Application Engineering Director

Amerisure; Farmington Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Talent development opportunities

Job summary

Amerisure is seeking an Application Engineering Director for its Farmington Hills office. This role is responsible for managing application development processes, leading software engineering teams, and driving improvements in technical architecture and practices.

The ideal candidate will have considerable experience in application development, strong leadership skills, and familiarity with modern cloud-native development models. This position supports a hybrid work model with a commitment to projects that enhance the organization’s capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10 years of application development experience.
• 3 years of leadership experience.
• Experience in the insurance industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct staff with talent management focus.
• Establish processes for software development best practices.
• Collaborate across teams to foster agile practices.

Skills

Application development experience

Leadership experience

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Agile methodology

DevOps practices

Cloud-native development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Salesforce

API Gateway Strategies

Job description

Amerisure is currently recruiting for an Application Engineering Director that will support our Farmington Hills Office with a 3-day onsite hybrid approach.

Summary Statement

Manages and provides strategic direction in the development and maintenance of applications within the Information Technology department's portfolio. Leads and supports application development process and methodology improvements to drive high quality, timely deliverables. Leads team in adoption of user-centered design principles, DevOps practices and continuous improvement processes. Influences our technical architecture and related business and technology strategies to enhance our current capabilities, deliver new solutions, and enable rapid experimentation and delivery.

Essential Tasks / Major Duties

• Lead and direct staff in area of responsibility with an emphasis on talent management, development and succession planning in line with the company’s strategic direction.
• Lead a software engineering team focused on delivering web applications, APIs and integrations (PL/SQL and ODI integration platform) while modernizing technical architecture, capabilities, and software development practices and/or platforms.
• Act as Application Development Process Owner for a critical organizational improvement domain such as DevOps, Agile (Scrum or Scaled) or RPA.
• Establish the processes and tools to be used to foster IT-wide maturity, adoption of software development best practices and provide technical guidance for teams.
• Collaborate across teams to increase adoption of agile methodology and practices that increase organization effectiveness and engineering maturity.
• Work with customers/stakeholders to understand critical business success factors and key performance indicators to be managed, negotiate desired service levels and manage business risks.
• Ensure development strategy and system architecture is aligned with business and IT strategic objectives and technology standards.
• Provide technical expertise and manage relationships with business partners and stakeholders.
• Anticipate and manage technology evolution and relate it to business solutions in support of continuous improvement.
• Actively cultivate an inclusive engineering culture to create high performing teams and individuals with a goal of sustainable, long-term growth and advancement and innovation.
• Accountable for project/product delivery for area of responsibility including staffing, execution approach (design, development, testing and maintenance), customer satisfaction and associated metrics.
• Responsible for budgeting, resource planning, personnel and administrative management functions for assigned development groups.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience.
• 10 years of application development experience.
• 3 years of leadership experience.
• Experience in the insurance industry preferred.
• Familiarity with modern cloud-native development models and integration architecture.
• Experience leading a centralized team providing support to multiple aligned development teams.
• Experience in Enterprise DevOps solutions with emphasis on Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
• Experience with digital transformation technology including Salesforce and customer portals preferred.
• Working knowledge of web application development, APIs and API gateway strategies preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to effectively build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to think strategically with supporting analytical skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Ability to lead discussions, make presentations and deliver technical results to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to manage multiple project work teams using applied principles of project management.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Amerisure provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (to include sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Amerisure complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations where the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Amerisure prohibits harassment or discrimination of any kind and is committed to maintaining a workplace free from unlawful harassment or discrimination. Amerisure prohibits retaliation against anyone who reports discrimination, participates in an investigation, or opposes unlawful practices. Any improper interference with an employee’s ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.