Director of Software Development

Company: Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Careers - Group O - Director of Software Development in Fort Worth, Texas - Careers at Fort Worth 2101 Please Enable Cookies to Continue Please enable cookies in your browser to experience all the personalized features of this site, including the ability to apply for a job. Welcome page Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Director of Software Development Job Locations US-TX-Fort Worth - US-TX-Roanoke - US-IL-Milan - US Job ID 2020-3436 Category Information Technology Division Corporate Overview Group O is looking for a Director of Software Development to join our growing team. This position is responsible for leading the team of software developers who are responsible for web, mobile, custom and off the shelf solutions. The role will work closely with the practice managers from the following areas: QA, Business Analysis, Scrum, Reporting, Enterprise Architect, Product Owners. The Director of Software Development will create a culture of excellence while providing technical vision and direction to ensure the development team is aligned with the company strategic direction. Responsibilities

• Work with Scrum Master and Product team to ensure timely delivery of releases in scheduled Scrum sprints
• Cultivate a high performing team by building skills through coaching, mentoring and ongoing training and development
• Select, develop, and evaluate team members to ensure the effectiveness and alignment with current and future goals and initiatives
• Contribute to architecture, implementation and support decisions
• Provide hands-on support to team when necessary
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team and personal learning
• Manage software development KPIs and create reports for senior leadership team
• Responsible for the recruitment and on boarding of new team members
• Participate in review meetings to determine status, identify problem areas and suggest corrective actions
• Act as lead during high priority escalations
• Leads team to improving processes and tools that relate to the team's execution and overall productivity
• Mentor developers to utilize best practices on design sessions, unit testing, and code reviews. Ensure that corporate policies related to these initiatives are upheld through the development cycle
• Drive innovation, improvement and adoption of industry leading practices including CI/CD, cloud, micro-services/container architecture
• Modernize legacy application architecture and infrastructure
• Keep abreast of technological changes and innovations in the computer field, specifically development, web, and on-line technologies. Monitor technology trends such as emerging standards for new technology opportunities
• Ensure applications are supportable, achieve business objectives and anticipated benefits, are in line with reference architecture and meet security/availability/disaster recovery standards
• Identify, research, and propose strategic initiatives in a way that balances both the short and long term company goals Qualifications Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum of 6 years management or other equivalent leadership experience
  • Minimum of 10 years software engineering or comparable experience
  • At least 5 years Microsoft .NET and C# programming experience
  • Exposure to React/Angular JS
  • Working knowledge of Agile software development--life-cycle principles
  • Working knowledge of Azure Desired Skills and Traits:
    • History of hitting deadlines and building team chemistry
    • Systems-Thinking Mindset
    • Ability to recruit talented team members
    • Highly organized, with strong attention to detail
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Ability to build effective relationships and build a strong and positive team
    • Ability to develop creative solutions for client and internal problems and challenges Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Loading... Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration. This position will be subject to pre-employment background check and drug screen. The conviction of a crime will not automatically result in a denial of employment.Group O participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. The E-Verify and the workers' rights notice are available in English and Spanish . Application FAQs Software Powered by iCIMS
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