IT-Tolling/Traffic Technical Director

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an IT-Tolling/Traffic Technical Director based in United States.

This senior leadership role oversees end-to-end IT delivery within a complex tolling, vehicle, traffic, and regulatory technology environment.
You’ll shape technology strategy while leading development, production support, modernization, and cloud transformation initiatives.
The position provides leadership to a multidisciplinary team of 40+ technology professionals across engineering, infrastructure, databases, and operations.
You’ll work at the intersection of technical strategy, operational reliability, innovation, and public-sector service delivery.
The role offers significant influence over high-availability systems that support critical transportation and regulatory programs.
You’ll drive modernization through cloud technologies, DevOps, automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities where appropriate.
This is a fully remote, full-time opportunity requiring strong technical credibility, strategic leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Accountabilities:

• Lead all aspects of IT delivery, including application development, production support, maintenance, incident and problem management, release management, and continuous improvement.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to a team of 40+ professionals spanning software development, architecture, databases, infrastructure, application support, and technical leadership.

• Establish clear objectives, performance expectations, delivery standards, and accountability across technical teams.

• Partner with program leaders, business stakeholders, and client representatives to align technology execution with operational and program objectives.

• Define and execute the technology roadmap for complex tolling, vehicle, traffic, transportation, and regulatory systems.

• Lead modernization initiatives involving legacy applications, cloud migration, scalable architectures, DevOps, automation, and performance optimization.

• Oversee architecture and full-stack engineering practices across frontend, middleware, backend, database, and cloud environments.

• Ensure applications and services meet high standards for performance, resilience, security, maintainability, scalability, and operational continuity.

• Oversee the complete software development lifecycle, from requirements and design through development, testing, deployment, support, and enhancement.

• Establish effective support models for business-critical applications and lead resolution of major incidents and production challenges.

• Drive cloud strategy and transformation initiatives using AWS and Azure.

• Promote emerging technologies, AI-enabled capabilities, automation, and advanced analytics while balancing innovation with operational stability and compliance.

• Establish technical governance, delivery standards, quality controls, risk management, change management, and release governance.

• Monitor and report on delivery performance, operational health, risks, technology roadmap progress, and service quality.

• Support compliance with applicable security, privacy, regulatory, and operational requirements in a highly regulated public-sector environment.

• Develop and mentor technical talent while fostering collaboration, innovation, technical excellence, and reliable service delivery.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.

• 10+ years of experience in a technical field or related industry.

• At least 2 years of experience in a team leadership or management position.

• Strong experience in tolling, vehicle technology, traffic systems, transportation technology, mobility, or a related technical environment.

• Hands-on and strategic experience with AWS, Azure, and broader cloud transformation initiatives.

• Strong understanding of full-stack application development, including frontend, backend, APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.

• Experience with React and modern web application frameworks.

• Strong experience with .NET and Java-based enterprise systems.

• Deep knowledge of database technologies, including Oracle, data modeling, performance tuning, and application integration.

• Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern software engineering practices.

• Experience with application monitoring, observability, cybersecurity, and service management practices is preferred.

• Experience delivering technology programs in public-sector, transportation, mobility, tolling, or highly regulated environments is preferred.

• Familiarity with high-volume transaction systems, customer-facing digital platforms, and mission-critical operational environments.

• Experience modernizing legacy systems into cloud-based or hybrid architectures.

• Strong strategic leadership, technical communication, stakeholder management, risk management, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to build, mentor, and motivate multidisciplinary technical teams while maintaining delivery accountability.

• Strong understanding of AI literacy and digital enablement, with the ability to evaluate emerging technologies in an enterprise environment.

Benefits:

• Estimated annual salary range of $148,300–$266,900 , depending on qualifications, experience, and other applicable factors.

• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.

• Flexible work schedules designed to support work-life balance.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

• Life insurance.

• Opportunities for professional growth, leadership development, and career advancement.

• Opportunity to work on critical infrastructure and large-scale technology programs with significant operational and community impact.

• No security clearance is required for this position.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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