Manager of IT Development and Data Engineering

AmeriLife•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Manager of I.T. Development and Data Engineering is a hands-on technical leader responsible for driving the design, development, and delivery of software solutions, data infrastructure, and system integrations across the organization. This role blends individual technical contribution with team leadership, overseeing developers and data engineers while remaining actively involved in architecture and design decisions as well as front and back-end development work. This manager ensures that all systems, designs, and integrations adhere to applicable compliance standards and development best practices.

Requirements

Hands-on technical leadership
Experience driving the design, development, and delivery of software solutions
Experience with data infrastructure and system integrations
Experience overseeing developers and data engineers
Involvement in architecture and design decisions
Experience with front and back-end development
Knowledge of applicable compliance standards and development best practices
Experience with CRM and business platform solutions
Experience with configuration, workflow automation, custom development, and third-party integrations
Understanding of platform architecture, organizational processes, scalability needs, and long-term technology strategy
Experience evaluating and recommending platform tools and solutions
Experience managing deployment pipelines, environment strategies, and release management best practices
Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines
Experience with data modeling, transformation logic, and data quality standards
Understanding of data architecture for operational reporting and strategic analytics
Experience leading the design and implementation of REST and SOAP API integrations
Experience maintaining and expanding integration architecture
Experience with BI dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
Experience defining KPIs and ensuring reporting solutions meet decision-making needs
Experience maintaining documentation and standards for data flows, system integrations, and development processes
Experience participating in audits, risk assessments, and security reviews

Nice To Haves

Experience fostering a collaborative and high-accountability culture
Experience conducting regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
Experience partnering with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions
Experience championing data literacy and self-service analytics

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and train a small team, fostering a collaborative and high-accountability culture
Set team priorities, manage workloads, and ensure timely delivery of projects and initiatives
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions
Oversee and contribute to the development and maintenance of CRM and business platform solutions, including configuration, workflow automation, custom development, and third-party integrations
Ensure platform architecture aligns with organizational processes, scalability needs, and long-term technology strategy
Evaluate and recommend platform tools and solutions that best fit evolving business requirements
Manage deployment pipelines, environment strategies, and release management best practices across development and production systems
Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that support reliable data movement across source systems, warehouses, and downstream consumers
Oversee data modeling, transformation logic, and data quality standards
Ensure data architecture supports both operational reporting and strategic analytics needs
Lead the design and implementation of REST and SOAP API integrations across internal and external platforms
Maintain and expand integration architecture connecting various business platforms and third-party vendors
Ensure integrations are well-documented, monitored, and built for maintainability
Oversee the development and maintenance of BI dashboards and reports using tools such as Tableau or Power BI
Partner with business stakeholders to define KPIs and ensure reporting solutions meet decision-making needs
Champion data literacy and self-service analytics across the organization
Maintain documentation and standards for data flows, system integrations, and development processes
Participate in audits, risk assessments, and security reviews as needed