Overview

The Director of Software Engineer manages a team responsible for the design and development of systems software or software applications. They are responsible for supervising software engineering and development staff on the software development team, tracking and reporting on the performance of software projects, and contributing to planning for future project and budget requests.

Responsibilities

• Applies engineering concepts and principles to the design of software solutions.
• Evaluates business needs, defines functional requirements and technical specifications, and codes secure and efficient solutions or enhancements.
• Tests software functionality and monitors performance, ensuring accessibility and scalability.
• Serves as the primary point of contact between end users, support personnel, and software engineering teams
• Supervise software engineering and development staff
  • Be the formal manager of technical staff.
  • Works with development leads to allocate staff based on technical ability.
  • Oversee staff professional development.
  • Perform managerial duties such as approving time sheets and expense reports, and performing performance reviews.
  • Contribute to team resource forecasting and skill gap analysis.
  • Contribute to hiring or procurement process for developers or consultants.
• Tracks and reports the project performance for software projects (development and operations) as the project manager of record.
• Contribute to planning and funding requests for future projects and budgetary requests.

Qualifications Required Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Strong leadership, management, communication, and organizational skills.
• A willingness to engage and learn basics of the different fields of the EaaS business as needed for development.
• 5+ years of relevant progressive experience working on a professional software development team.
• 1-3+ years of supervisory experience, managing technical software development staff.
• BA/MS in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the field's concepts and principles.
• Performs complex tasks typically following established processes.
• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has full authority for personnel decisions.
• Primarily focused on administering established policies and procedures but may have some impact on departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Problem/situation analysis.
• Technical expertise.
• Computer skills.
• Project management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented and willing to tackle various ongoing projects in a fast paced environment.
• Well versed in the industry and the Company's competitors.
• Excellent multitasking skills, with the ability to perform duties outside of scope of work when necessary.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Experience as the project manager of record for software projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Travel Requirements

• 10% of time will be spent traveling to job site(s)/office location.

Physical/Work Environment Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Climbing stairs.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often kneeling, standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Quiet environment.
• Light work that includes adjusting and/or moving objects up to 20 pounds.