Technology Engineering Director

# Technology Engineering Director## Chicago, IL 60601## Technology Engineering DirectorMinimum : USD $112,000.00 / Yr.Maximum : USD $174,200.00 / Yr.Market Type : Remote### Technology Engineering DirectorThe Director of Technology is responsible for providing direction for the Technology department team(s). In this capacity, the Director of Technology oversees various components, including team leadership and staff development, as well as oversight of all projects and initiatives, short and long-term strategic direction for specific competencies, vendor management, and fostering stakeholder relationships within the department team(s).The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels, including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers with access to the best products available in the marketplace today.Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!

• What we offer :
• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off### Responsibilities :
• Design, program, and deliver web / local development projects (.NET, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, JS).
• Support the development of projects from inception through testing and final delivery.
• Identify, communicate, and overcome development problems and creative challenges related to complex web and application-based projects
• Heavily contributes to and actively follows technical documentation related to interactive development cycles.
• Interact with producers, associate creative directors, and other technical / creative team members.
• Maintain leading-edge knowledge in emerging technologies; participate in knowledge sharing and lessons-learned sessions from project experiences.### Qualifications :
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required; degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred
• 8+ years of experience in information technology with cross-functional experience across major IT competencies—application development, infrastructure, mobile, etc.
• 5+ years managing both department-level resources and large project teams
• Experience developing best practices in Agile project management methodologies and guiding others to successfully execute project management of a full project lifecycle
• Must have an interest in, knowledge of, and enthusiasm for the internet and web-related technologies
• Highly experienced in programming within the frameworks of and customizing PHP / MySQL-based systems (Python, Django)### Preferred Qualifications :
• Experience in Containerization & Kubernetes
• Experience in deploying applications in Azure and AKS
• Experience in backend API development and integration
• Experience in running multiple Agile teams to deliver the application
• Experience in front-end technologies like React or Angular
• Experience in building Retail workforce Scheduling applicationsJob Will Remain Open Until Filled

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