Application Development Director

Fairygodboss; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairygodboss is hiring a Director of Application Development in Alpharetta, Georgia. This role demands an empathetic leader who will drive transformation and have a significant impact on millions. You will collaborate within an agile team to bring ideas to life, overseeing internal and external projects while promoting an inclusive environment.

The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience, strong skills in cloud-native technology, and a proven ability to lead technology teams. Join us in a dynamic workplace committed to diversity and equality.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience in Java (Java 8+), AWS, and cloud technologies.
• Experience with front-end and back-end development.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile development for new products and applications.
• Work with clients on projects impacting infrastructure.
• Foster an inclusive team environment.

Skills

Leadership in technology teams

Cloud-native technologies (Java, AWS)

Full-stack development (Angular, NodeJS)

Microservices and Docker

DevOps experience (Jenkins, Ansible)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL/Oracle/Postgres

Job description

ADP is hiring a Director, Application Development.

Overview

We are looking for an empathetic leader who can inspire transformation and impact the lives of millions of people every day. This role is part of a dynamic, inclusive team providing collaboration and belonging culture.

What You’ll Do

As a Director in an Agile development environment, you will bring designs and ideas to life for new and improved products and web applications.

• Work with internal and external clients on current and upcoming projects that connect design, engineering, product development, and implementation to understand how those pieces impact infrastructure.
• Collaborate with your team, business leaders, and project management to understand priorities and create automation accordingly.
• Participate in daily scrums, choose user stories to complete, and keep up with timelines and coding standards.
• Present and defend your team’s approach to leadership and partner across the organization to turn ideas into reality.
• Continue to learn new technologies, maintain operational scaling and availability, and incorporate learning into product development.
• Provide inclusive team leadership, develop the people around you, and foster an environment where every team member can thrive.

To Succeed in This Role

• Have a Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience with cloud-native technologies including Java (Java 8+), AWS, and enterprise Java with open-source tools.
• Full-stack experience – front-end (Angular, NodeJS, Stencils, Flutter), back-end, and scripting.
• Knowledge of microservices, Docker, Redis, REST/JSON, SQL/Oracle/Postgres.
• DevOps and automated change management experience (Jenkins, Ansible, or similar).
• Leadership experience – a minimum of seven years leading technology teams with an inclusive, collaborative style.

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can

• Collaborate courageously and speak up.
• Deliver at epic scale and create simplicity.
• Learn and grow with curious peers.
• Act as an owner & doer, solving complex challenges.
• Give back to clients and community.
• Join a company committed to equality and equity.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity

ADP is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace, and is further committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic. Hiring decisions are based upon ADP's operating needs, applicant merit, qualifications, experience, ability, availability, cooperation, and job performance.

Ethics at ADP

ADP upholds the highest ethical standards and expects its people to behave with integrity in a respectful workplace.

Learn more about ADP at tech.adp.com/careers.