Director Applications & Development

SUMMARY:
The Director Applications & Development reports to the Vice President Applications & Development and
assists with providing technical expertise and guidance to IT development teams for the ongoing
development, deployment, and maintenance of applications. The candidate will have a record of success in
improving processes and adoption using the latest tools and platforms. The Director of Applications &
Development position will work closely with functional leaders, business units, and subject matter experts in
developing solutions. This position will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of the SDLC, including data
migrations, data quality, systems integrations, 3rd party applications, and custom code.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
• Lead development projects to develop Tools and Operating systems that support the Lexitas Services
Business.
• Lead development teams with technical expertise and guidance
• Work directly with Business leadership and Operations leadership to develop effective features and tools
to support their business.
• Skilled in Agile software development practices
• Develop and manage all relevant project artifacts
• Ownership of all technical development aspects of applications, including data migrations, data quality,
systems integrations, 3rd party applications, and custom code
• Responsible for building customized solutions that support business requirements and drive key
business decisions using HTML5, .NET CORE, React.js, ASP.NET, C#, ASP, PHP, WordPress, JavaScript,
Visualforce, Apex, Java, SQL/TSQL, and other technologies as required
• Technical leadership, setting best practices, including integration and application development,
deployment, testing (unit and systems), and iterative refinement
• Seek out ways to improve processes and productivity and make recommendations to support an
organization scaling at a rapid pace
• Define, communicate, and manage change management (release) processes to develop and implement
new applications/code and updates to existing applications/code
• Create workflow diagrams and charts to demonstrate the application functionality
• Work independently or with team to find creative, innovative solutions to problems
• Perform regular audits to identify application inefficiencies and design ways to improve workflow
• Write and continually update documentation for all programs for internal and external reference
• Assist R&D Leadership with any other duties as assigned
• Work with IT to optimize usage of Cloud Services(AWS/Azure) to reduce costs
• The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems
or programs, including prototypes, based on, and related to user or system design specifications
• Other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Actively demonstrates the values of SPIRIT.
• Ability to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts,
decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general
understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs
• Ability to assess the impact of new requirements on all applications, systems, and processes
• Understands the workflow and process requirements of complex application systems
• Demonstrated ability to be the subject matter expert in complex applications
• Excellent problem solving/analytical skills, and knowledge of programming tools
• Excellent verbal, written communication, data presentation and negotiations skills
• Demonstrated soft skills required such as presentation of ideas and clearly articulate the concepts to
senior management
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding attention to detail with superior time and technical project management skills
• Ability to learn new content areas and new skills quickly
• Strong business analysis and functional experience, including requirements gathering,
creating/deploying solutions to end users

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of programming and/or leading programming & development teams
• 5+ years of providing technical expertise and guidance to development teams in web or SaaS products
• Proficiency in HTML5, .NET CORE, React.js, ASP.NET, C#, ASP, PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, Visualforce,
Apex, Java, AJAX, SQL/TSQL, XML, JSON, Flex, SOAP-based and Restful web services, Web API,
Bootstrap
• A documented history of successfully driving projects to completion
• A demonstrated ability to understand and articulate complex requirements
• Previous experience leading a SCRUM team
• Deep understanding of Software Development Lifecycle
• Secure development practices
• Strong understanding of relational databases
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines that include tools such as Jira, Trello and Bitbucket
• Experience with cloud (AWS & Azure) and containerization (Kubernetes & Docker)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This role is not a supervisor position.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from internal and external customers
whose first language is English.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger,
handle or feel objects, type and use mouse; reach with hands and arms; and talk and/or hear. The employee is
required to sit for extended periods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office environment in a clerical
environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and
filing cabinets.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position may require travel.

OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties
or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Nothing in this job description restricts
management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to the job at any time with or without
notice.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT
Lexitas prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status,
marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected
status.

EOE Employer/Vet/Disabled

If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources at
HRDept@lexitaslegal.com for assistance. All other applications must be submitted online.