Lead Software Engineer

Job Purpose

• The Lead Software Engineer plays a crucial role in the successful development and deployment of enterprise-level products. This includes strategic planning, organizing workflows, and ensuring high-quality, secure, and reliable systems.
• This individual will support maintenance of existing applications and will guide senior management in assessing new technologies, long-term systems strategy, hardware and software testing, and system usage monitoring.
• As a vital member of the team, the Lead Software Engineer will direct and resolve technical challenges promptly, assess both immediate and future needs, and provide valuable insights to the leadership team.
• We encourage this individual to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset within the team to deliver top-notch code, foresee potential issues, refine deployment processes, and share development best practices in line with organizational standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the main deployment manager for all code changes across various product teams, encompassing cloud-based, mobile, and on-premise applications.
• Maintain the release repository and manage essential information, including build and release procedures.
• Assist with overall release planning and governance, perform risk assessments, manage milestones, prioritize releases, provide status updates, review production readiness, and oversee change implementations.
• Offer technical expertise to senior management for ongoing long-term information systems planning and the selection of new hardware and software systems.
• Conduct research and provide input on long-range digital initiatives; collaborate with partners, clients, and staff to evaluate new technologies.
• Research emerging products, services, protocols, and standards to enhance security, development efforts, and deployment processes.
• Proactively help identify operational improvement opportunities through technology use.
• Guide local and offshore teams in delivering ongoing technical support while structuring, leading, training, and developing IT staff for maximum efficiency.
• Recommend and implement policies, procedures, and project management plans to ensure the quality and integrity of the information management system.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with business units and technology vendors; communicate effectively with management, staff, and vendors regarding planning, implementation, and support of technology resources.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field; substantial industry experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
• Extensive knowledge of the installation, implementation, and coordination of application software solutions and computer systems.
• In-depth understanding of IT organizational development and operational practices, including Maturity Modeling, Service Delivery, Quality Management, Design Thinking, Project Management, and IT Governance.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a comparable role.
• An organized and self-driven individual capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt in a fast-moving IT landscape and keep abreast of the latest technologies, methodologies, and policies.
• An articulate professional capable of relating to individuals at all organizational levels, with outstanding communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing the design and implementation of high-volume, high-performance enterprise software solutions.
• Experience developing and integrating APIs for both internal and external consumers.
• A security-focused approach toward developing, deploying, and delivering products.
• Experience in regulated industries is a plus.
• Familiarity with Angular and a Microsoft technology stack.
• Experience with SQL Server 2019 or newer.
• Relevant industry experience, particularly in healthcare, insurance, or PBM sectors is preferred.