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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

 

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Pay Range: $157,200.00 - $282,900.00

 

Job Description

 

Job Profile Summary

 

The Director, Software Engineering will provide technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring for the software engineering team. This individual will manage multiple teams which design, develop, and support applications to meet business requirements. The Director, Software Engineering will deliver product and feature roadmaps and provide overall leadership and day-to-day management for a team of software development professionals. Additionally, they will provide resource planning and project scheduling using Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

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Meets business needs by managing the activities of developers consistently delivering quality solutions on-time, within budget, and scope.

• Works with internal customers to gather business processes and project requirements.

• Actively drives the development life cycle from requirements analysis, feasibility estimates, design, code, documentation, testing, implementation, and support.

• Develops project plans, resource planning, scheduling, and managing development timelines.

• Builds and manages multi-disciplined software teams and oversees the development processes using industry best practices.

• Maintains responsibility for design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring the software development team.

• • Supports change management process to manage software releases, application patching, and changes to production configurations.

• Manages multiple tasks and responsibilities in high-pressure environments; excelling at pinpointing and resolving problems in early project stages to avoid cost/time expenses.

• Provides oversight and management of department expenses and budget planning.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

   

This job description includes a general representation of job requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The contents of this document or related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice.   Qualifications   Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams and third parties.

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