II or Class III medical devices
• Ability to collaborate closely with R&D in early-stage product development
• Experience supporting IDE, PMA, or complex regulatory pathways is highly valued

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• Work on cutting-edge implantable technology
• Join a highly technical engineering-driven team
• Be involved early in the development lifecycle
• Significant opportunity for technical ownership and influence
• Competitive compensation, bonus, and equity package

If you are interested in learning more, feel free to reach out directly.

Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer – Platform

Location: San Francisco (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Company

Our client is a well-funded, high-growth technology company building AI-powered software used by large enterprise customers in complex, regulated environments. The organisation is focused on improving operational efficiency and decision-making through intelligent automation and advanced data systems.

Backed by leading investors, the company is scaling rapidly and investing heavily in its engineering platform to support continued product expansion and customer growth.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer to join a growing platform engineering team. This role will focus on building and scaling the core systems, internal tooling, and shared services that underpin the company’s product suite.

You will play a key role in architectural decisions, system design, and engineering best practices while working across backend and frontend technologies in a distributed, high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable full stack applications and shared platform services
• Develop robust APIs and backend systems using modern frameworks
• Contribute to frontend development using contemporary web technologies
• Partner with product, design, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-impact features
• Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Uphold strong engineering standards across testing, security, and maintainability
• Contribute to architectural discussions and mentor other engineers where appropriate

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in full stack software engineering
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python (or comparable modern languages)
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and distributed systems
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience with automated testing (unit and integration)
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices and version control (Git)

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in regulated or enterprise environments
• Exposure to cloud-native architectures and scalable infrastructure
• Background in performance optimisation or systems reliability

This is an opportunity to join a mission-driven organisation at an exciting stage of growth, with meaningful ownership and technical influence from day one.

For more information or to apply, please contact Sam Shinner at Discover International.

Lead Engineer (Foundry)

We’re seeking a Lead Engineer / Senior Lead Engineer to join a rapidly growing, vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform. This role sits at the intersection of technology, operations, and investment strategy and is designed for an engineer who wants to build software that directly impacts business performance.

Unlike traditional engineering roles, this position is deeply embedded with Asset Management, Property Operations, and Construction teams. You’ll work closely with executive leadership and business users to design, deploy, and iterate on software solutions that improve NOI, reduce costs, and enhance portfolio performance. This is a hands-on builder role. You will write code, automate workflows, integrate data pipelines, and build dashboards—working shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the teams using the tools you create.

Salary & Benefits

• Base Salary Pay Range: $120k-$145k per year
• Discretionary bonus BOP after 1 year of service
• Paid Time Off (starting at 10 days + 2 floating holidays / 96 Hours, accrued)
• A flexible health plan offering medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan

Responsibilities

Embed With Business Teams

• Work day‑to‑day with property managers, asset managers, and finance teams
• Identify operational inefficiencies, data gaps, and workflow breakdowns

Rapid Prototyping and Deployment

• Design and build scripts, dashboards, automations, and integrations
• Deliver practical tools that solve problems in real time

Systems Integration

• Connect platforms such as property management systems, ticketing tools, analytics platforms, spreadsheets, and custom databases into unified workflows

Operational Analytics

• Build models for rent roll forecasting, delinquency tracking, CapEx planning, and maintenance cost monitoring

AI and Automation

• Apply AI to summarize tenant communications, flag high‑risk accounts, and optimize leasing and maintenance workflows

Outcome Measurement

• Track and report the business impact of solutions, including response times, collections, and cost efficiency

Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Serve as a translator between investment professionals and technical stakeholders
• Ensure solutions are scalable, practical, and aligned with business priorities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or applied analytics
• 1+ year of hands‑on experience with Palantir Foundry or Gotham
• Strong SQL and Python skills; experience with APIs and ETL pipelines (PySpark a plus)
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts in business terms

Key Skills and Competencies

• Clear, articulate communicator with strong documentation habits
• Highly analytical with strong qualitative judgment
• Able to prioritize effectively and meet deadlines
• High standards of excellence and ethics
• Comfortable identifying issues and driving solutions independently
• Strong critical thinking and decision‑making abilities
• Naturally inquisitive; asks the right questions and challenges assumptions
• Goal‑oriented, diligent, and execution‑focused

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Amagi is an Emmy-winning, AI-enabled cloud platform powering the modern video economy. We help media companies unify streaming and broadcast workflows, modernize operations, and maximize monetization—from live remote production and real-time ad decisioning to automated playout and global content syndication.

