Director, Software Engineering

Job Description:

***Multiple Positions Available*** 

Position Description: 

Drives the design and development of applications using architecture patterns -- distributed, serverless, event-driven, and microservices -- on Cloud-based infrastructure (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Google Cloud Platform). Leads the building of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), data models, consumer-facing applications, and scaling Cloud-based solutions. Improves and promotes DevOps metrics to drive engineering practices. Draws on in-depth knowledge of the business or function to provide business unit-wide solutions by developing complex, multi-faceted software applications. Researches external industry trends, advancements, and innovations and recommends new technologies in support of the strategic direction of the business unit. Participates in the research and recommendation of appropriate models, methods, tools, and technologies to achieve business-unit-wide solutions. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Translates and incorporates business vision and strategy to architectural strategy recommendations at the functional level.  

• Builds visions, roadmaps, and expectations for engineering teams to achieve enterprise goals. 

• Identifies and consults with internal and external technical resources to produce cross-company strategic designs.  

• Consults on development and delivery of major technology initiatives for the business unit. 

• Consults on deployment of major project deliverables.  

• Consults on the documentation of major technology application.  

• Oversees the technical implementation of cross-divisional or company architectural components. 

• Initiates and drives project or strategy discussions with users or external groups to resolve issues. 

• Sets vision, goals, and direction of team/organization.  

• Plans and leads organization-wide initiatives.  

• Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects.  

• Advises senior management on technical strategy.  

• Collaborates across the enterprise to establish technical direction and ensure alignment on technology strategy.  

• Ensures engineered solutions meet requirements for security, scale, reuse, and high availability. 

• Works across groups to identify opportunities for organization-wide technology initiatives. 

• Collaborates to define the team’s standards, resource allocation, and overall work direction. 

• Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development.  

• Creates workforce plans to hire, develop, and retain a pool of motivated and diverse personnel. 

• Identifies and plans for future resource needs.  

• Determines technical approaches at a strategic level for the business unit.<