IT Director, Software Engineering & Integration

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 FUNCTIONSEngineering 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.