Our Impact

Trusted by 23 of the world's top 50 listed media companies, Amagi delivers:

• 7,000+ channels across 300+ content distributors
• 500,000+ hours of content processed
• 26 billion+ monetized ad impressions

We power marquee brands including CBS, BBC, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC, NBA, and DAZN—and the world's biggest events: The Olympics, Super Bowl, The Grammys, and the US Presidential Debate.

Headquartered in Bengaluru with 1,000+ team members across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, we're redefining how media is created, distributed, and monetized, intelligently and at global scale.

Our identity and mission: Amagi, meaning \"freedom\", is building the world's leading media technology business grounded in purpose and integrity. We balance individual autonomy with collective mission, guided by the Amagi Way. We're creating a workplace where innovation thrives through the harmonious blend of freedom and shared purpose.

Job Profile

Amagi is seeking an exceptional Chief of Staff to serve as a strategic partner and force multiplier to our President of Global Business. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution in a hyper-growth environment.

The Opportunity

You'll operate at the center of Amagi's global revenue engine: partnering with the President and senior leadership to drive operational excellence, cross-functional alignment, and flawless execution of strategic priorities across revenue, product, engineering delivery, and customer-facing functions spanning the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

This isn't a traditional staff role. You'll translate ambitious strategy into measurable outcomes by leading mission-critical initiatives, removing organizational friction, and establishing operating rhythms that scale with our growth. You'll be the connective tissue between vision and reality - ensuring the right conversations happen, decisions get made, and execution follows through.

What Success Looks Like

You'll know you're succeeding when:

• Strategic initiatives move from concept to completion with speed and precision across delivery, product, and revenue teams
• Cross-functional collaboration between sales, marketing, CS, product, and delivery becomes smoother and more effective
• The leadership team gains leverage through improved operating cadence and communication
• Critical business metrics accelerate as organizational effectiveness improves
• Product-market alignment strengthens and go-to-market execution sharpens

Who Thrives in This Role

You bring strategic thinking, operational rigor, and hands-on execution experience from a fast-scaling global SaaS or technology environment. You understand the interplay between product development, go-to-market functions, and delivery excellence. You're energized by complexity, comfortable with ambiguity, and skilled at building structure without bureaucracy across diverse functional areas.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Partner with the President to define, prioritize, and execute strategic initiatives across the business.
• Serve as thought partner on critical business strategy decisions: market expansion, M&A, pricing, product-market fit, competitive positioning
• Drive alignment between regional and functional leaders on annual and quarterly business priorities.
• Translate high-level strategy into clear operating plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Prepare executive-level materials including business reviews, board presentations, and strategic updates.

Business Operations & Performance Management

• Establish and manage operating cadences including business reviews, KPI dashboards, and leadership forums.
• Own the cadence, agendas, pre-reads, decisions, and follow-through for all leadership forums
• Partner with Finance, RevOps, and Analytics teams to monitor performance, identify gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support planning processes such as annual operating plans, headcount planning, and investment prioritization.
• Drive clarity and accountability across initiatives through structured project management and follow-through.

Cross-Functional Alignment

• Serve as a connective tissue across Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Customer Success, Product, and Operations.
• Drive strategic programs that don't have a natural owner (e.g., GTM-Product alignment, Delivery transformation, go-to-market for new product line)
• Ensure effective communication and execution across global regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC).
• Partner with functional leaders to remove roadblocks and improve speed of decision-making.
• Manage special projects (eg. due diligence for M&A, post-merger integration, organizational redesign)

Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with People/HR teams to support leadership development, succession planning, and organizational design.
• Support hiring of senior leaders (participate in interviews, conduct back-channeling, facilitate onboarding)
• Help scale leadership operating models and management rhythms as the company grows globally.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Coach and influence senior leaders through data-driven insights and structured problem-solving.

