Director of Development

Location–– MUST BE LOCAL (Norwell, Massachusetts, United States) U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident
** REQUIRED**
No third-party recruiters

The Director of Development reports to the SVP of Enterprise Development and plays a key role in overseeing the design, development, and delivery of enterprise software solutions. This position is responsible for managing a high‑performing development team, driving technical excellence, and ensuring successful execution across multiple concurrent projects.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, performance coaching, and career development support.
• Manage team workload across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring high-quality delivery, clear prioritization, and effective resource allocation.
• Oversee the design, development, testing, and implementation of complex software solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Partner with multiple project managers to coordinate timelines, manage dependencies, and ensure alignment across initiatives.
• Drive architectural decision-making and promote best practices for scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Ensure production systems remain stable and performant by guiding incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation.
• Direct the maintenance, enhancement, and modernization of in-house applications to support evolving business needs.
• Establish and enforce coding, documentation, testing, and deployment standards across the development team.
• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive test strategies, including unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Oversee development and staging environments, deployment pipelines, and release processes to support continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications and project plans.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison with external vendors, ensuring successful integrations and timely issue resolution.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to guide strategic technical direction.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required.

• Proven ability to mentor, coach, and manage development team members across multiple simultaneous projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.
• Expertise in Microsoft technologies, including .NET, SQL Server, and Windows environments (highly preferred).
• Familiarity with continuous integration practices and modern Dev Ops methodologies.
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops (preferred).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of XML, SOA concepts, and integration strategies.
• Advanced proficiency with Oracle or SQL based databases, including writing complex queries and stored procedures.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies and automated testing frameworks.
• Ability to interpret functional specifications and translate them into scalable architectural and component level designs.
• Broad knowledge of web application development, including HTML, client-side scripting, AJAX, and web application servers.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience with data reporting tools.
• Experience with EDI processes and standards.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field required.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience managing development teams.
• Minimum of 6+ years of hands‑on software development experience.
• At least two years of hands‑on C# development experience.
• Strong foundation in object-oriented programming, web application development, and relational database design.
• Experience in the health or dental insurance industry is highly desirable.