Director, Software Development Engineering

Company DetailsCompany URL: Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is the dynamic technology solution for W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 Commercial Lines Insurance Company. With key locations in Urbandale, IA and Wilmington, DE, BTS provides innovative and customer-focused IT solutions to the majority of WRBC’s 60+ operating units across the globe. BTS’s wide reach ensures that ideas and opinions are considered at every level of the organization to guarantee we find the best solutions possible. Driven by a commitment to collaboration, BTS acts as consultants to our customers and Operating Units by providing comprehensive solutions that not only address the challenge at hand, but proactively plan for the “What’s Next” in our industry and beyond. With a culture centered on innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, BTS stands as a community of technology leaders with eyes toward the future -- leaders who truly care about growing not only their team members, but themselves, and take pride in their employees who shine. BTS offers endless ways to get involved and have the chance to grow your career into a wide range of roles you'd never known existed. Come join us as we push forward into the future of industry leading technological solutions. Berkley Technology Services: Right Team, Right Technology, Simple and Secure. ResponsibilitiesThe Director, Software Development Engineering will be responsible for providing leadership and direction for all aspects of development, implementation, integration and support decisions impacting an application or system. Direct project planning and execution, develops strategies for creating and integrating new applications, and work with departments to determine technology needs and design solutions. Creates, reviews and implements multi-year strategies for individual teams, systems, or projectsProvides direction to team leads or other direct and indirect personnel within the organizationResponsible for team performance, process compliance and directs work at an objective / goal level across one or more teams through formal authorityHigh focus on employee talent management and performance management - demonstrates increased value from all associates and/or Team Leads within respective areaClosely manages and monitors project and resource costs within respective area50% or less time is focused within directly managed teams and peer technical groups Implements and monitors critical health metrics for all aspects of their operational and continuous improvement processingDevelops new ideas to optimize processes and improve operations; resulting in increased ROIPrimary interaction point is with a company presidents, VP, or PM at an operating unitTravel for this position is approximately 10-30%QualificationsAt least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area; multiple years of proven leadership experienceExperience enables individual to be portable across numerous roles within BTS at a similar leadership levelDemonstrated operational experience with a DEV OPS or Operational framework E.G. Agile, ITSM, ITIL, adoption frameworks, ALM and Software Development practices Must possess the ability to operate and guide teams through the various frameworks and processing; measuring personnel performance throughoutMust have demonstrated the capability of meeting the key accountabilities, or have the ability to learn/perform themExcellent oral and written communication skills with ability to interact seamlessly with both technical and business stakeholders at all levels of the corporationSoftware Development Life Cycle experienceUnderstanding of Agile SDLC is preferred3+ years of P&C insurance industry knowledge is preferred, but not required5-8+ years of front-end development experience requiredDemonstrated experience with ReactJS is required, additional proficiency with NodeJS and/or Next.js is preferred; AngularJS will be consideredAt least 5 years of supervisory and/or team lead experienceProven experience working within agile and/or scaled agile frameworks (SAFe)Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.Behavioral Core CompetenciesFlexibilityCustomer Service Oriented & Operational EffectivenessPersonal OwnershipQuick Decision MakingTeam BuilderTransformational LeadershipThe Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Job SummaryID: 2025-11875Date Posted: 2 years ago(3/3/2025 11:05 AM)Company: Berkley Technology Services LLCPrimary Location: US-VA-ManassasLoc2: IA, Urbandale - 3840 109th StreetCategory: Information Technology