Director, Software Engineering - Archimedes

The Director, Software Engineering provides strategic, architectural, and operational leadership for enterprise software development initiatives, with a strong emphasis on data engineering, cloud architecture, SaaS product development, and DevOps automation. This role oversees multiple engineering teams responsible for building enterprise applications and SaaS platforms using .NET Core, MVC, React, AngularJS, and modern frameworks, while ensuring adherence to agile methodologies and industry best practices.

The Director, Software Engineering establishes standards for API development (SOAP/REST), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure automation, and drives architectural decisions that enable scalable, secure, and compliant solutions. Acting as a key liaison between technology and business stakeholders, this position ensures alignment with organizational goals and healthcare industry standards, while fostering innovation in ETL processes, automation frameworks, and multi-cloud deployments (Azure/AWS).

This position is open to our Brentwood TN Location or remote.

Job Responsibilities:

Partner with the CTO to execute technology vision, digital transformation initiatives, and modernization strategies.
• Provide leadership for managers, analysts, and developers who design and support business applications and SaaS products.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams, promoting a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with senior leadership on technology strategy, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Manage a portfolio of 10-15 projects with CAPEX budgets, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
• Build strategic partnerships with internal stakeholders and external vendors to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions.
• Drive decisions that significantly impact business operations and technology roadmaps.
• Own end-to-end architecture for enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, and integration layers.
• Design and implement API frameworks (REST/SOAP) for interoperability across internal systems and third-party vendors.
• Ensure architectural scalability, security, and compliance with HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST.
• Oversee multi-cloud strategy across Azure and AWS, including cost optimization, security hardening, and disaster recovery planning.
• Champion DevOps and platform engineering practices, including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and automated deployments.
• Direct the design and development of enterprise applications and SaaS products leveraging .NET Core, MVC, React, AngularJS, and SQL Server.
• Establish coding standards, code review processes, and best practices for maintainable, high-quality software.
• Ensure agile development practices, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous delivery.
• Architect and manage ETL pipelines, data warehousing, data lakes, and transformation workflows for large-scale healthcare data.
• Ensure data integrity, governance, and compliance across all platforms.
• Collaborate with data science and analytics teams to enable advanced reporting and data consumption.
• Champion Cloud Native Applications and Orchestration, along with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and automated testing frameworks.
• Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for proactive performance management.
• Manage a team of 5-10+ individual contributors and/or managers, including hiring, performance evaluation, and career development.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Develop hiring strategies to attract top talent in software engineering and emerging technologies (AI/ML, DevSecOps).
• Enforce adherence to healthcare compliance frameworks and cybersecurity best practices.
• Oversee security testing methodologies, including static code analysis and penetration testing.
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, and vulnerability remediation.
• Participate in change management, incident response, and problem management processes in alignment with Compliance best practices.
• Participate in, adhere to, and support compliance, people and culture, and learning programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Background Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field required. Master's degree or MBA preferred.

• Experience:
  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering required.
  • 5 years of healthcare leadership experience required.
  • Experience in data engineering, ETL, and data transformation within healthcare environments required.
  • Experience in .NET Core, MVC, React, AngularJS, Python, MS SQL, and SaaS product development required.
  • Experience with Azure and AWS cloud platforms, multi-vendor integrations, and DevOps automation required.
  • Experience in pharmacy or pharmacy benefit management (PBM) systems preferred.
  • Skills & Technologies:
    • Languages: C#, Python, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript.
    • Frameworks & Tools: .NET Core, MVC, React, AngularJS, Azure/AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.
    • Data Engineering: ETL tools, data pipelines, data warehousing.
    • DevOps: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automation frameworks.
    • Compliance: HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST.
    • Concepts: Agile methodology, system architecture, performance.