KBRA

Business Applications Engineering Manager (NY)

New York, New York · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$130k-$160kDetected 21 days ago

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About the role

This role is responsible for leading and evolving KBRA's Business Applications practice and enterprise application portfolio.
As KBRA continues to expand its SaaS footprint, the Business Applications function is expected to play an increasingly strategic role in evaluating, onboarding, integrating, governing, and optimizing enterprise applications across the organization.
The Business Applications function is currently supported by a single Business Applications Engineer.

Lead and evolve KBRA's Business Applications function, establishing the strategy, operating model, and roadmap for enterprise applications and SaaS platforms.
Own KBRA's enterprise application portfolio, including application inventory, ownership models, governance standards, lifecycle management, vendor relationships, operational risk oversight and opportunities for consolidation, rationalization, and modernization.
Develop and maintain roadmaps for SaaS governance, identity integrations, automation, operational maturity, and application modernization.
Mentor and develop team members while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement.
Serve as a strategic technology partner to business leaders, helping evaluate solutions and align technology investments with business objectives.
Partner with stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Product and other business groups to understand requirements, define ownership models, and support long-term application strategy.
Provide technical and operational guidance on application architecture, integrations, access models, governance, support strategies and lifecycle planning.
Provide hands-on administration, configuration, support and troubleshooting across KBRA's SaaS and enterprise application ecosystem.

7+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, identity management, business systems or related technology functions.
2+ years of experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, managing technical teams or owning enterprise application initiatives.
Strong experience with Microsoft 365 administration, configuration, governance and operational support.
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure/Entra enterprise applications, SSO, SAML/OIDC, access controls, identity integrations, and authentication troubleshooting.
Experience managing SaaS integrations, user provisioning, identity governance, entitlement models and access management.
Experience supporting or leading enterprise SaaS implementations and application modernization initiatives.
Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, change management, testing, deployment planning and operational support.
Ability to balance hands-on technical responsibilities with leadership, planning, mentoring and strategic ownership.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent work experience.

Experience supporting Microsoft 365 add-ins, application permissions, administrative controls and governance processes.
Experience with SaaS automation, scripting, APIs, provisioning workflows, reporting or operational automation.
Experience in financial services, regulated environments or organizations with strong compliance and security requirements.
Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 to $160,000.
Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.

Competitive benefits and paid time off
Paid family and disability leave
Educational and professional development financial assistance
Employee referral bonus program
Establish operational metrics, reporting and portfolio insights that provide visibility into application health, team performance, project delivery, platform adoption, operational risks, and workload.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO.
Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority.
Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority pursuant to the Temporary Registration Regime.
In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus.
KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.
KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

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