Technical Lead - Enterprise Development

Element TV Company LP • Edina, MN

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Element Electronics is building an in-house development team from the ground up to create custom applications and integrations that support their manufacturing, distribution, and corporate operations. This team will work in conjunction with their NetSuite ERP and other enterprise platforms. The Technical Lead will be responsible for building this team, establishing the engineering practice, hiring and developing engineers, setting standards for design, development, testing, and deployment, and overseeing the technical direction of the application portfolio. This is a hands-on role involving coding in .NET and modern front-end frameworks, as well as defining team processes, build vs. partner decisions, and ensuring system security and maintainability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience, including enterprise architecture and systems integration.
• 3+ years leading developers.
• Solid understanding of C#/.NET (ASP.NET, Web APIs, Entity Framework) and SQL Server.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, authentication (OAuth/OIDC), and enterprise integration patterns; experience integrating with ERP platforms via their APIs.
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling a development team, including hiring and mentoring.
• Agile delivery experience: backlog management, ceremonies, cross-team collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives, prioritize, and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Strong front-end proficiency in React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience establishing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments (Azure preferred).
• Manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain environments.
• Integration platforms (Workato, Celigo, Boomi) and EDI platforms (Orderful or similar).
• Experience transitioning work from implementation partners to an in-house team.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, onboard, and develop a team of internal developers; define roles, career paths, and hiring standards.
• Set expectations for code quality, documentation, and delivery, and hold the team to them through mentorship and review.
• Lead a blended team of internal engineers and partner resources, with the goal of moving core knowledge and ownership in-house over time.
• Build a culture of automation and continuous improvement: eliminate manual processes, measure the outcome, repeat.
• Maintain the SDLC for custom development: source control, branching strategy, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, environment and release management.
• Own application architecture and development standards for .NET services, APIs, and front-end applications; serve as the senior technical authority on how we build.
• Embed security-by-design across the SDLC; ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Design, build, and maintain custom applications using C#/.NET on the back end and React/Next.js/TypeScript on the front end.
• Build and maintain integrations between NetSuite and other enterprise systems (EDI, warehouse and manufacturing systems, data platform) through APIs and integration platforms.
• Evaluate and select tools, frameworks, and integration platforms that improve reliability and maintainability.
• Own end-to-end delivery of technical initiatives: scope, plan, timeline, quality, and issue resolution.
• Partner with operations, finance, supply chain, and other business stakeholders to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Act as the technical liaison to vendors and implementation partners; conduct impact assessments and risk reviews for proposed changes.
• Track and report on delivery and team-health KPIs; participate in strategic technology planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability, or genetics.
• Compliance with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• Policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
• Prohibition of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
• Discipline up to and including discharge for improper interference with the ability of employees to perform their job duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior