Director, Application Delivery

Homesteaders Life Company•West Des Moines, IA

7d•$145,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Director, Application Delivery this role provides technical direction, development oversight, and deployment of Homesteaders change and R&D initiatives. Your role will include driving technical direction, including the development and adherence to system/application architecture. You will help lead prototyping and rapid initiatives within the team, maintain in depth knowledge of future goals within the HLC technology landscape.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study.
8+ years of progressive, applicable experience working with application development tools and processes.
5+ years of .NET framework experience.
3+ years of experience utilizing SQL Server
3+ years of people leadership experience.
Understanding of systems development methodology best practices.
Experience with Git Repos, Actions and Runners.
Experience with AI Assisted (Copilot, Claude) Software Development strategies
Knowledge of agile methodologies, techniques, and tools; 2+ years of agile experience, experience with agile transformations a plus.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CI/CD products such as Azure Pipelines a plus.
experience with agile transformations a plus.

Responsibilities

Leads Application Development staff by organizing work, assigning tasks, and managing hiring, performance, and employee development.
Leads and mentors developers to uphold team culture, coding standards, quality, and efficiency.
Leads the shift to Agile, champions it to stakeholders, and supports CI/CD automation, occasionally serving as ScrumMaster and partnering with our internal delivery teams.
Manages departmental budgets, monitors performance, and sets standards, controls, and procedures to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Collaborates with IT leadership to define strategy, application and data roadmaps, and procedures aligned to business goals, and maintains and updates these plans.
Partners with business units to assess software and application development needs, deliver effective technology solutions, and drive innovation that improves operational efficiency and competitive advantage.
Works with business stakeholders and IT leadership to understand strategy, needs, and the pre-need insurance industry, and recommend innovative solutions.