Director, Software Engineering - Shared Services

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Director, Software Engineering - Shared Services to lead the strategy, delivery, and support of enterprise platforms, integration and testing capabilities.

This role is accountable for foundational technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, NATS, integration platforms (EDI, Mulesoft), and centralized testing services-all essential to the success of GP's digital initiatives across all business segments.

The ideal candidate will excel at applying our Principle-Based Management (PBM®) philosophy and be comfortable leading highly dynamic, cross-functional teams, driving operational excellence and innovation through platform, integration, and testing services.

Location : This is an onsite role (3 days in office) based out of our Atlanta GP office.

Our Team

GP's Software Engineering & Integration team's core competency is designing, building, delivering, and maintaining custom software solutions and integrations.

We recently initiated our transformation journey, creating functions and capabilities that enable engineers to have major impacts on GP's business performance.

We seek to build functionality once, so engineers are encouraged to re-use their peers' work and modify them to meet new use cases.

We focus on delivering profitable business outcomes by partnering with business analysts, delivery leaders, and quality engineers to build the right solution at the right speed.

What You Will Do


* Guide and enable each team member in the Shared Services organization to realize their potential and make their greatest contribution to the organization's vision.


* Hire, develop, and retain employees who are motivated to contribute and who bring diverse aptitudes, strengths and passions to the team.


* Promote and apply the Principle Based Management culture within the team and organization.


* Drive the vision and roadmap for GP's shared enterprise platforms and services, developing strategies for delivering robust, scalable solutions that enable internal and external business applications.


* Oversee the deployment, reliability, and continuous improvement of the enterprise platforms we maintain, such as Kubernetes, NATS, Grafana and other core platforms, ensuring alignment with business needs and industry best practices.


* Lead the delivery and support of integration capabilities (EDI, Mulesoft), collaborating with business and IT teams to enable seamless data exchange and process automation across GP's ecosystem.


* Build and manage centralized testing services, promoting defect prevention, automated testing, supporting various GP application teams.


* Create a culture of ongoing optimization, regularly reviewing and enhancing processes and engineering practices applying economic thinking.


* Foster strategic partnerships with vendors and cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery and optimal tool acquisition.


* Stay abreast of industry trends and emergi...