Director, Application Development Services

About the role

The Director, 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. 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. This role also champions best practices in the software development life cycle (SDLC) and ensures the adoption of industry-leading tools and technologies to support long-term scalability and performance.

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, 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 equivalent professional 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).

Skills

• 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