Manager, Software Standards & Modernization

ArcBest; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ArcBest is seeking a Manager, Application Standards to lead architecture guidance, development standards, and modernization efforts across the organization. You will drive training, tooling support, and enablement initiatives for developers, while coordinating with cross-functional teams to reduce friction and align with enterprise technology strategy.

The role includes team leadership, performance evaluations, salary reviews, and capacity planning to sustain an effective architecture program

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Experience with modern web and enterprise development stacks
• Ability to plan, document, and mentor teams on standards and best practices
• Experience coordinating modernization and platform engineering initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance, and adoption of software development standards, patterns, practices, and supporting documentation across ArcBest.
• Lead and coordinate the team of architects responsible for providing architecture guidance and consultation to development teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, security, and quality.
• Coordinate modernization efforts by tracking priorities, risks, dependencies, and progress while guiding teams on modernization paths.
• Plan, organize, and deliver technical training, learning materials, enablement sessions, and knowledge-sharing opportunities for developers and related technology teams.
• Support the rollout and adoption of developer tools, AI-assisted development capabilities, platform engineering practices, and other emerging technologies.

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

ASP.NET

.NET

C#

VB.NET

SQL

DB2

COBOL

JCL

VBA

VBScript

OLAP

ESSBASE

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

ArcBest is seeking a Manager, Application Standards to lead architecture guidance, development standards, and modernization efforts across the organization. You will drive training, tooling support, and enablement initiatives for developers, while coordinating with cross-functional teams to reduce friction and align with enterprise technology strategy.

The role includes team leadership, performance evaluations, salary reviews, and capacity planning to sustain an effective architecture program