Chief Technology Officer

Player's Health; Minnesota; Remote; USD 206,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to lead technology strategy and software development for mission-critical applications. Responsibilities will include managing development teams, architecting scalable systems, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience, technical expertise in software development, and a commitment to innovation in the technology landscape.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401K plan

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a Software Engineering/Supervisory role.
• Experience in Microservices and Cloud Technologies.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and developing high-volume applications.
• Leading development teams with a focus on cloud strategies.
• Defining technology strategies aligned with business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Problem Solving

Software Development

Cloud Engineering

Microservices

Java

RESTful Web Services

System Architecture

Agile Methodology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Higher degree accepted

Tools

Java-based Micro-services

Spring framework

Git

Angular

AWS

Azure

Job description

Chief Technology Officer

AO1 Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Player’s Health) has an opening for a Chief Technology Officer in Edina, MN (Remote Working/Teleworking Benefits Available - can work from anywhere in the U.S.)

Duties are to be responsible for high performance, fine grained micro service development. Responsibilities include designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical business systems/application services and modules. Delivering high-availability and performance. Must contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle including writing well designed, testable, efficient code.

Responsibilities (are inclusive of but not limited to):

• Architecting, designing, and developing highly scalable systems.
• Responsible for working with business and technology organizations to align business requirements,architect solutions that will integrate across Players Health technology organizations.

• Lead development team in all aspects of the software development lifecycle using test drivendevelopment methodology including detail design and development, unit testing, supporting QA, UATand regression testing.

• Lead solutions that will be deployed in hybrid cloud environment with Azure first strategy.
• Lead development team of employees and contractors with detail design, development and implementation of technology solutions using microservices to modify existing architecture orimplement new architecture.

• Lead team in creating and providing system and user documents in support of this deliverable to include updated versions of design, process flow diagram, API specification, and error description.
• Develop technical aspects of the PlayersHealth strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals.
• Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage.
• Help departments use technology profitably.
• Communicate technology strategy to partners and investors.
• Work with the leadership team to set clear priorities and goals for IT management and production, balancing the long-term and immediate needs.
• Manage strategic vendor and technology partner relationships.
• Define the company’s overall technology strategy to support business objectives.
• Develop the Target state architecture as well as the Business architecture.
• Make infrastructure decisions, ensuring technical excellence, versatility, safety and soundness, resiliency and scalability in the architecting and engineering of product solutions, as well as
• managing all technical delivery.
• Ensure tight collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives, including understanding of the alignment between technology strategy and various technology road maps.
• Ensure strong department leadership with skills in strategic planning, goal setting, processes development, budgeting, and creating opportunities for professional development within
• technology teams.
• Ensure excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Ensure Solid understanding of broad technology trends and the ability to align innovation with business goals.
• Ensure Strong communication with ability to convey technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Ensure Strategic smarts acumen, including the ability to identify new opportunities, drive clarity, create focus, and make tough decisions in complex and dynamic contexts.
• Ensure Ability to track and identify new technologies to solve complex business issues.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Will accept higher degree in Comp. Science, Software Engg, or related field but not a min requirement. Foreign equivalent degree accepted. Plus 5 years experience as a Software Engineer/Software Developer, Systems Architect, or related position building complex consumer facing web based applications.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 6 months of experience in a supervisory/lead role.
• 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer/Microservices Engineer etc. in a consumer-facing applications.
• 4 years of Java development experience with Java-based Micro-services
• 2 years of experience in Service Oriented Architecture/ Micro services-based applications
• 3 years of experience in RESTful web services.
• 2 years of experience working in Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure like AWS/Azure, SQL, and RDBMS database design.
• 4 years of experience with code versioning tools (Example: git/bitbucket etc.).
• 4 years of experience with frameworks and implementation like Spring framework/ SpringBoot framework.
• 2 years of experience with front-end technologies like Angular, and JavaScript.
• 4 years of experience with logging/ monitoring/ debugging and testing.
• 5 years performing Object Oriented analysis/design using common design patterns.
• 2 years of experience in software architecture.
• 2 years of managing projects.

Comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Vol/Basic Life Insurance. HSA, Parental Leave, EAP and 401K is offered. Annual Salary Scale: $ 206,398-255000. 5% to 10% short-term Domestic Travel is Required. Apply through our career site: https://playershealth.bamboohr.com/careers: