About this role
Reporting to the CIO, the IT Director of Software Engineering & Integration will lead the company’s application development, customer integration, business intelligence, and software delivery functions. This role is responsible for transforming a legacy development organization into a modern, high-performing engineering team capable of rapidly delivering customer integrations, internal applications, customer-facing portals, and analytics solutions. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Engineering Leadership • Lead all software development, integration, BI, QA, and release management activities. • Build a high-accountability engineering culture. • Coach managers and senior engineers. Delivery Management • Establish Agile/Scrum practices. • Oversee sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and release planning. • Ensure work is properly prioritized and tracked in Jira. Technology Modernization • Lead adoption of tools and engineering best practices. • Oversee Connect modernization strategy. Stakeholder Management • Partner with business leaders and project stakeholders. • Build strong relationships with software vendors and implementation partners. Governance and Quality • Implement code review, testing, and release standards. • Establish engineering KPIs. • Improve documentation using Confluence. Other duties as assigned. Technology - Development • C# / .NET • ASP.NET • SQL Server • SSIS • Power BI • Azure Technology - Platforms • Datex Footprint WMS • Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 • Connect (legacy orchestration platform) • iPaaS Integration Cloud • Freight Manifest • Freight Analytics Technology - Tooling • Jira • Confluence • GitHub • GitHub Copilot Leadership Competencies • Executive presence/strategic thinker • Demonstrates accountability • Leads change • Provides ongoing coaching and mentoring • Operational execution with a customer focus • Excellent communication skills - written and verbal • Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills