Manager II, Prototyping and Innovation Engineer at Duff & Phelps, LLC in Washington, Washington DC

Job Description:

In a world of disruption and increasingly complex business challenges, our professionals bring truth into focus with the Kroll Lens. Our sharp analytical skills, paired with the latest technology, allow us to give our clients clarity-not just answers-in all areas of business.

We embrace diverse backgrounds and global perspectives, and we cultivate diversity by respecting, including, and valuing one another. As part of One team, One Kroll , you'll contribute to a supportive and collaborative work environment that empowers you to excel.

Kroll has an immediate opportunity for a skilled Prototyping and Innovation Engineer

At Kroll, your work will help deliver clarity to our clients' most complex governance, risk and transparency challenges. Apply now to join One team, One Kroll .

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Investigate and propose new and emerging technologies outside of the firm
• Investigate, document and reuse existing technologies and data sources within the firm
• Be the key technical member of a project ideation team, responsible for conceptualizing high-level approaches and iteratively cost a project to determine a project's ROI
• Determine the need for and complete rapid prototypes with a formal and documented hand off to the implementation team
• Be a key committee member of the connected learning program, helping to up-skill, re-skill our technical team and augment our citizen development team
• Engage in discussions with multiple stakeholders and implement best practices
• Design, develop and troubleshoot complex cloud-first enterprise applications, specifically those in Azure
• Participate and lead technical, product, code and process reviews
• Continuously learn new technologies and development techniques to support multiple business units and implementation teams
• Work within tight prototype and development life cycles with substantial independence
• Provide status updates to management and customers
• Collaborate closely with U.S. and India teams including business analysts, product owners and implementation partners
• Respond and deliver under pressure with great teamwork

• 5+ years of application, infrastructure and data design and implementation experience
• 5+ years of experience working on business-critical software for large companies; previous consulting experience strongly preferred
• 5+ years of broad and comprehensive knowledge of cloud providers, especially Azure
• A hands-on, cross-stack, rapid-delivery approach to building applications
• Advanced knowledge of architecture, design and business processes, such as tuning high-volume applications, caching, containerization
• Experience implementing secure public-facing APIs
• Experience with redundant, resilient, and fault-tolerant architecture
• Broad understanding of entire SDLC, including UX, dev, QA, and release management
• Experience with agile or scrum methodology and tools

• Strategic thinker with the proven ability to identify opportunities, formulate supporting business cases and gain support from stakeholders. Proven ability to quickly earn the trust of others and develop relationships across the organization including members of the C-suite.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clarity and precision in both written and verbal capacities, speaks and writes English clearly.
• Excellent team collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Proven ability to mentor, guide and manage a large in-house development team
• Proven ability in interviewing, hiring, and building a development team
• Personal skills to work with all levels of management at a technical and operations level.
• Ability to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goals
• Experience collaborating with peers and stakeholders across a business; proven ability to drive priority and meet delivery deadlines on time and on-quality
• A thirst to work independently, creatively, and rigorously.
• Experience in Microsoft technologies, with digital and financial domain experience.
• Loyal and committed to learning new technologies and processes.

• Balsamiq, Sketch or other UX wireframing tools
• Adobe XD, Figma or other UX design tools
• Familiarity with BI, advanced analytical concepts and data lakes
• Familiarity with UiPath or other Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform preferred
• Regulatory compliance and/or financial services experience are a strong plus
• Passport and ability to travel internationally

• Degree in STEM field or relevant work experience
• A combination of Microsoft or AWS certifications desired:
  
  
  • Microsoft Azure Solutions
  • Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
  • Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
  • Designing and Implementing Cloud Data Platform Solutions
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
  
  

In order to be considered for a position, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com.

Kroll is committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of gender, gender identity, race, religion, color, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, age or disability.We embrace diverse backgrounds and global perspectives, and we cultivate diversity by respecting, including, and valuing one another. As part of One team, One Kroll, you'll contribute to a supportive and collaborative work environment that empowers you to excel. Kroll has an immediate opportunity for a skilled Prototyping and Innovation Engineer