IT Director: Full-Stack & Azure Delivery Leader

Markel Corporation; Glen Allen (VA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Markel Corporation in the United States is seeking an IT Director to lead the full stack development teams behind our Wholesale and Specialty policy administration platform, the core system used by our underwriters to quote, issue, and service commercial insurance policies.

The role requires managing multiple teams, shaping engineering practices on the Microsoft tech stack (C#/.NET, ASP.NET, REST APIs, SQL Server) and delivering on Azure, CI/CD, testing, and production support.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in software development, infra, or project delivery.
• Hands-on with Microsoft tech stack: C#/.NET, ASP.NET, REST APIs, SQL Server.
• Experience delivering, operating apps in Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure SQL).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, and delivery of full-stack components on the Microsoft stack.
• Manage multiple teams, set priorities, and track metrics for delivery.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff; drive performance and growth.
• Partner with product owners and business partners to translate needs into working software.

Skills

C# / .NET

ASP.NET

REST APIs

SQL Server

Azure

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Front-end: Angular/React/Blazor

Agile

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

Tools

Azure

GitHub

Job description

Markel Corporation in the United States is seeking an IT Director to lead the full stack development teams behind our Wholesale and Specialty policy administration platform, the core system used by our underwriters to quote, issue, and service commercial insurance policies.

The role requires managing multiple teams, shaping engineering practices on the Microsoft tech stack (C#/.NET, ASP.NET, REST APIs, SQL Server) and delivering on Azure, CI/CD, testing, and production support.