Director of Engineering & Enterprise Solutions

DLA Piper; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

DLA Piper is seeking a Director, Engineering to lead the design, development, delivery, modernization, and ongoing support of enterprise technology solutions. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for software engineering, application development, and systems integration, ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable offerings aligned with enterprise priorities.

The position sits in any US office with a hybrid schedule and requires strong cross‑functional collaboration with IT,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering or application development
• At least 5 years in a senior leadership or management role overseeing multiple teams
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• Master's Degree in Technology, business, or management-related discipline (preferred)
• Relevant cloud architecture or technology leadership certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for engineering and application development teams supporting firmwide legal and business capabilities across value streams
• Set technical direction, architectural standards, and engineering practices to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and operationally sustainable
• Partner with IT, legal operations, and business stakeholders to translate business outcomes into executable technology roadmaps
• Lead engineering execution and continuous delivery of technology capabilities, balancing innovation, platform stability, and operational excellence
• Collaborate across IT functions to improve delivery flow and increase engineering throughput and reliability
• Oversee engineering efforts across multiple product and platform workstreams
• Establish and promote engineering best practices including automation, CI/CD, observability, resiliency, testing, and operational readiness
• Manage engineering budgets, vendor relationships, and third‑party development partners
• Lead, develop, and retain engineering management and senior technical talent
• Establish governance, metrics, and reporting for engineering performance and platform health
• Ensure compliance with firm security, risk, governance, privacy, and data protection standards
• Partner with infrastructure, operations, SRE, and end‑user support teams for stable production operations
• Provides leadership to and manages a team of business professionals with coaching and development responsibilities

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Strategic planning

People leadership

Financial & vendor management

Executive communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IS

Master's Degree in Technology/Business/Management

Job description

DLA Piper is seeking a Director, Engineering to lead the design, development, delivery, modernization, and ongoing support of enterprise technology solutions. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for software engineering, application development, and systems integration, ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable offerings aligned with enterprise priorities.

The position sits in any US office with a hybrid schedule and requires strong cross‑functional collaboration with IT,