Senior Engineering Manager, Software Systems and Architecture

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

The Senior Manager, Software Engineering leads the Software Engineering competency for Order Management Digital Transformation initiatives. This role is responsible for building a high-performing engineering organization that delivers scalable, secure, and business-focused software solutions while establishing engineering standards, technical strategy, architecture governance, and talent development practices. You’ll partner closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Delivery Managers, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to accelerate digital transformation across Order Management, ERP modernization, customer onboarding, workflow automation, and emerging business capabilities.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

Hybrid:

At Allegion, we’re driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. This role follows our hybrid work model—combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Because hybrid arrangements can vary by team and business needs, your talent acquisition partner will share the specific expectations for this role.

While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the hybrid schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and develop high-performing Software Engineering competency across Order Management Digital Transformation initiatives.
• Establish engineering culture, technical excellence standards, software development practices, and clear accountability for engineering outcomes.
• Define and communicate the technical vision, architecture roadmap, modernization strategy, and engineering standards across web, integration, cloud, ERP-related, and emerging platforms.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Delivery Managers, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple concurrent transformation initiatives supporting Order Management & Business operations.
• Drive CI/CD, DevOps, test automation, observability, platform reliability, software quality, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Champion modern engineering approaches including cloud-native development, API-first design, reusable services, automation, and AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Build organizational depth through mentoring, career development, succession planning, technical growth programs, and future engineering leader development.
• Communicate technical strategy, delivery status, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities to senior business and technology leaders.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Required: 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Required: 5+ years of technical leadership and people management experience.
• Required: Experience leading enterprise application development teams and delivering large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
• Required: Strong knowledge of cloud technologies, APIs, integration platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, observability, and modern software architecture.
• Required: Demonstrated ability to influence across business and technology organizations and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Required: Strong leadership skills with experience building engineering teams, developing talent, and creating clear ownership and accountability.

Preferred (Nice to have):

• Experience with ERP and Order Management ecosystems.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, supply-chain, or customer-facing digital platforms.
• Experience leading distributed and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled development practices, automation, advanced analytics, and responsible AI governance.
• Experience building engineering competency models, technical career frameworks, and leadership pipelines.

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
• You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
• Disability Insurance – Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
• Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

We Celebrate Who We Are!

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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