Director Application Platforms

About the role

We are seeking an experienced engineering and technology leader to drive the strategic vision and execution of initiatives that enhance operational performance and efficiency. As Director, Application Platforms, you will play a pivotal role in the evolution of our travel insurance application platforms, delivering high-quality solutions relied upon by customers and employees.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with senior and executive leadership at GGA and Europ Assistance, as well as stakeholders across all departments, to align platform roadmaps, resources, and delivery commitments.
• Develop a deep understanding of the tools, technologies, and systems used at GGA and ensure the platforms consistently deliver business value, reliability, and efficiency.
• Oversee managed service partners to ensure 24/7 support, adherence to SLAs, and proactive risk and compliance practices, supported by a small internal technical team.
• Influence, full-stack or hybrid application-infrastructure experience, and a background in development management or managed service environments will be key advantages.

Requirements

• 10+ years application development and delivery experience.
• Experience in applying AI to enhancement delivery outcomes.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, JEE, IoC / DI, JPA, Hibernate.
• Strong experience with AWS services and infrastructure (AWS SQS, SMS, Lambda, API Gateway / Portal, Route56, EBS, Fargate, CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.).
• Strong practitioner of Agile methodology applications to SDLC.
• Prior experience interviewing end-users for insight on functionality, interface, problems, and/or usability issues.
• Experience with JBoss 7.0 or Wildfly, JMS, HornetMQ, RabbitMQ.
• Excellent understanding of design patterns, coding methods and best practices.
• Hands-on experience developing test cases and test plans.
• Understand principles and best practices of RESTful development.
• Databases: MSSQL, MySQL/Aurora, NoSQL / DynamoDB.
• Leverage JavaScript Frameworks like React.JS, ExtJS.
• Knowledge of the CICD, Pipelines, Maven, GIT, versioning, and release management best practices.
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Bachelors Degree required.

Skills

• Leadership
• Platform Delivery
• Application Roadmaps & Development Standards
• Innovation

Benefits

• Generous Employer contribution for health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Scholarship Program for Employee Dependents
• Company match on 401k
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Legal Benefit
• Discounts on travel insurance
• Time off policies including vacation days, sick days, personal days, holidays and volunteer days (VTO)

Pay

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• This is a Hybrid role based out of our San Diego, CA office.
• Time for Take-off: Monday-Friday during regular business hours (approximately 8:00am-5:00pm). Occasional overtime may be required according to business need.