Executive Partnership

• Act as a trusted thought partner to the President on business strategy, organizational design, and execution.
• Support preparation for key internal and external meetings, including executive leadership and board interactions.
• Represent the President in select cross-functional forums and initiatives as needed.
• Anticipate business challenges and proactively surface insights and recommendations.

Skills and Expertise Required

Required

• 10+ years of experience in high-growth technology companies, with progressive responsibility across multiple functions
• Strategy consulting or investment banking pedigree OR GM/operator experience leading P&L or major business unit
• MBA from top-tier program strongly preferred (not required for exceptional operators)
• Multi-functional fluency: Deep understanding of at least 2 of: Revenue/GTM, Product Management, Engineering/Delivery, Business Operations
• Financial acumen: Can build P&L models, analyze unit economics, assess business cases, and speak CFO's language
• Strategic thinking: Track record of shaping business strategy and driving strategic initiatives
• Executive communication: Exceptional written and verbal skills; can craft board memos, strategic narratives, and executive briefings
• Cross-functional leadership: Demonstrated ability to drive results through influence across senior stakeholders
• Organizational savvy: High EQ, political intelligence, ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments
• Bias for action: Comfortable with ambiguity, able to drive decisions and move quickly

Preferred

• Prior Chief of Staff experience to C-suite executive in $100M+ revenue company
• P&L ownership: Prior GM, VP, or business unit leader role with budget responsibility
• International experience: Lived/worked in India or other emerging markets
• M&A experience: Led due diligence, integration, or corporate development
• Board exposure: Prepared board materials or presented to boards
• Technical background: Prior engineering, PM, or technical role (not required but valued)

Base Salary Range: $180,000 – $240,000 USD (annual), plus performance pay incentive. In accordance with local pay transparency laws, this reflects the expected base pay range for this role in the United States. Actual compensation within the range will be determined based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, training, and location.

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Competitive Total Compensation, including base salary, incentive compensation, and equity package.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans
• Retirement Savings Program with a 401(k) employer match of up to 3%
• Paid Time Off (PTO) including four (4) weeks of vacation plus twelve (12) paid company holidays
• Paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Flexible Benefits & Protection Programs, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellbeing Support, including access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Amagi is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Amagi will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Position

Our client is seeking a highly versatile, strategic, and \"hands-on\" communications professional to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate Communications, you will be a key driver in executing internal and external communication strategies. We need a critically-minded individual with a positive, "can-do" attitude who thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses a natural bias for action, and is ready to to think strategically one hour and roll up their sleeves to draft an intranet feature, manage a website update, or plan a photoshoot the next.

The ideal candidate has a background in science but has built a career in science journalism and/or biopharma corporate communications. The individual is organized, detail-oriented and can work cross-functionally to develop flawless content across a range of communications channels.

This is a hybrid role with 3-4 days expected onsite.

Duties

• Provide well-written and clear communications spanning intranet features, newsletters, social media, videos, and other engagement platforms.
• Proactively manage company intranet and external website updates.
• Support external communication campaigns.
• Coordinate photoshoots and film shoots.
• Provide ongoing creative ideas to ensure organizational messaging is forward-looking and innovative.
• Develop and foster relationships across the organization.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field combined with professional experience or a degree in Communications or Journalism.
• 5-8 years experience within biotech, pharma or life sciences. Agency experience is a plus.
• Adept at managing internal stakeholders and capable of juggling multiple projects while delivering high-quality, accurate communications to meet deadlines.
• Outstanding writing, editing and storytelling skills; proven ability to synthesize complex and sometimes voluminous content into clear, compelling messages, regardless of the subject matter.
• Comfortable working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams, providing both counsel and hands-on execution.
• Understanding of confidentiality, sensitivity around material non-public information.
• Great attention to detail.
• Be a collaborative team player.
• Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop skills are a plus.

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We’re ClosedWon Talent, a sales & go-to-market recruiting agency that specializes in working with fast-growing startups. If you're exploring your next move, we might have just the opportunity for you...including this one!

About The Company

We're helping a Seed-stage developer productivity startup hire their first two Founding Account Executives in San Francisco.

