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Ferguson · Hybrid · Newport News, VA

Job Posting:

Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company, is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.

Senior Manager - Digital Engineering

Join Ferguson as a Senior Manager, Digital Engineering and help shape the future of our digital platform. In this leadership role, you'll guide engineering teams responsible for building scalable, secure, and reliable digital solutions while driving the modernization of our technology landscape. You'll partner closely with Product, Architecture, and Engineering leaders to deliver innovative platform capabilities, improve engineering practices, and accelerate the transformation of legacy applications into modern cloud-native services.

This is an opportunity for a proven engineering leader who is passionate about developing high-performing teams, driving technical excellence, and delivering meaningful business outcomes through modern software engineering.

Location: This position may be remote or hybrid in accordance with company policy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and reliable digital platform capabilities.
  • Drive modernization initiatives by transforming legacy applications into cloud-native solutions using modern architectural patterns, including APIs, microservices, and event-driven design.
  • Establish and continuously improve engineering best practices across software development, testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and operational readiness.
  • Provide technical leadership by reviewing solution designs, guiding architectural decisions, mitigating risks, and promoting scalable, maintainable solutions.
  • Partner with Product Management, Architecture, UX, Infrastructure, Security, and other stakeholders to deliver business priorities while balancing speed, quality, and technical debt.
  • Ensure platform reliability and operational excellence through proactive monitoring, incident management, performance optimization, and continuous improvement.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning across engineering teams.
  • Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent while supporting career development, performance management, and succession planning.
  • Coach engineering managers, technical leads, and software engineers to strengthen technical capability and leadership across the organization.
  • Drive engineering excellence by improving delivery predictability, development velocity, software quality, and customer outcomes.
  • Lead teams through organizational and technology transformation initiatives, helping accelerate Ferguson's digital modernization journey.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years leading engineering teams.
  • Proven success leading application modernization, digital transformation, or large-scale technology initiatives.
  • Strong software engineering foundation with prior hands-on development experience in modern application architectures.
  • Experience building and delivering cloud-native, distributed applications and services.
  • Knowledge of modern architectural patterns, including APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, and integration frameworks.
  • Experience implementing engineering best practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps, observability, and production support.
  • Strong understanding of system scalability, resiliency, performance optimization, and operational excellence.
  • Experience working within Agile product delivery organizations and delivering sophisticated enterprise software solutions.
  • Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and make sound decisions that balance business objectives, technical debt, and long-term platform sustainability.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and other multi-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and team development skills, with a passion for mentoring engineers and building high-performing teams.

Leadership Skills

  • Strong leader who builds trust, accountability, and ownership across engineering teams.
  • Proven ability to lead engineering teams through modernization and organizational change.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value.
  • Passion for mentoring engineers and developing future technical leaders.
  • Ability to establish a culture focused on engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and customer outcomes.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and collaborate across multiple organizations.
  • Strong execution mentality with a focus on delivering measurable business results while continuously improving engineering quality.

At Ferguson, we care for each other. We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our associates. Our competitive offering not only includes benefits like health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance and a 401(k) with a company match, but our associates also enjoy additional meaningful and inclusive enhancements that are adaptable to their diverse situations and needs, including mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities and more!

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Pay Range:

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$9,458.97 - $16,551.03

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Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.

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This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.

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Ferguson complies with all wage regulations. The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.

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The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.

Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Information

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About Ferguson

Ferguson is a project success company providing expertise, solutions and products from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more. As a leading value-added distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and fittings in the U.S., we exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful and sustainable. The professionals we serve help transform the world we live in, and we are their trusted partners with the scale to provide peace of mind. Founded in 1953, Ferguson is part of Ferguson plc, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FERG) and London Stock Exchange (LSE: FERG). With approximately 36,000 associat

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