Sr. Director, AI Software Engineering & Integrations

Sunbelt Beverage Company, LLC; Cicero (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Bonus program

Job summary

Breakthru Beverage Group (BBG) is undergoing an enterprise transformation to modernize its technology stack with SAP S/4HANA, Snowflake, AWS, and AI capabilities. We seek a strategic Sr.

Director to build a new software engineering capability and drive enterprise integration across APIs, EDI, and event-driven patterns. The role embeds engineers with business teams to rapidly deliver AI-powered workflows and automation while advancing DevSecOps, security, and quality guardrails across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical discipline.
• 10+ years in enterprise integration or software/ platform engineering, with 8+ years in technical leadership.
• Proven track record building teams delivering enterprise integrations, APIs, and digital solutions.
• Deep expertise in REST APIs, event-driven patterns, EDI/B2B, and API management.
• Hands-on with iPaaS and cloud platforms (MuleSoft, AWS).
• Experience designing/operating mission-critical integration platforms (SAP, API orchestration, EDI).
• Strong foundation in cloud-native, microservices, distributed systems, and languages (Python, Java, TS).
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and automation across SDLC.
• Experience leading agile, product-oriented, or forward-deployed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise integration strategy, architecture, standards, and governance for API-first and event-driven connectivity.
• Own platforms for integration, APIs, event streaming, MFT, and EDI tying SAP, Snowflake, Salesforce, Workday, and partners.
• Build a modern software engineering capability with an operating model, stack, and delivery practices.
• Champion forward-deployed and AI-assisted engineering embedding engineers with business teams.
• Enable AI agents and intelligent automation with governance and secure data access.
• Establish DevSecOps practices: CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and secure delivery.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of engineers and architects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Enterprise integration

APIs & EDI

Cloud-native development

DevSecOps

AI-assisted engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

MuleSoft

AWS

SAP integration

Job description

Breakthru Beverage Group (BBG) is undergoing a major enterprise transformation to modernize our technology landscape, simplify enterprise integrations, and accelerate AI-driven innovation. We are building a modern, cloud-native ecosystem powered by SAP S/4HANA, Snowflake, AWS, and next-generation AI capabilities. We are seeking a strategic, hands-on leader to drive modern software engineering and enterprise integration. This is an exciting opportunity to establish a new software engineering capability at BBG, with significant ownership in shaping its operating model, technology stack, engineering standards, and delivery practices. The Sr. Director will champion forward-deployed engineering, embedding engineers alongside business teams to rapidly deliver applications, AI-powered workflows, and automation. This leader will also drive AI-assisted development, leveraging AI coding agents and modern engineering practices to accelerate delivery and improve productivity. In parallel, this role will lead BBG's enterprise integration ecosystem, including APIs, event-driven architecture, EDI, and AI agent integration, partnering across business and technology teams to deliver scalable solutions and measurable business outcomes.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead Enterprise Integration Strategy: Define and execute BBG's enterprise integration roadmap, architecture, standards, and governance to enable secure, scalable, API-first and event-driven connectivity across the enterprise.
• Own Enterprise Integration, API & EDI Platforms: Lead the design, delivery, and operation of enterprise integrations, APIs, event streaming, managed file transfer, and EDI capabilities connecting SAP, Snowflake, Salesforce, Workday, customers, suppliers, and other enterprise platforms. Drive modernization, simplification, and reliability of BBG's integration landscape.
• Build a Modern Software Engineering Capability: Establish BBG's new software engineering function, defining its operating model, organizational structure, technology stack, development frameworks, engineering standards, and delivery practices. Create a scalable foundation for rapid, AI-enabled software development.
• Champion Forward-Deployed & AI-Assisted Engineering: Establish an engineering model that embeds developers alongside business teams to rapidly deliver applications, AI-powered workflows, and automation. Drive adoption of AI coding agents, agentic development workflows, and automated testing and code review, supported by standardized tooling, reusable components, and appropriate security and quality guardrails.
• Enable AI Agents & Intelligent Automation: Establish integration patterns and governance that allow AI agents to securely interact with enterprise systems, APIs, and governed data. Partner with the AI Center of Excellence to operationalize agentic AI using technologies such as MCP, agent orchestration, and enterprise APIs.
• Drive Engineering & Operational Excellence: Establish modern DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security-by-design, and continuous delivery. Ensure reliable, resilient integrations and applications through monitoring, SLA management, incident response, and continuous improvement.
• Build and Lead a High-Performing Organization: Recruit, develop, and mentor integration engineers, software engineers, architects, and EDI specialists. Foster a culture of innovation, AI-enabled engineering, business partnership, and accountability while managing strategic technology partners.
• Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder's supervisor, may also be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience enterprise integration, software engineering, or platform engineering, including 8+ years in technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience building and leading engineering teams delivering enterprise integrations, APIs, applications, and digital solutions.
• Deep expertise in enterprise integration architectures, including REST APIs, event-driven patterns, EDI/B2B integration, and API management.
• Hands-on experience with leading iPaaS platforms (MuleSoft) and cloud platforms (AWS).
• Experience designing and operating mission-critical enterprise integration platforms, including SAP integration, API orchestration, and EDI modernization.
• Strong technical foundation in modern software engineering, including cloud-native development, microservices, distributed systems, and languages such as Python, Java, or TypeScript.
• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, AWS Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Cursor), coding agents, and automation across the software development lifecycle.
• Experience leading agile, product-oriented, or forward-deployed engineering teams delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Familiarity with AI architectures, including LLMs, agentic workflows, MCP, RAG, and secure enterprise integration.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and observability.
• Experience leading complex enterprise transformation initiatives across cloud, ERP, integration, or digital platforms.
• Strategic, hands-on leader with strong architectural judgment, stakeholder management, communication, and execution skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within large Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), beverage, retail, distribution, logistics, or supply chain organizations.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering.

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.

Competencies: Ability to develop complex, multi-project communication plans that understand IT goals, priorities, and resource constraints. Anticipates significant problems and efficiently resolves most with minimal input; develops creative, feasible solutions to advanced problems, effectively advocates for adoption of proposed solutions and develops process for them. Be decisive, a strategic planner, manage multiple tasks and deadlines, have excellent problem-solving skills, have strong business and budgeting acumen, and display calmness and composure under stress or uncertainty, inspiring the same in direct reports.

Salary Range: $175,000 - $215,000

This position is eligible to participate in a bonus program. Metrics and level of participation are determined annually.

This position is eligible for health care benefits, life insurance, time off benefits and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan - - Breakthru Beverage Group is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

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We’re driven to be the industry leader in every way, including how we treat our associates.

Which is why we’ve built a people-centric, relationship-driven culture designed to maximize career advancement, a sense of belonging, and wellness.

Breakthru Beverage is a family-owned and operated company with operations across the U.S. and Canada, and more than $8 billion in annual sales driven by a team of 10,000 associates.

We deliver world-renowned brands to the doorsteps of North America’s retail, bar and restaurant businesses.