Director, Software Engineering

at Rocket Software in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

Job Description Summary:

The Director, Software Engineering, will play a pivotal role in establishing the vision for our one of products organization. The Director will enable outstanding performance of the team and build structures/systems to ensure our success is repeatable, consistent, and scalable. The Director will have a passion for working with technical teams globally to deliver complex enterprise products, working with customers, and fostering a collaborative, results-orientated, and sustainable team culture.

The individual in the role will have a demonstrated track record of successfully building and delivering technology solutions using agile principles and practices globally. The Director will be an inspirational leader capable of hiring, developing and motivating talent with strong technical and teamwork skills world-wide.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

+ Lead a geographically distributed software engineering organization including engineers in the US and Australia.

+ Establish a culture of rapid innovation based on modern engineering constructs and practices.

+ Implement team-wide standards and practices for engineering and development excellence, with a focus on quality, predictability, repeatability, and scalability.

+ Collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver on time and with high quality.

+ Recruit, onboard, develop, mentor, and retain high-performing and diverse talent

+ Work directly with Rocket clients to demonstrate Rockets core values of Empathy, Humanity, Trust and Love.

Required Qualifications:

+ 8+ years of software engineering leadership experience.

+ Experience working in fast-paced technical environments to promote agile principles and mind-set across the organization.

+ Experience leading a geographically distributed software engineering organization.

+ Experience building strong partnerships with other job functions to keep teams collaborating smoothly and working together to improve the product.

+ Proven track record of synthesizing multiple internal and external sources of input into product requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Strong technical skills with an understanding of different technologies, architecture patterns and design principles.

+ Solid understanding of modern software engineering practices and iterative development approaches with an emphasis on Agile.

+ Inclusive leadership style that empowers and enables individuals and teams.

+ Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills and ability to lead by influence rather than strictly authority.

+ Excellent coaching skills and comfortable with ‘doing and showing’ recommended practices.

Travel Requirements:

<10%

Information Security:

Information security is everyone’s responsibility. A fundamental principle of information security at Rocket Software is that all individuals in the organization have a responsibility for the security and protection of company information and IT Resources over which they have control, according to their role.

Diversity, Inclusion & Equity:

At Rocket we are committed to an inclusive workplace environment, where every Rocketeer can thrive by bringing their full selves to work. Being a Rocketeer means you are part of our movement to continually drive inclusivity, diversity and equity in our workforce.

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The base salary range for this role is $164,000.00 – $205,100.00 /year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

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What Rocket Software can offer you in USA:

Extensive paid time off programs (paid holidays, sick, and unlimited vacation time)

Healthcare coverage options to fit you (and your family’s) needs

Retirement savings, with matching contributions by Rocket Software

Life and disability coverage

Leadership and skills training opportunities

Two paid work days for off-site training

EOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 781-577-4321 or send an email to people@rocketsoftware.com. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us!

Thousands of companies around the world depend on Rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data, as well as extending the value of these assets to take advantage of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and other future innovations. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, Rocket solutions power the back-end systems that thousands of brands interact with every day. At Rocket, software has always been about people-not just ones and zeroes. We’re people solving problems for other people, and we strive to treat our customers, partners, and fellow Rocketeers with humanity. Founded in 1990, Rocket Software is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with 31 offices around the world.