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Senior Director Information Systems

Senior Director Information Systems

American Industrial Transport - AITXChicago, IL, US
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Overview

Senior Director Information Systems is a key transformational leadership role responsible for driving end-to-end application development, support, and administration across a diverse enterprise landscape, including Salesforce, SAP, and Microsoft-based solutions. This leader will manage a team of developers and external partners to deliver rapid, high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes advancing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and microservices strategy, ensuring scalable, modular solutions that align with enterprise integration standards.

Base pay range : $170,000.00 / yr - $180,000.00 / yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead, develop, and mentor an internal team of developers and manage relationships with third-party development partners to scale delivery capacity.
  • Define and champion the enterprise’s transition toward SOA and microservices-based architectures across Salesforce, SAP, and Microsoft ecosystems.
  • Oversee full application lifecycle management, including development, support, and administration of enterprise core platforms such as Salesforce, SAP, and custom-built Microsoft applications.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership with deep expertise in C#, .NET, Azure, and API-driven microservices development.
  • Drive rapid, high-quality development and timely delivery of solutions across digital and process automation initiatives, ensuring seamless integration with enterprise applications and data platforms using C#, .NET, and modern microservices-based architectures.
  • Establish and enforce application development standards, coding practices, technical documentation, and release management with an SOA and microservices lens.
  • Collaborate with enterprise architects to define frameworks for reusable services, APIs, and process orchestration.
  • Ensure processes across all solutions are designed for scalability, resilience, and interoperability across business and technology ecosystems.
  • Champion the transition to emerging technologies, including cloud-native applications, microservices, API integrations, and low-code solutions.
  • Utilize performance metrics (velocity, code quality, defect rates, etc.) to hold internal and external resources accountable for delivery expectations and continuous improvement.
  • Continuously assess team capabilities, address skill gaps, and actively upgrade talent to align with evolving technology and business strategies.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with business stakeholders, infrastructure teams, project managers, and enterprise architects to ensure alignment and support for strategic initiatives.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership in complex development scenarios, with a deep focus on the Microsoft technology stack and microservices architecture.
  • Lead continuous improvement efforts to enhance development velocity, solution scalability, system reliability, and speed-to-market.
  • Identify and close skill gaps, evolving the team’s capabilities in microservices, API development, and layered solution design.
  • Manage vendor relationships and ensure third-party development partners meet performance, delivery, and quality standards.

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive application development experience, including leadership of development teams and external partners.
  • Strong expertise with service-oriented architecture, microservices development, and API integration frameworks.
  • Proven record of success with third-party partners.
  • Strong experience delivering solutions across Salesforce, SAP, and Microsoft (.NET, C#, Azure) platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and modern software delivery practices.
  • Demonstrated success in driving technology transitions, developing and enforcing application standards, development governance, and establishing scalable, service-based ecosystems.
  • Excellent performance-driven accountability.
  • Experience guiding teams through technology transitions and the adoption of emerging tools and architectures.
  • Exceptional leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities.
  • Strong vendor management, and cross-functional skills, with experience overseeing external development partners.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration skills, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Seniority level

    Director

    Employment type

    Full-time

    Job function

    Information Technology

    Industries

    Rail Transportation

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