Director, Application Development Services

The Director of Application Development Services is responsible for driving the strategic vision, development, and delivery of enterprise-wide software and application development solutions. This role oversees the design, development, and integration of complex applications, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical objectives. The Director leads a high-performing team of Application Developers and Salesforce Administrators. This individual mentors senior technical leaders and works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Leads the strategic direction of application development services, ensuring that all technical solutions align with organizational goals and business needs.
• Oversees the full lifecycle of application development, from design and architecture through development, testing, and deployment, ensuring that all projects meet business timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Manages, mentors, and develops a high-performing team of Application Developers and Salesforce Administrators, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration.
• Defines and implements technical standards, coding guidelines, and best practices for the application development lifecycle, including Test Driven Development (TDD) and version control management.
• Collaborates with business stakeholders, product managers, and IT teams to define and refine application requirements, ensuring that solutions meet both technical and business needs.
• Makes high-level strategic technical decisions and guides the team on the design and development of scalable, secure, and efficient application architectures.
• Drives the integration of business-critical systems, overseeing data migration, system integration, and seamless communication between applications.
• Leads the development of both user-facing applications and back-end systems using a variety of programming languages and frameworks, including but not limited to C#, Python, and JavaScript.
• Oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of application development projects, ensuring that resources are properly allocated, milestones are met, and risks are mitigated.
• Ensures adherence to application security standards, compliance requirements, and industry best practices in all software development efforts.
• Implements modern DevSecOps practices and tools, including automated CI/CD pipelines, for improved efficiency, security, and collaboration across development teams.
• Champions the adoption of innovative development practices and tools, continually evaluating and integrating new technologies to improve application performance and functionality.
• Leads the effort to maintain and improve the technical documentation and code repository, ensuring that all code is properly documented, version-controlled, and aligned with coding standards.
• Acts as a key advisor on technical strategies, offering insights on new technologies, platform capabilities, and resource requirements for future application development.
• Provides oversight for user acceptance testing (UAT) and quality assurance processes to ensure the integrity and functionality of all software releases.

Qualifications:

• Four-year degree from a college or university specializing in Computer Science or related field(s) required AND 8+ years of software engineering or application development experience OR 12+ years of professional equivalent experience. Required Experience to include hands-on software engineering or application development; preferred experience to include adapting various APIs for custom applications.
• Minimum of three years of supervisory experience in managing a team of Software Engineers and/or Application Developers. Must demonstrate managing software delivery projects while managing a team with scheduled milestones.
• Have completed coursework or training in ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, SQL, and/or Java.
• Must have hands-on experience with modern DevSecOps tools (i.e., Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo, Bitbucket).

Competencies:

• Service Champion - Adopts a service orientation, building trusting relationships and delivering value for associates, members, and communities.
• Langley Ambassadors - Demonstrates a passion for Langley's vision, encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion while considering Langley's values when making decisions and taking accountability for delivering results.
• Agile in Action - Adapts to changes in the business, demonstrating innovation to improve Langley and advance the business into the future.
• Team Driven - Collaborates across Langley, communicating transparently and prioritizing a team-based approach that delivers optimal outcomes for associates, members, and communities.
• Continuous Learners - Maintains an understanding of Langley's business and how value is delivered to members and actively pursues opportunities to grow oneself and strengthen the organization.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions, duties, and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, speak, listen, and understand. The employee will be required to use their hands and arms to the fingers to operate standard office equipment such as a keyboard and mouse. Specific vision requirements for the job include close vision (at 20 inches or less).

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is generally performed indoors in a climate-controlled office environment where the noise level is typically quiet.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of functions, duties, or responsibilities required by the employee. Functions, duties, and responsibilities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.