Director, Application Delivery

Description As a Director, Application Delivery this role provides technical direction, development oversight, and deployment of Homesteaders change and R&D initiatives. Your role will include driving technical direction, including the development and adherence to system/application architecture. You will help lead prototyping and rapid initiatives within the team, maintain in depth knowledge of future goals within the HLC technology landscape. Your responsibilities will include: - Leads Application Development staff by organizing work, assigning tasks, and managing hiring, performance, and employee development. - Leads and mentors developers to uphold team culture, coding standards, quality, and efficiency. - Leads the shift to Agile, champions it to stakeholders, and supports CI/CD automation, occasionally serving as ScrumMaster and partnering with our internal delivery teams. - Manages departmental budgets, monitors performance, and sets standards, controls, and procedures to improve efficiency and reduce costs. - Collaborates with IT leadership to define strategy, application and data roadmaps, and procedures aligned to business goals, and maintains and updates these plans. - Partners with business units to assess software and application development needs, deliver effective technology solutions, and drive innovation that improves operational efficiency and competitive advantage. - Works with business stakeholders and IT leadership to understand strategy, needs, and the pre-need insurance industry, and recommend innovative solutions. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study. - 8+ years of progressive, applicable experience working with application development tools and processes. - 5+ years of .NET framework experience. - 3+ years of experience utilizing SQL Server - 3+ years of people leadership experience. - Understanding of systems development methodology best practices. - Experience with CI/CD products such as Azure Pipelines a plus. - Experience with Git Repos, Actions and Runners. - Experience with AI Assisted (Copilot, Claude) Software Development strategies - Knowledge of agile methodologies, techniques, and tools; 2+ years of agile experience, experience with agile transformations a plus. **Pay and Benefits Summary:** Our benefits include: - An excellent schedule – office closes at 1 p.m. every Friday - Annual profit sharing - 401(k) with company match with discretionary contribution - Company-sponsored group medical and dental insurance - Company-paid life insurance - Company-paid long-term disability - Hybrid work environment - Paid holidays - Generous vacation time and sick leave - Paid parental leave - Casual dress year-round - Professional membership and licensing dues reimbursement - Tuition reimbursement **About Homesteaders:** Homesteaders Life Company, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader providing products and services to help people design a better farewell. Founded in 1906, Homesteaders is known for secure preneed funding and innovative solutions that help funeral and end-of-life professionals and consumers connect with each other. _We are currently hiring in AL, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MI, MS, MT, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV._ _Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time._ Salary Description 145,000+