Senior Enterprise Application Engineer — Hybrid & Lead Integrations

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc; Downers Grove, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc in Downers Grove, IL is seeking a Lead Enterprise Application Engineer to own the performance and evolution of key vendor applications across their full lifecycle. This role serves as senior escalation point for complex issues, leads implementations from requirements through stabilization, and aligns business needs with secure, scalable technical solutions.

You will improve vendor evaluation, manage roadmaps, and develop future engineering leadership in a

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in application support, engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading software implementations, major upgrades, or technical initiatives.
• Experience coordinating with business users and vendors to translate needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise application reliability and act as final escalation point.
• Lead vendor application implementations, upgrades, and cutovers with clear scope and timelines.
• Strengthen integrations and architecture with APIs, EDI, and data feeds.
• Drive product ownership, roadmaps, and vendor performance.
• Build a scalable application engineering function through mentoring and standards.

Skills

Tier 3 support

Vendor management

APIs

SQL

Scripting

Leadership/mentoring

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

EDI

Data integration tools

Job description

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc in Downers Grove, IL is seeking a Lead Enterprise Application Engineer to own the performance and evolution of key vendor applications across their full lifecycle. This role serves as senior escalation point for complex issues, leads implementations from requirements through stabilization, and aligns business needs with secure, scalable technical solutions.

You will improve vendor evaluation, manage roadmaps, and develop future engineering leadership in a