Job Description Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Enterprise Applications to lead our technology initiatives and drive the evolution of our e-commerce platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in web and mobile application development, API development and integration, and team management. This role is pivotal in transforming our current systems to a more scalable, efficient, and customer-centric technology stack.
Principal Responsibilities and Duties
- Strategic Planning: Develop and execute a technology roadmap aligned with business goals, focusing on scalability, security, and performance. Assess existing stack for improvement opportunities. Justify build versus buy.
- Technical Oversight: Collaborate with Principal Architect to define technical solution as part of user story grooming, provide hands-on technical guidance to the developers.
- Technical Operation Manage the technical execution for strategic and maintenance projects to ensure sprint objectives are achieved on time while ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
- Production Support: Partner with the DevOps and Infrastructure team to monitor and support application issues within SLA.
- Team Development: Recruit, train, and retain top talent within the development team. Promote continuous learning and professional growth.
- Collaboration: Align closely with the prioritized roadmap from Digital Product Management, and other departments to ensure technology initiatives meet the business-as-usual and strategic needs.
- Compliance and Security: Partner with the InfoSec team to ensure all technology solutions comply with industry standards and regulations, implementing best practices for data security and privacy.
- Performance Monitoring: Establish KPIs and metrics to monitor system performance, bugs and errors, and team productivity.
- Vendor Relations: Manage relationships with external vendors and partners involved in technology projects.
- Executive Readout: Provide frequent update on team performance and workload, technical outlook and improvement recommendations
Essential Skills/Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience:
- Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in technology roles, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership position.
- Proven experience in modernizing monolithic platforms to Next.js headless architecture.
- Demonstrated success in integrating with e-commerce marketplaces, launching e-commerce mobile applications and other pivotal features.
- Strong background in building scalable API using Laravel and MuleSoft.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in PHP, MySQL Next.js, React, Laravel, Phalcon, Lumen, MuleSoft, AWS technologies.
- Expertise in customizing WooCommerce and WordPress plugins.
- Strong understanding of front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind, JavaScript, jQuery) and responsive design principles.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines
Leadership Skills:
- Exceptional team management and mentorship abilities.
- Strong project and time management skills with experience using Agile methodologies.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Other Important Factors
- Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Please email your resume to careers@jmbullion.com.
