Software Engineering Director
Apply NowCompany: Prince William County, VA
Location: Woodbridge, VA 22193
Description:
Salary: $128,680.50 - $205,881.00 Annually
Location : Woodbridge, VA
Job Type: Full-Time (FT)
Job Number: 202509586
Department: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Division: ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS
Opening Date: 03/27/2025
Closing Date: 4/10/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
GRADE: D72
Hiring Salary: $128,680.50 - $163,195.50
Introduction
Prince William County is seeking experienced candidates to lead our Enterprise Applications division within the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The Software Engineering Director is a pivotal role, essential for operational excellence of County applications and modernizing our technology landscape, consolidating applications to enhance efficiency, and introducing additional application development service offerings. If your experience leading application teams and software development engineers can help our department deliver transformative impacts to the workforce and our constituents, we want to hear from you.
As a key member of DoIT's Executive Leadership Team, you will collaborate with senior Department and County leadership, the Board of County Supervisors, and external technology partners to help the Department of Information Technology deliver innovative, cost-effective technology application solutions that benefit the community and enhance government services. If you are passionate about innovation, software engineering, DevOps, operational efficiency, and helping make government work well for constituents and workforces, we encourage you to apply. Our ideal candidate will haveexceptional executive-level communication skills, strong experience in software development and operations with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams and senior leadership. We are also looking for someone with proven experience in application modernization, consolidation, and the integration of AI and automation technologies.
Prince William County's DoIT is dedicated to fostering a culture of high performance, innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Our values-Responsibility, Integrity, Creativity, Teamwork, Excellence, and Respect (RICTER)-guide everything we do. As a leader in this department, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact by driving transformative technology initiatives that benefit the County's residents and businesses. The DoIT Staff is a collegial and friendly team that is as closely-knit and they are dedicated to delivering technology excellence.
About This Role: The Senior Engineering Director will maintain operational excellence and establish new capabilities in application development, oversee all enterprise application division management, integration, and operations. The leader will ensure alignment with the Department's and County's goals and develop additional value creation opportunities for the Enterprise Applications Division.
This role oversees the Business Technology Services team and is tightly-coupled with the Geospatial Technology Services (GTS) team. A critical aspect of this position is fostering the development of strong Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with deep application engineering and implementation experience, ensuring that the County's technology application portfolio offers the county robust, scalable, and Cloud-centric applications and platforms to meet the evolving business and service needs of the County.
Benefits: Prince William County offers excellent benefits including comprehensive medical coverage options, paid holidays, personal days, and generous leave accrual. The County also participates in the Virginia Retirement System and offers 457 and 401a defined contribution plans. The County offers the following programs:
Minimum Requirements: High school diploma or G.E.D. and 8 years of progressively responsible experience in IT, including operations management of enterprise applications.
Preferences:
Special Requirements: This position requires a comprehensive background check.
Work Schedule: Full-time (37.5-hour work week), Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Occasional after-hours work required based on business needs. Telework eligible, subject to in-office scheduling changes.
Starting Salary Range: $128,680.50 - $163,195.50
Note:
Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Prince William County Government offers medical plans with corresponding pharmacy and basic vision coverage, as well as dental plans and a separate vision plan.
Full-time and part-time Prince William County Government employees are eligible to participate in our plans; however, the level and cost of benefits depends on the classification of the position.
The following positions do not accrue leave and are not eligible for holidays or other fringe benefits:
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I understand that information provided on my application is used to determine my qualifications. Information on my resume will not substitute for the education, work experience and required fields on the County application. Only information provided at the time of the application submission will be considered when determining my qualifications. Only responses to Supplemental Questions that can be verified in my submitted education and work experience will be credited.
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Select the choice which best describes your highest level of education.
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Please indicate the number of progressively responsible years of experience you have in IT, including operations management of enterprise applications.
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Please indicate how many years of experience you have running a Software Engineering organization or DevOps practice. Please outline this experience on your application.
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Please indicate how many years of leadership and professional supervision experience you have. Experience must include direct management of IT teams.
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Please select the professional supervisory task(s) that you have been responsible for performing for 7 or more years. Be sure to include this experience in your work history. Check all that apply.
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Please select the areas you have at least 3 years of experience. Outline this experience on your application
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Please select from the list below the areas you have experience with. Outline this experience on your application.
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Location : Woodbridge, VA
Job Type: Full-Time (FT)
Job Number: 202509586
Department: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Division: ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS
Opening Date: 03/27/2025
Closing Date: 4/10/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
GRADE: D72
Hiring Salary: $128,680.50 - $163,195.50
Introduction
Prince William County is seeking experienced candidates to lead our Enterprise Applications division within the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The Software Engineering Director is a pivotal role, essential for operational excellence of County applications and modernizing our technology landscape, consolidating applications to enhance efficiency, and introducing additional application development service offerings. If your experience leading application teams and software development engineers can help our department deliver transformative impacts to the workforce and our constituents, we want to hear from you.
As a key member of DoIT's Executive Leadership Team, you will collaborate with senior Department and County leadership, the Board of County Supervisors, and external technology partners to help the Department of Information Technology deliver innovative, cost-effective technology application solutions that benefit the community and enhance government services. If you are passionate about innovation, software engineering, DevOps, operational efficiency, and helping make government work well for constituents and workforces, we encourage you to apply. Our ideal candidate will haveexceptional executive-level communication skills, strong experience in software development and operations with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams and senior leadership. We are also looking for someone with proven experience in application modernization, consolidation, and the integration of AI and automation technologies.
