Director of Application & Integration Development

Director of Application & Integration Development Job Summary: This person provides leadership to development staff and managers.  Acts as a cooperative leader in the creation of innovative, cost-effective, bug-free interactive software solutions.  Works with customers, business partners, technical staff, and other key stakeholders to resolve complex problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.  Manages the application product portfolio and provides strategic vision and leadership.  Communicates with the Product Advisory Board to develop, manage, and maintain advanced product line roadmaps, priorities and timelines.

Director of Application & Integration Development Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor???s degree in computer science or related field 10+ years??? experience in Application Development, EDI and Integration Experience leading EDI teams using IBM Sterling suite of Products like B2Bi, PEM, API Governance, gateway etc. 5+ years management corporate IT experience Director of Application & Integration Development Preferred Skills: Experience working on tool consolidation without compromising the technical and business capability enablement Knowledge of any UI/UX Front-End frameworks like React or Vue.js Ability to use major RDBMS like MySQL or PostgreSQL or SQL Server and any form of NoSQL like Mongo or Couchbase to invest in developing trends and core skills Knowledge of modern project life cycle methodology (Lean RUP, agile), Service Life Cycle (SLC), Release and Change Knowledge of Java, .NET or other relevant core development language. Knowledge of B2C Customer Service Knowledge of cloud best practices and technologies. Knowledge of DevSecOps best practices. Ability to learn and employ new applications Ability to work on a team Problem solving skills Ability to create schedules, and meet deadlines and milestones Director of Application & Integration Development Key Responsibilities: Lead all the efforts in the Application Engineering and Integration Services areas. Mentor, coach, and develop Managers, Principals and Engineers. Assesses and comments on code as it is developed. Assist with identifying gaps in current capabilities and provide clear directions to the teams in managing the current while building the solutions for the future. Assists the upper management by providing inputs for technology modernization strategies Identifies Standards of code for ???cross-pollination??? to other projects. Oversight for development of proposals and prototypes. Manages software development processes. Works closely with operation teams to insure sound operation and delivery of service. Determines project assignments for development managers Budgeting and tracking expenses regularly Works directly with clients to integrate and support products. Works with leadership team to plan future R&D projects. Investigates new technologies, creating prototypes for business teams. Works with Account Managers and Business team on responses to client RFP???s and integration requests. Determines new features with appropriate and effective design. Works with direct reports to build technical strategy and roadmaps Leads the discussion to deliver estimates for engineering efforts. Determines/creates an effective structure and organization. Engages with clients to understand their needs and demands Assesses applicability of tools/software for development projects. Researches solutions to bugs and other software performance issues. Plan and executes the people related activities like Talent Management, employee training, succession planning and performance appraisals