American Industrial Transport - AITX · 1 day ago
Senior Director Information Systems
St Charles, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$170K/yr - $180K/yr
10+ years expAmerican Industrial Transport - AITX is seeking a Senior Director Information Systems to lead transformational application development and administration across various platforms. This role involves managing a team to deliver high-quality solutions while promoting a service-oriented architecture and microservices strategy.
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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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field
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
Preferred
Master's degree
Company
American Industrial Transport - AITX
AITX is a leading railcar service provider with solutions across leasing, repair, and railcar data.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$550M2025-10-27Debt Financing· $550M
Leadership Team
Eric Baltz
Chief Financial Officer
Dan Di Stefano
Operating Partner
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