Director of IT Engineering

Hajoca Corporation•Whitemarsh Township, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hajoca Corporation is seeking a Director of IT Engineering for its Information Technology team at the National Support Center in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. The role is hybrid, with three days in the office, and leads the engineering function responsible for core business applications and system integrations. Reporting to the Head of Information Technology, the Director leads through managers while directly owning enterprise and integration architecture. The Director is accountable for the Boomi integration platform and related API gateway management, Azure integration architecture, ETL and data-movement pipelines, and the CRM platform. The role also governs outsourced development and managed-services partnerships and drives responsible adoption of AI-assisted software development, including standards, guardrails, tools, and training for LLM coding assistants. The Director works with teams across IT and the business to deliver resilient, well-architected capabilities that advance Hajoca’s technology roadmap. This leader hires, develops, and manages engineering talent; sets performance expectations; owns delivery and technical standards; oversees engineering initiatives from needs assessment through implementation; and makes talent, budget, and vendor-sourcing decisions. The role also builds partnerships with field technology, transformation, value-realization, and communications teams to coordinate shared platforms, measure outcomes, and support technology adoption. The first-year priorities include auditing application architecture, legacy systems, and active projects; developing AI-assisted software development practices and safeguards; expanding the use of Boomi; building organizational partnerships; unifying development practices across application stacks; establishing KPIs for reliability, delivery speed, and security governance; and identifying team development opportunities. Hajoca is a privately held wholesale distributor with more than 400 locations nationwide. Its culture emphasizes service, integrity, reliability, relationships, and sharing in the company’s financial success through a profit-sharing program.

Requirements

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in application and/or integration engineering.
At least 5 years of management experience.
Direct technical and business-process experience with ERP platforms and companion products; this is required.
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, strong leadership, and a demonstrated track record of achieving results.
Ability to understand business operations and processes and translate them into technical solutions.
Ability to work in a multi-product environment within a matrix organizational design.
Experience with iterative delivery methodologies such as Agile and Scrum.
Demonstrated ability to drive change, set clear direction, and modernize team practices while maintaining analytical rigor and earning team trust.
Ability to lead through managers, delegate execution, and maintain high standards for quality.

Nice To Haves

Depth in enterprise integration, such as Dell Boomi or an equivalent iPaaS, API management, ETL, and data-movement pipelines.
Demonstrated enterprise, integration, and data architecture experience, including setting standards and making technical decisions across an application estate.
Experience adopting and governing AI-assisted development tools, such as Claude Code or ChatGPT, to improve engineering productivity and quality.
Ability to identify AI development opportunities and define governed access to business data and systems, including integration, access-control, and data-governance patterns.
CRM platform experience and experience integrating ERP, CRM, Financial Systems, and cloud services.
Experience managing vendors and managed-services partners, such as systems integrators or offshore delivery teams, including scope, quality, and cost.
Familiarity with wholesale distribution, B2B customer relationships, or related experience.
Confidence driving change and setting direction, with a bias for action and comfort making decisions amid ambiguity.
Technical credibility and a data-driven approach to architecture, integration, and AI-assisted development.
Ability to align cross-functional peers and bring a cautious team along through strong communication and influence.
Innovation orientation and resilience in the face of setbacks.

Responsibilities

Lead, hire, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and teams, building a strong bench of managers, architects, engineers, and developers.
Set performance expectations and goals, conduct regular performance evaluations, and provide feedback.
Own delivery across the Boomi integration platform and associated API gateway management, Azure integration architecture, ETL and data-movement pipelines, and CRM platform.
Own enterprise and integration architecture and technical standards across the application estate, including integration patterns, data-architecture standards, technical decisions, and the forward integration roadmap.
Drive responsible adoption of AI-assisted software development with the AI Enablement Lead by establishing standards, guardrails, tools, and training while managing security and quality risks.
Govern outsourced development and managed-services engagements, overseeing scope, quality, and cost and reducing contractor and key-person concentration risk.
Manage engineering initiatives from business-needs assessment and process-impact analysis through planning, scoping, and phased, well-tested implementation on committed timelines.
Strengthen team resilience through cross-training, documentation, and succession planning across integration and ETL functions.
Partner with Data & Analytics, Service & Support, Business Process Consulting, ERP, and Financial Systems teams to coordinate platforms, dependencies, and delivery.
Own talent, budget, and vendor-sourcing decisions for the function and contribute engineering input to the technology roadmap, standards, governance, and performance metrics.
Coordinate with the Field Technology Group on shared integrations and platform interfaces.
Partner with Transform on project hand-offs and the supporting data and integration foundations.
Work with Value Realization to establish baselines, measure outcomes, and optimize technology cost and value.
Partner with Marketing, Communications, and Change to communicate engineering changes and accelerate adoption across the field.
Conduct a comprehensive audit of application architecture, legacy systems, and ongoing projects and provide recommended changes.
Develop AI software-development practices, including guidance and guardrails for teammate development and data governance and security.
Expand Hajoca’s Boomi implementation, including use of AI agents and emerging Boomi resources and tools.
Unify development methodologies across application stacks, including CI/CD, release management, and QA practices.
Establish KPIs for system reliability, delivery speed, and security governance.
Meet with engineers, leads, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify skill-development and team-improvement opportunities.

Benefits

Profit-sharing program with an opportunity to earn an annual share of company profits.
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week.
Accident, hospital indemnity, and critical care coverage.
Life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
Pre-tax accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter benefits.
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
Paid pregnancy and parental leave.
Paid day of community service.
401(k) for full-time and part-time team members.
Retirement cash account with company contributions.
Targeted training programs focused on personal and professional growth.
Company wellness program.
Employee discounts.
College tuition benefits.