Director of Software Development, Information Resources & Technology

Rowan University; Glassboro (NJ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Rowan University seeks a Director of Software Development within Information Resources & Technology to lead the software development and applications team. Focus areas include ERP systems, data exchange, and workflow automation across enterprise apps.

Partners include business analysts, infrastructure, and security to guide AI-enabled features and cloud adoption. The role demands hands-on engineering leadership, strong architectural vision, and experience delivering SaaS and hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field with at least six years of software development or enterprise app experience.
• Hands-on engineering leadership; experience guiding staff and managing enterprise systems.
• Preferred: Master’s degree and ERP/system modernization exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the software development team, aligning staff and priorities with university needs.
• Set technical architecture for enterprise applications including data exchange and integration.
• Oversee development, upgrades, and modernization across the application lifecycle.
• Drive AI-assisted software engineering and AI-enabled application features with governance.
• Advocate DevOps practices: CI/CD, automated testing, observability; evaluate Azure and AWS with partners.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and forecast staffing and training requirements.
• Collaborate with analysts, infrastructure, and security teams to support ERP systems.

Skills

Leadership

DevOps

Cloud

AI in software

ERP systems experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Rowan University is hiring a Director of Software Development, Information Resources & Technology. The role leads the software development and application integration team that builds and supports Rowan's enterprise applications, with a particular focus on ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems and the services around them. It partners with business analysts, infrastructure, and security teams, and is expected to guide the university's adoption of AI-enabled applications, DevOps practices, and cloud architecture.

Highlights

• Lead and develop the software development team, aligning staff, technical skills, and priorities with university needs and building strong engineering practices.
• Set the technical architecture and direction for the enterprise applications in the team's portfolio, covering systems integration, reusable services, data exchange, and workflow automation.
• Oversee development, upgrades, integrations, and modernization work across the application lifecycle, balancing new capabilities against production support and technical debt.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted software engineering and AI-enabled application features, with controls for validation, security, privacy, and data use.
• Drive DevOps practices including code review, automated testing, continuous integration and delivery, and observability, and evaluate Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services with infrastructure and security partners.
• Manage departmental budgets, vendor relationships, and technology investments, and forecast future staffing, platform, and training needs.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least six years of professional experience in software development, enterprise application services, or application administration.
• Substantial hands‑on software engineering experience, plus demonstrated experience managing technical staff and supporting enterprise applications across SaaS, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Preferred: a master's degree, experience supporting ERP systems, and experience modernizing legacy enterprise applications.
• Pay of $125,000 to $175,000 per year, with an on‑campus role in Glassboro, New Jersey; Rowan will not sponsor work visas for this position.