Mutual of Omaha · 1 day ago
Director Software Engineering Practices
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$155K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expMutual of Omaha is seeking a Director of Software Engineering Practices to provide strategic leadership in enhancing software quality, security, and delivery effectiveness. This role involves leading teams to implement best engineering practices and drive continuous improvement in software solutions.
Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceFinancial ServicesHealth InsuranceInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead and manage the I/S Department, including hiring, coaching, and mentoring managers and senior engineers, fostering cross-team collaboration, and building high-performing engineering organizations
Define engineering maturity baselines for DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, rigorously tracking progress with quantitative and qualitative metrics to ensure consistent adoption and deliver measurable value across teams and systems
Partner with business leaders to define and execute the technology roadmap, ensuring solutions align with enterprise goals and standards, and establish measurable criteria to continuously track adoption, effectiveness, and strategic impact
Champion modern software engineering practices and lead enterprise adoption of tools to improve productivity, code quality, and deployment efficiency. Use KPIs, dashboards, and metrics to monitor adoption, developer experience, and system performance, driving continuous improvement
Lead R&D initiatives to evaluate emerging technologies, anticipate trends, and drive innovation in Insurance and IT. Establish measurable experimentation and validation cycles to ensure new capabilities are adoptable, impactful, and sustainable across teams
Oversee planning and execution of key software initiatives, including resource estimation, task allocation, performance monitoring, and ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery of solutions
Drive process improvements and resource optimization by collaborating with business partners, peers, and vendors. Establish engineering scorecards and leverage data insights to measure adoption, quality, reliability, and delivery, identify gaps, and validate the impact of improvements
Qualification
Required
8–10 years of progressive IT experience, including 3–5 years leading and developing professional software engineering teams
Experience in DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), driving secure, scalable, and highly available systems. Skilled in implementing automation, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and incident management, while establishing metrics and practices that enhance reliability, security, and operational efficiency across the enterprise
Proven IT leader with a strong business partner focus, fostering cross-team collaboration and driving high-performing hybrid and remote teams with engagement, accountability, and consistent delivery
Experience managing budgets and resources effectively, with a track record of optimizing costs while maintaining or exceeding performance standards
Strong project management expertise, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and prioritization across multiple initiatives
Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and drive consensus to achieve organizational goals
Superior analytical, conceptual, and decision-making abilities, with a proven capacity to identify, solve complex problems, and make high-quality tactical and strategic decisions
Ability to travel for strategic initiatives, leadership engagements, vendor meetings, and periodic conferences
You promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, value different ideas and opinions, and listen courageously, remaining curious in all that you do
Able to work remotely with access to a high-speed internet connection and located in the United States or Puerto Rico
Preferred
Master's Degree preferred
Benefits
401(k) plan with a 2% company contribution and 6% company match.
Work-life balance with vacation, personal time and paid holidays.
Company
Mutual of Omaha
Mutual Of Omaha is a mutual insurance and financial services company helping clients achieve their financial goals.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
David A. Diamond
EVP, CFO and Treasurer (Retired)
Brian Poppe
SVP, Income and Wealth Planning
Recent News
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