Application Lead

United Flow Technologies•Irving, TX

About The Position

United Flow Technologies (UFT) is a platform established in July 2021 focused on investing in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater market. UFT partners with market-leading businesses to create a national provider of process, pump, automation & control, and other equipment solutions. The Application Lead will be responsible for the design, development, integration, deployment, and ongoing support of UFT’s enterprise application portfolio. This role involves collaborating with business leaders, the Head of IT, acquired entities, and third-party providers to translate functional and technical requirements into scalable solutions across Quickbase, ERP, financial reporting, and related platforms. The Application Lead will also establish application and integration standards, automate business processes, manage the Quickbase vendor relationship, and convert application data and stakeholder feedback into actionable insights. The position requires hands-on technical leadership, strong customer advocacy, sound documentation practices, and adaptability to UFT’s evolving technology needs.

Requirements

8+ years of experience delivering technical solutions in software development, application services, engineering, or support.
4+ years designing and building Quickbase, relational database, SaaS integration, and enterprise application solutions.
Hands-on experience developing REST APIs, JavaScript solutions, SQL-based ETL processes, and integrations with ERP and financial platforms such as Sage, NetSuite, QuickBooks, and Vena.
Experience designing AI automation solutions using Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Codex, Gemini, or similar platforms, including agentic workflows, document-processing pipelines, intelligent assistants, custom skills, plugins, and MCP integrations.
Demonstrated ability to optimize and automate business processes.
Demonstrated ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to produce clear user and technical documentation.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships from individual contributors through the C-suite.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or a related field preferred.
Experience in a private equity-owned portfolio company, regulated industry, or critical infrastructure environment is also preferred.
Authorized to work in the United States.
Able to travel as business needs require.
Experience with Quickbase and enterprise business applications.
Experience with REST APIs, JavaScript, .NET, and Windows/cloud-based environments.
Familiarity with ERP and financial platforms such as QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, Foundation, aACE, Epicor, or Vena.
AI experience using tools such as Claude, Gemini, or Codex preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a private equity-owned portfolio company, regulated industry, or critical infrastructure environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the full application lifecycle for Quickbase and other enterprise solutions, including requirements, design, demonstrations, development, testing, documentation, training, deployment, support, and continuous improvement.
Design, build, and maintain secure REST APIs, SQL-based ETL processes, and integrations across HR, finance, operations, sales, marketing, customer service, Talent and People, legal, and other enterprise systems.
Develop production-grade AI automations, custom skills, plugins, and MCP integrations, supported by prompt-engineering standards, governance, data security, and access controls.
Serve as the single point of contact for application needs, manage key vendor relationships, advise stakeholders on best practices, and escalate material risks or issues to the PMO and Head of IT.
Maintain application dashboards, service metrics, process documentation, and regular reporting while ensuring compliance with data privacy, security, and audit requirements.
Monitor and resolve escalated application support tickets within established service-level targets and identify recurring issues for permanent remediation.