Director - Digital Platform Engineering

holmanautogroup

United States

On-site

USD 180,000 - 270,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life and Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending and Health Savings
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) plan with Company Match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury​ 
Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
Paid Military Leave
Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Holman seeks a Director of Digital Platform Engineering to lead cross-functional teams, setting a multi-year platform vision and driving a high-accountability development culture. You will shape the technical roadmap, evaluate new technologies, and guide the adoption of AI/ML tooling across cloud-native services.

Lead backend services in .NET/C#, frontend in React/TypeScript, and orchestrate Azure AKS/Functions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Master's preferred.
  • Proven experience in leading and managing transformation projects and teams.
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional engineering teams and drive a high-accountability development culture.
  • Create and communicate a clear platform engineering vision with a multi-year technical roadmap.
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI/ML tooling, into platform strategy.
  • Develop backend services with .NET/C# and modern frontend apps with React/TypeScript.
  • Architect cloud-native distributed applications using Azure (AKS, App Services, Functions, Storage).
  • Ensure Azure security and Entra ID governance, access control and data protection.
  • Lead design/implementation of event-driven microservices and CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Work with SQL Server and Cosmos DB to optimize data storage/retrieval in cloud environments.
  • Design RESTful APIs with performance and security in mind, including versioning.
  • Troubleshoot, optimize Azure apps for performance and cost efficiency.
  • Integrate LLM-powered features using Azure OpenAI and prompt engineering; implement RAG pipelines.
  • Champion AI-assisted engineering practices (GitHub Copilot) while upholding responsible AI governance.

Skills

Leadership
Platform engineering vision
AI/ML tooling awareness
RESTful API design
Agile / DevOps culture
Problem solving
Cross-functional teamwork
Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related
Master's degree preferred

Tools

.NET / .NET Core
C#
React
TypeScript
Azure (App Services, Functions, AKS, Storage)
Azure DevOps
GitHub Actions
SQL Server
Cosmos DB
Entra ID
API design tooling
Azure OpenAI
GitHub Copilot

Job description

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What's Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around.

The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States.

Holman is currently accepting applications for the role of Director- Digital Platform Engineering.
Primary Tasks and Points of Emphasis
  • Proven leadership in building and scaling cross-functional engineering teams, driving a collaborative, high-accountability development culture.
  • Ability to create and communicate a clear platform engineering vision, translating business objectives into a multi-year technical roadmap.
  • Skilled in evaluating emerging technologies, including AI/ML tooling, and integrating them into platform strategy to drive innovation.
  • Extensive experience with .NET and .NET Core (through .NET 8/9) for backend service development, including deep knowledge of C#.
  • Proven track record building scalable front-end applications with React and TypeScript, including component-based architecture and state management (Redux/Context API).
  • Expertise in Azure cloud services, including App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, and Azure Storage.
  • Ability to lead design and development of cloud-native, distributed applications following event-driven and microservices best practices.
  • Strong understanding of Azure security, including Entra ID identity management, access control, and data protection.
  • Experience with modern development practices, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Experience with SQL Server and Cosmos DB, optimizing data storage and retrieval in cloud environments.
  • Strong knowledge of RESTful services and API design, including performance, security, and versioning best practices.
  • Expertise in troubleshooting, debugging, and optimizing Azure applications for performance and cost efficiency.
  • Experience integrating LLM-powered features into production apps using Azure OpenAI, including prompt engineering and RAG pipelines.
  • Champion of AI-assisted engineering practices, including GitHub Copilot adoption, to improve developer velocity and code quality.
  • Understanding of responsible AI principles - governance, guardrails, and data privacy - when deploying AI features to production.
Education and/or Training
  • Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Master's preferred.
  • Proven experience in leading and managing transformation projects and teams.
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Relevant Work Experience
  • 10+ years' experience in Engineering , including 5+ at a leadership level.
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives.

At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better.

We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It's The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck.

To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k) plan with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
  • Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
  • Paid Military Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Benefits
  • Regular Full-Time: We offer excellent benefits including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) with company match. Our time off benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. In addition, we offer paid pregnancy and parental leave, and supplemental paid military leave to eligib
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