Director Product Engineering - Hybrid in NC

<p><strong>Position Summary:</strong></p><p>Seeking a <strong>Director of Product Engineering</strong> to lead a core distributed systems development group. This is a <strong>hands-on leadership role</strong>, managing a team responsible for designing, building, and supporting mission-critical payment applications.</p><p>The role involves maintaining, enhancing, and modernizing distributed applications across <strong>Windows and Linux environments</strong>, with a strong focus on <strong>cloud transformation initiatives</strong>.</p><p><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field</li><li>10+ years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership/management role</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong>secure software development practices</strong></li><li>Hands-on experience with <strong>.NET and Java</strong> for mission-critical systems</li><li>Solid <strong>database design and development</strong> experience</li><li>Experience working with both <strong>Agile and Waterfall methodologies</strong></li><li>Knowledge of <strong>project management processes, tools, and deliverables</strong></li><li>Experience tracking and reporting development metrics (capacity, productivity, quality, progress)</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Proven experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams across multiple applications</li><li>Experience driving <strong>technology transformation</strong>, especially modernizing legacy .NET platforms</li><li>Exposure to <strong>DevSecOps practices and tools</strong> (e.g., GitHub, Fortify)</li><li>Experience with <strong>modern data engineering tools, practices, and frameworks</strong></li><li>Ability to contribute to and maintain <strong>enterprise application architecture</strong></li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience in <strong>banking or financial services</strong>, especially payment systems (ACH, wire transfers)</li><li>Experience with <strong>cloud platforms (AWS or Azure)</strong> and application migration</li><li>Knowledge of <strong>CI/CD pipelines, test automation frameworks, and DevOps practices</strong></li><li>Experience with <strong>data warehousing, reporting, and business intelligence systems</strong></li><li>Relevant certifications (e.g., MCP, MCSD) are a plus</li></ul><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate with infrastructure teams, delivery teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to drive application development and delivery</li><li>Define and implement an effective <strong>engineering delivery model</strong> (resources, skills, processes)</li><li>Ensure <strong>on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery</strong> of software solutions</li><li>Oversee <strong>resource planning and team management</strong></li><li>Establish and enforce <strong>best practices in application development and engineering methodologies</strong></li><li>Provide leadership for <strong>backend development, testing support, and production issue resolution</strong></li><li>Manage application <strong>deployments, patching, and release cycles</strong></li><li>Support and coordinate <strong>unit and component testing activities</strong></li><li>Apply strong understanding of <strong>information processing principles and enterprise IT environments</strong></li><li>Ensure adherence to <strong>data privacy, compliance, and regulatory standards</strong></li><li>Oversee <strong>application and infrastructure lifecycle management</strong></li></ul><p></p>

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