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TransNetwork LLC · 1 month ago

Director of Engineering

Houston, Texas

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

TransNetwork LLC is seeking an accomplished engineering leader to scale and mature a high-performance technology organization across multiple product lines and platforms. The role involves leading and mentoring engineering squads, driving delivery excellence, and integrating modern engineering practices to enhance productivity and quality across the engineering portfolio.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and scale multiple cross-functional engineering squads spanning diverse technologies, products, and regions

Define and execute engineering strategy aligned to business and product goals

Integrate AI-driven tools and methodologies to accelerate development cycles, enhance code quality, and optimize team productivity (e.g., AI-assisted code generation, automated testing, predictive analytics for risk and performance)

Build a culture of high performance, accountability, continuous learning, and technical excellence

Own engineering workforce planning, hiring, and career development pathways

Champion modern engineering practices including Agile, DevSecOps, automation, and cloud-native delivery

Drive delivery of complex multi-platform features and initiatives across squads, ensuring quality, predictability, and rapid time-to-value

Establish engineering KPIs and performance metrics (including DORA / Agile delivery metrics, and AI utilization effectiveness metrics)

Ensure successful execution of modernization, platform consolidation, and/or microservices initiatives where applicable

Partner closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps/SRE, InfoSec, and QA to ensure cohesive execution and shared success metrics

Provide architectural guidance and engineering governance across services, applications, and integrations

Enforce scalable, secure, and maintainable engineering standards

Advocate for and implement cloud-native, API-first, and high-availability architectures

Promote adoption of AI-enhanced tools for architectural reviews, threat modeling, code optimization, and system design validation

Drive continuous improvement in code quality, observability, reliability, and platform resilience

Enhance engineering processes, playbooks, and lifecycle maturity

Ensure robust release engineering practices, CI/CD automation, AI-powered pipeline optimization, and infrastructure-as-code adoption

Oversee vendor/partner engineering resources when applicable

Manage engineering budgets, tooling investment, and resource allocation

Qualification

Engineering StrategyAgileDevSecOpsCloud-native DeliveryLeadershipAI IntegrationArchitectural GuidanceCI/CD AutomationPerformance MetricsContinuous ImprovementTeam MentoringCross-functional Collaboration

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