At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.
About the Role
The Engineering leader is responsible for leading, managing, and maintaining the organization's global network operations, technology, and services through modern software engineering practices. This role focuses on ensuring the efficient development, automation, and continuous operation of network infrastructure, including cloud environments. The leader will leverage software-driven methodologies such as network automation, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to simplify, standardize, and optimize global network operations. This role will develop and execute initiatives to simplify, standardize and optimize network operations methods and tools to reduce cycle times and increase security, availability, service agility, user experience and alignment of World Kinect Corporation networks.
What You'll Do
You'll lead and manage engineering teams to develop innovative network and automation solutions You'll oversee the design and development of network tools, APIs, and platforms using TypeScript, GraphQL, and modern frameworks You'll collaborate with stakeholders, and cross-functional leaders to align engineering efforts with business objectives You'll drive the technical roadmap for network architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and security You'll establish development standards and best practices, fostering a high-performance engineering culture You'll manage engineering budgets, timelines, and resources while ensuring the successful delivery of projects You'll guide teams through complex network troubleshooting and optimization challenges You'll mentor and grow engineering talent, ensuring career development and employee satisfaction You'll stay ahead of industry trends and introduce new technologies and methodologies to the organization You'll ensure compliance with security standards and protocols to safeguard network infrastructure
What You'll Need
You'll need exceptional leadership skills to manage, motivate, and align engineering teams You'll need a strategic mindset to connect technical solutions with business goals You'll need strong communication and collaboration skills to influence across functions and senior leadership You'll need passion for continuous learning and adopting new technologies
What You Have (Qualifications)
You have 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in network engineering You have 5+ years of experience managing and leading engineering teams You have expertise in TypeScript, GraphQL, RESTful APIs, and modern software development practices You have strong knowledge of network protocols, automation tools, and cloud infrastructure You have experience with DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies You have deep understanding of network security practices and compliance frameworks You have proven ability to manage large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders You have excellent communication skills and ability to influence decision-making at the executive level
What You'll Learn
You'll learn to lead teams in building large-scale network platforms across distributed environments You'll learn to manage complex cloud-native solutions, leveraging AWS, Azure, or GCP You'll learn to expand expertise in SDN, NFV, and emerging network security practices
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to drive innovation across network platforms and build world-class engineering teams.
World Kinect is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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