Senior Director, Software Engineering

amerilife; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AmeriLife seeks a senior technology leader to direct engineering and delivery for critical business initiatives. You will champion Agile practices, oversee software engineering and testing, and ensure solutions meet risk and operational requirements across multiple lines of business.

You will manage teams, hire and coach staff, and drive continuous improvement while aligning IT efforts with enterprise strategies and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and extensive IT experience.
• Experience leading multiple IT teams and delivery programs.
• Strong executive communication and vendor negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct the engineering and deployment of significant delivery projects in accordance with requirements, schedules and budgets.
• Oversee design, engineering, testing and deployment of applications with Agile or Waterfall methods.
• Develop departmental plans aligned with IT priorities and business objectives.
• Guide teams using deep systems engineering and administration knowledge.
• Identify and resolve complex technical, operational, and organizational problems.
• Lead and manage performance of teams to meet financial and operational goals.

Skills

Team management

Agile methodology

Strategic planning

Executive communications

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree and equivalent experience

Tools

DevSecOps

Job description

Our Company

Explore how you can contribute at AmeriLife.

For over 50 years, AmeriLife has been a leader in the development, marketing and distribution of annuity, life and health insurance solutions for those planning for and living in retirement.

Associates get satisfaction from knowing they provide agents, marketers and carrier partners the support needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.

Job Summary

This role leads a team or teams responsible for technology solutions that meet business needs and satisfy risk and operational requirements of the Tech organization. Identify and resolves complex technical, operational, risk management, and organizational challenges for an LOB or several Sub LOBs. Leverage emerging technologies and automation to improve business efficiencies, enhance speed-to-market of solution delivery, and support business and enterprise transformation and optimization. Has full management responsibilities for teammates: hiring, disciplinary, coaching, terminating, performance reviews.

In an Agile environment: Act as an Agile champion. Primarily responsible for delivering high quality working software and automating manual/reusable tasks. Leverage engineering practices to deliver business value. Responsible for oversight of software engineering and unit testing, and supporting integration and functional testing. Oversee warranty support and knowledge transfer to production support. Ensure developed code is in accordance with the acceptance criteria established by the Product Owner.

Job Description

Duties/Responsibilities

The following reflects duties for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time for business reasons.

• Direct the engineering and deployment of significant delivery projects in accordance with specified technical requirements, schedules and budgets, including Agile methodologies.
• Oversee the planning, design, engineering, testing and deployment of application projects in conjunction with a variety of resources, which may include Waterfall or Agile approaches.
• Develop departmental plans, including business, financial, production and/or organizational priorities based on IT and focuses on long-term operations planning and performance, and broader business objectives and priorities.
• Apply an in-depth understanding of systems engineering and administration and a basic understanding of other IT disciplines in guiding and coaching team members.
• Identify and resolve complex technical, operational, and organizational problems.
• Impact results by supporting the funding of projects, products, services, and/or technologies.
• Maintain appropriate Risk Profile through owning the first line of Risk defense, proactively identifying risks, and implementing the necessary mitigations where warranted. Partner effectively with 2nd line of defense, Auditor, and regulators to ensure Risk is identified and mitigated appropriately.
• May play lead role or technical consultant role in large or complex projects or initiatives.
• Has full management responsibilities for teammates: hiring, disciplinary, coaching, terminating, performance reviews.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree and equivalent education and experience, which could include any combination of eight years of experience in IT software engineering, five years' relevant business experience (i.e. making technical-related decisions on the business side), five years' experience in ect management, and at least two years of management experience
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of technology trends, competitive environment, regulatory requirements and trends, and IT strategies employed to continually meet the demands of clients and regulators
• Ability to translate enterprise level strategic planning information into software and data management needs, create business plans, and turn them into effective business solutions
• Executive level communications skills, including, strong negotiation/facilitation/presentation skills and experience negotiating with vendors for relevant products and services
• Ability to solve unique and highly complex technical, operational, and organizational problems
• Ability to lead and manage the performance of multiple teams against a set of financial and operational objectives
• Experience managing projects with enterprise-wide implications from conception through implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of multiple approaches to Software Engineering
• Full understanding of Agile methodology
• Experience leading teams in an Agile organization, particularly those practicing DevSecOps, and/or are in transition from traditional waterfall approach to Agile approach
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