Dir, Software Engineering, AD

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Dynamics developers, platform analysts, and quality assurance engineers.
• Build individualized development plans; establish clear goals and performance expectations.
• Stay informed on technology trends and align team skills with strategic direction.
• Forecast needs and staff appropriately.
• Ensure sound architectural decisions across assigned Dynamics products and applications.
• Co-own technical quality, architecture, operational readiness, and technical debt management.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, business technology product owners, cloud operations in solution development and maintenance.
• Evaluate and implement new tools, vendors, or technologies where needed.
• Guide early-stage technical solutioning and feasibility assessments for Dynamics-related initiatives.
• Monitor solution development of the team. Ensure quality and soundness of solution development.
• Serve as an escalation point for high-severity production and technical delivery issues.
• Contribute to project estimation, scheduling, capability planning, and budgeting cycles.
• Justify investment in productivity tooling, technical debt remediation, and staff development.
• Lead with metrics and promote data-driven tracking of delivery efficiency and platform health.

Requirements

• Relevant degree preferred. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field. MBA, MPH or MHA preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise application development, with at least 3+ years in leadership roles.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Extensive experience customizing Dynamics 365 using JavaScript, C#, .NET Plugins, Power Automate, Power Apps (Canvas & Model-Driven), Custom APIs and connectors.
• Proven track record designing, solutioning, configuring, and supporting enterprise-grade Dynamics implementations.
• Deep knowledge of Dataverse, Dynamics data structures, and integration patterns.
• Solid experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for backlog, pipeline, and delivery tracking.
• Proficient in SQL Server, including querying, data analysis, and support for integration.
• Hands-on experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and release workflows for Dynamics 365 using Azure DevOps or related tooling.

Nice to Have

• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 + Power Platform Solutions Architect (or similar).
• Prior experience with Microsoft Dynamics Service, Operations, and Marketing modules.

Benefits & Perks

• The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.
• This position is incentive eligible.
• Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan. Please view our benefits at: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers