Software Engineering Director jobs in Appleton, WI

The Technical Lead is responsible for technical planning and execution of technical solutions (projects or technical team’s vision\backlog). The Technical Lead will be a technical expert in Full-stack Open Systems Development & Integration and will be responsible for building and implementing technical designs by solving complex IT engineering challenges. Your work will include day-to-day technical leadership of a small team and gaining the respect of your teammates. You're seeking to create a lasting impact at every opportunity, building technical solutions that sustain and deploy technical projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of developers and engineers in the technical delivery of software. Focus will be on but an Agent Portal to include a front-end Quoting solution on top of Duck Creek Policy.
• Provide leadership in the creation of strategic roadmaps focused on business and technology needs.
• Act as primary technical liaison; manage communication between technical staff and all project team members.
• Assist in determining project tech stack.
• Assisting in Proof of Technology, Proof of Concepts & Modeling of solutions for the organization.
• Manage technical debt decisions.
• Ensure the team’s adherence to SECURA’s published integration and development standards, security standards, and governance practices.
• Provide post-project thoughts, ideas, adjustments, concerns in regards to the technical aspects of the project (what went well, what did not go well, suggestions for improvements, etc.). 
• Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of integration and development best practices.
• Assist with code reviews according to SECURA standards.
• Work with business analysts and technical team to plan product releases, provide estimates, and resolve issues.
• Mentor team members in development, requirements gathering, and development methodologies and process.
• Identify product and project risks, communicate them to the team, and create mitigation plans.
• Drive continuous improvements initiatives.
• Help clear technical roadblocks by working with Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architects & other Technical Leaders & team members. This can involve working on new standards and guidelines and adjusting existing ones.
• Manage the relationship with software vendors, escalating issues that require immediate action.

QUALIFICATIONS:

ESSENTIAL:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in IT related field or equivalent combination of education/experience
• Approachability, willingness to share knowledge, and ability to work in a team environment
• Strong problem analysis/resolution, organizational, planning and prioritization skills
• Proven success leveraging technology to meet business objectives
• Ability to clearly articulate design and implementation choices
• Comfortable with collaboration, open communication and reaching across functional borders.
• Results oriented, self-motivated, resourceful team player
• Expert knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle [SDLC], application development methodologies, tools, and techniques
• 5 years of Full-stack application development experience in a corporate environment
• Design and/or development experience in automated data transfers, both real-time and batch, and familiarity with security requirements for data in-flight
• Advanced understanding of API development and related patterns (REST, HTTP/S and SOAP)
• Experience in the following languages, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java Language
• Experience working on front end UI/UX solutions leveraging Duck Creek Policy
• Experience working with XML and JSON data formats
• Experience/Familiarity working with Duck Creek API’s
• Experience working within the Duck Creek platform

PREFERRED:

• Experience in the P&C Insurance industry
• Hands-on experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and Anypoint Studio a plus
• Experience with MS Azure API Manager a plus

The preferred location of this position is for our corporate office in Fox Crossing, WI, but we will consider a remote\work from home arrangement for the right candidate.