They’re building a platform for engineering leaders that goes beyond dashboards and vanity metrics. It analyzes real workflow data across the development stack and surfaces clear, actionable guidance on how teams can ship faster, reduce friction, and improve outcomes. This is sold as expertise and insight, not just another tool.

The Role

• Title: Founding Account Executive
• Report to: Founder
• Location: Hybrid in SF
• Comp: $100K–$150K salary, $200-300k OTE, plus equity

You’ll own full-cycle new business:

• Generate your own pipeline
• Work inbound leads
• Run discovery with engineering leaders
• Close mid-market and enterprise deals
• Help define how sales gets done

ACV ranges:

• $15K–$40K typical mid-market
• $50K+ enterprise entry point (with expansion upside later)

You’ll get a mix of faster-moving cycles and more strategic, multi-stakeholder deals.

Who They’re Looking For

Must-haves:

• Proven ability to generate pipeline in a scrappy environment
• Comfortable selling to technical buyers, especially engineering leaders
• Operates well with low process and high ambiguity
• High ownership mentality. Willing to do the unglamorous work

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience selling into engineering orgs or dev-adjacent tools
• Some technical or analytical exposure
• Evidence of fast progression or internal promotion
• Creative GTM experience: events, conferences, network selling, scrappy outbound motions

Job Title: Senior Technical Account Manager

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California

Duration: Direct Hire

Salary: $170K Base Plus 40% Bonus Plus Excellent Benefits

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Account Manager with a strong track record in technical sales to join our dynamic team in Silicon Valley. The ideal candidate has strong industry knowledge, a consultative sales approach, and the ability to manage complex customer relationships in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

This position will have a strong focus on emerging markets including AI infrastructure, Data Centers, power electronics, semiconductors, advanced electrical materials, and EV. The Senior Account Manager responsibilities include pipeline development, business planning, product marketing strategy, portfolio management, and production forecasting.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Ability to understand and use product management tools (ROI calculations, lifecycle management, forecasting)
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; strong cross-cultural communication skills
• Strong people skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of business and product development principles, including engineering, operations, QA, sales, and CS
• Technical familiarity with electrical materials, magnetic materials, power electronics, thermal technologies, semiconductor-adjacent components, and/or Data Center systems supporting AI hardware
• Ability to understand customer technical requirements and translate them into product specifications and business strategies

Essential Job Functions

• Develop and execute strategic account plans to drive revenue growth across key enterprise and mid-market clients
• Manage the entire sales cycle from qualification through contract negotiation and closing
• Build trusted relationships with clients, acting as a technical and business advisor
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including engineering, marketing, and product management—to deliver tailored solutions
• Analyze market trends, competitor activities, and customer needs to identify new opportunities
• Provide accurate forecasts and maintain CRM data integrity
• Represent the organization at industry events, trade shows, and client meetings
• Use personal judgment and initiative to develop solutions for sales, customer service, and marketing challenges
• Assist with customer issue escalation and resolution
• Coordinate with R&D and engineering on technical requirements related to thermal management, magnetic materials, electrical materials, semiconductors, and power electronics
• Serve as liaison between customer and vendors/suppliers/factories throughout product lifecycle for issues related to pricing, quality, design, costs, and delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
• 5–10+ years of experience in technical or enterprise sales, preferably in hardware
• Proven success managing large, complex accounts and multimillion-dollar deals
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills
• Technical aptitude with the ability to translate complex solutions into clear business value
• Ability to work well in a cross-cultural environment

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all design control activities for new and updated products meet company procedures and global regulatory requirements.
• Lead risk management activities, including hazard analysis, FMEAs, and risk documentation.
• Support sterilization and biocompatibility assessments.
• Own and maintain design control documentation.
• Partner with R&D, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Project Management to ensure quality is built into every stage of product development.
• Maintain accurate test, validation, and risk records and report progress to leadership.
• Support regulatory submissions (e.g., 510(k), CE Mark).
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions related to design issues.
• Support complaint investigations, nonconformances, and CAPAs after product launch.
• Conduct DHF audits to ensure phase completion requirements are met.
• Review and approve engineering documents and test reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality, reduce cost, and increase efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of quality engineering experience in medical devices, including new product launches.
• Experience with sterilization and biocompatability
• Strong knowledge of design controls, risk management, and medical device regulations (FDA, ISO, IEC).
• Experience with verification & validation (V&V) and FMEAs.
• Strong problem-solving and statistical analysis skills (e.g., Minitab, JMP).
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation skills.
• Quality certifications (CQE, CSQE, Six Sigma) are a plus.

