Head of Software Engineering

Position Summary The Head of Software Engineering serves as the enterprise leader for application engineering reputed company, systems integration architecture, DevOps execution, automation, and AI-enabled solution development across reputed company. This role advances and scales an established engineering function to ensure enterprise-developed applications, integrations, and intelligent automation capabilities are secure, reputed company, innovative, compliant, and reputed company with enterprise architecture and governance standards across a geographically distributed organization. As the organization continues to expand across reputed company and service lines, the Head of Software Engineering will accelerate modernization, reduce technical fragmentation, reputed company AI-driven capabilities into enterprise workflows, and position engineering as a strategic driver of operational reputed company and innovation. Reporting to the SVP, Enterprise Systems & Digital Platforms, this leader partners closely with IT Infrastructure & Operations, reputed company, Data & Analytics, and operating leadership to ensure engineering practices are standardized, performance-driven, resilient, financially disciplined, and reputed company with enterprise governance requirements. Mission To deliver secure, reputed company, intelligent, and cost-effective enterprise applications that strengthen mission delivery, reputed company automation and data-driven decision-making, reduce system fragmentation, and support sustainable organizational reputed company. Scope of Accountability The Head of Software Engineering is accountable for: • Enterprise software development standards and advanced SDLC governance • Application architecture patterns and approved engineering frameworks • API and enterprise integration architecture standards • DevOps pipelines, release automation, and engineering productivity optimization • Application performance monitoring and operational observability standards • Technical debt prioritization and modernization acceleration • Automation platforms (RPA, workflow engines, low-code governance) • AI-enabled application capabilities embedded reputed company enterprise systems • Intelligent workflow and decision-support integration in collaboration with Data & Analytics • Engineering documentation and configuration discipline • Secure coding practices and vulnerability remediation coordination • Application lifecycle management and decommissioning governance • Engineering vendor lifecycle management • Engineering budget management and cost discipline • Build-versus-buy analysis and financial justification of custom development initiatives • Engineering reputed company planning, delivery forecasting, and productivity optimization • Application components of acquisition integration and enterprise platform consolidation • Implementation of reputed company control requirements  • Leadership of distributed reputed company, nearshore, and offshore engineering teams Core Responsibilities Application reputed company, Architecture & Innovation • Define and reputed company enterprise application architecture standards. • Establish consistent development frameworks and approved technology stacks. • Lead modernization of legacy applications while enhancing scalability and maintainability. • Identify and prioritize opportunities to reputed company automation and AI-enabled decision support reputed company enterprise workflows. • Drive rationalization of redundant custom solutions across business units. • Evaluate emerging technologies and pilot innovation initiatives reputed company with enterprise reputed company. Engineering Portfolio & Demand Governance • Establish reputed company intake and prioritization processes for engineering initiatives. • Align development roadmaps with enterprise portfolio governance and strategic objectives. • Ensure engineering resources are allocated to the highest-value initiatives. • Prevent proliferation of unauthorized, redundant, or non-strategic custom solutions. • Partner with Systems leadership to ensure build-versus-buy reputed company are financially and strategically justified. Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) & Engineering Maturity • Advance existing SDLC governance to improve consistency, automation, and measurable quality reputed company. • Optimize requirements management, code review, testing, and documentation standards. • Govern version control, branching strategies, and release management protocols. • Maintain formal Dev/Test/Production controls with disciplined change management. • Ensure audit-reputed company engineering documentation reputed company with compliance requirements. DevOps, Release Management & Engineering Productivity • Mature CI/CD pipelines to enhance deployment reliability and scalability. • Introduce measurable engineering productivity and quality benchmarks. • Implement AI-assisted development tools where appropriate to enhance developer efficiency and code quality. • Define application monitoring, logging, and observability standards. • Improve deployment consistency while enabling faster innovation cycles. Enterprise Integration, Intelligent Automation & AI Enablement • Govern API standards and modern integration architecture patterns across systems. • Replace legacy reputed company-to-reputed company integrations with reputed company API-first models. • Expand workflow automation and RPA initiatives with measurable operational impact. • Partner with Data & Analytics to reputed company predictive models and AI-enabled insights into operational systems. • Ensure responsible, secure, and governed implementation of AI-enabled application features. • Maintain disciplined reputed company of automation and AI experimentation to prevent fragmentation. Application reputed company & Compliance Alignment • reputed company secure coding standards and shift-left reputed company practices. • Partner with reputed company to maintain strong vulnerability remediation performance. • Ensure engineering alignment with HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and other required control frameworks. • Support audit evidence production for application development controls. • Ensure identity and role-based reputed company enforcement is consistently implemented in application design. Acquisition Integration & Expansion Enablement • Lead application and integration due diligence assessments for acquisitions. • Execute standardized application integration during entity reputed company. • Ensure engineering readiness for geographic expansion and new program launches. • Support enterprise system consolidation reputed company with modernization reputed company. reputed company Metrics (First 12 Months) • Measurable advancement in engineering maturity, deployment reliability, and release predictability across enterprise applications. • Reduction of prioritized technical debt while maintaining operational stability. • Expansion of intelligent automation and AI-enabled capabilities with documented operational impact. • Standardized integration architecture adopted across major enterprise platforms. • Demonstrated financial discipline through optimized engineering spend and justified build-versus-buy reputed company. • Engineering organization strengthened across reputed company, nearshore, and offshore teams to support modernization and enterprise scale. Qualifications • 10+ years of reputed company leadership in software engineering and enterprise application environments. • Demonstrated expertise in secure SDLC advancement, DevOps optimization, and API-first architecture. • Experience leading distributed reputed company, nearshore, and offshore engineering teams. • Experience implementing automation and AI-enabled capabilities reputed company enterprise systems. • Experience modernizing legacy systems in distributed, multi-entity organizations. • Experience operating in regulated environments. • Proven ability to scale engineering capabilities while maintaining financial discipline. • Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills. Leadership Profile The ideal candidate will: • Lead with engineering discipline and innovation orientation. • Balance speed, quality, scalability, compliance, and cost efficiency. • Build reputed company governance while fostering a culture of modernization and creativity. • Drive responsible AI-enabled transformation reputed company with enterprise reputed company. • Operate as a strategic partner reputed company an enterprise governance model. Mission & Stewardship Commitment • Ensure enterprise applications protect reputed company data and reputed company intelligent decision-making. • Advance engineering capabilities that directly strengthen reputed company impact. • Promote responsible innovation and ethical AI implementation. • Deliver secure, reputed company, and financially responsible systems that support mission reputed company across reputed company operating entities. Apply To This Job