Friedman’s Home Improvement is seeking a hands-on Applications Manager to own, lead, and continuously improve the enterprise applications that power our retail, supply chain, and digital operations. This is a working manager role ideal for a technically strong leader who enjoys coding, problem-solving, mentoring a small team, and partnering closely with the business to deliver measurable impact.

This role blends technical depth, people leadership, and operational excellence. You will be accountable for the reliability, scalability, and performance of core systems including Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, eCommerce (Sana Cloud Commerce), Retail POS, Warehouse Management, and Business Intelligence platforms.

The ideal candidate thrives in a lean, fast-paced environment, leads with curiosity and empathy, and embraces agile delivery, observability, automation, and software reliability engineering principles to reduce toil and create durable systems.

Top 5 Non-Negotiables

To be successful in this role, you must bring:

1. Hands-on (coding) experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
2. Hands-on engineering leadership with strong understanding of observability, monitoring, and automation
3. Power BI and data warehouse experience, with a track record of driving data-informed decisions
4. Proven ability to lead and develop a small, high-performing technical team while remaining technically hands-on
5. Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across business partners

What You’ll Do

Application & Platform Leadership

• Own the end-to-end enterprise applications portfolio, including D365 F&O, eCommerce (Sana Cloud Commerce), POS, Warehouse Management, BI, and integrated corporate systems
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security across all platforms
• Lead application upgrades, releases, and vendor-delivered enhancements with strong change-management discipline

Hands-On Technical Execution

• Act as a hands-on technical leader, designing, configuring, coding, and supporting enhancements and integrations—especially within Dynamics 365 F&O
• Drive automation of repetitive tasks using tools such as Power Automate, RPA, or Copilot to reduce manual effort and operational friction
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement durable fixes to improve system stability and reliability

Data, BI & Decision Enablement

• Own Power BI, Power On, and reporting ecosystems, ensuring data accuracy, governance, and performance
• Partner with business leaders to translate data into actionable insights, dashboards, and KPIs
• Oversee data pipelines, warehousing, and analytics capabilities that support enterprise decision-making

Agile, SRE & Continuous Improvement

• Apply agile methodologies to prioritize work, deliver iteratively, and adapt quickly to changing business needs
• Champion observability and SRE practices to proactively detect issues, optimize performance, and improve uptime
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, tooling, and system efficiency

People & Partner Leadership

• Build, mentor, and lead a lean, high-performing team of Application Specialists
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure delivery against timelines, budgets, and service-level expectations
• Partner closely with functional leaders to align technology solutions with business outcomes

Financial & Operational Stewardship

• Provide accurate budgeting, forecasting, and cost management for application initiatives and vendor services
• Support special projects and strategic initiatives aligned with Friedman’s business goals

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or 8+ years of equivalent professional experience
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
• 4+ years in retail or omnichannel environments
• Experience supporting Business Intelligence, data modeling, ETL, and analytics platforms
• Microsoft certifications (strongly preferred):
• Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert
• Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate

Required Qualifications

• Deep technical and functional expertise in D365 F&O, including architecture, customization, integrations, and troubleshooting
• Experience with Power BI, Power On, data warehousing, ETL pipelines, Azure Synapse or similar platforms
• Strong familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and SRE practices, including observability tools (e.g., Azure Application Insights)
• Proven success translating business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and grow a technical team while remaining hands-on
• Strong project management skills and experience leading cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills—able to explain complex technical concepts in clear, business-friendly terms
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven, with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Customer-focused with strong follow-through and ownership mentality

Why Friedman’s

At Friedman’s, technology directly supports the people and operations that serve our communities. This role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact, work closely with business leaders, and build resilient systems that support a growing, values-driven organization.

We look forward to hearing from you!