Prince William County's DoIT is dedicated to fostering a culture of high performance, innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Our values-Responsibility, Integrity, Creativity, Teamwork, Excellence, and Respect (RICTER)-guide everything we do. As a leader in this department, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact by driving transformative technology initiatives that benefit the County's residents and businesses. The DoIT Staff is a collegial and friendly team that is as closely-knit and they are dedicated to delivering technology excellence.
About This Role: The Senior Engineering Director will maintain operational excellence and establish new capabilities in application development, oversee all enterprise application division management, integration, and operations. The leader will ensure alignment with the Department's and County's goals and develop additional value creation opportunities for the Enterprise Applications Division.
This role oversees the Business Technology Services team and is tightly-coupled with the Geospatial Technology Services (GTS) team. A critical aspect of this position is fostering the development of strong Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with deep application engineering and implementation experience, ensuring that the County's technology application portfolio offers the county robust, scalable, and Cloud-centric applications and platforms to meet the evolving business and service needs of the County.
Benefits: Prince William County offers excellent benefits including comprehensive medical coverage options, paid holidays, personal days, and generous leave accrual. The County also participates in the Virginia Retirement System and offers 457 and 401a defined contribution plans. The County offers the following programs:
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Credit Union Membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Advisory Committee
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance plans.
- Leave Programs
- Annual leave - accrue 4 hours each pay period. Accrual increases every 3 years up to a maximum of 8 hours per pay period.
- Sick leave - accrue 4 hours each pay period.
- Paid Holidays - receive up to 11 holidays per year.
- Personal Leave - up to 4 days per year
- Family Medical Leave/FMLA - for employees who qualify
Minimum Requirements: High school diploma or G.E.D. and 8 years of progressively responsible experience in IT, including operations management of enterprise applications.
Preferences:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of Experience running a Software Engineering organization or DevOps practice.
- 7+ years of leadership and supervision experience, including direct management of IT teams.
- Proven experience in application modernization, consolidation, and the integration of AI and automation technologies.
- Expertise in financial systems, HCM systems, ERP Systems, and other enterprise platforms and technologies.
- Experience with IT governance frameworks (e.g., ITIL, COBIT) and fiscal management.
- Relevant certifications in software engineering, leadership and I.T. are a plus and should be provided.
Special Requirements: This position requires a comprehensive background check.
Work Schedule: Full-time (37.5-hour work week), Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Occasional after-hours work required based on business needs. Telework eligible, subject to in-office scheduling changes.
Starting Salary Range: $128,680.50 - $163,195.50
Note:
Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Prince William County Government offers medical plans with corresponding pharmacy and basic vision coverage, as well as dental plans and a separate vision plan.
Full-time and part-time Prince William County Government employees are eligible to participate in our plans; however, the level and cost of benefits depends on the classification of the position.
The following positions do not accrue leave and are not eligible for holidays or other fringe benefits:
- Temporary
- Provisional
- Seasonal employees
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I understand that information provided on my application is used to determine my qualifications. Information on my resume will not substitute for the education, work experience and required fields on the County application. Only information provided at the time of the application submission will be considered when determining my qualifications. Only responses to Supplemental Questions that can be verified in my submitted education and work experience will be credited.
- I have read, understand, and acknowledge the above statement
- I decline to proceed any further in this process.
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Select the choice which best describes your highest level of education.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Bachelor's degree or higher, unrelated field
- Associate's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Associate's degree or higher, unrelated field
- Some College (30 semester credits or more)
- HS Diploma/GED
- None
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Please indicate the number of progressively responsible years of experience you have in IT, including operations management of enterprise applications.
- 9 or more years of experience
- 8 years of experience
- 1-7 years of experience
- No experience
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Please indicate how many years of experience you have running a Software Engineering organization or DevOps practice. Please outline this experience on your application.
- 5+ years of experience
- 3-4 years of experience
- 1-2 years of experience
- No experience
05
Please indicate how many years of leadership and professional supervision experience you have. Experience must include direct management of IT teams.
- 7+ years of experience
- 4-6 years of experience
- 1-3 years of experience
- No experience
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Please select the professional supervisory task(s) that you have been responsible for performing for 7 or more years. Be sure to include this experience in your work history. Check all that apply.
- Providing work direction to subordinate staff
- Scheduling work for subordinate staff
- Interviewing and approving hires of subordinate staff
- Evaluating subordinate staff and preparing written evaluations
- Providing feedback to the supervisor for the performance evaluation of others
- Reprimanding subordinate staff
- Training new staff
- Managing a remote team
- None of the above
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Please select the areas you have at least 3 years of experience. Outline this experience on your application
- Executive-level communication skills
- Ability to engage effectively with technical teams and senior leadership
- Experience in application modernization, consolidation, and the integration of AI and automation technologies
- None of the above
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Please select from the list below the areas you have experience with. Outline this experience on your application.
- Financial systems
- HCM systems
- ERP Systems
- Other enterprise platforms and technologies (specify on application)
- IT governance frameworks (e.g., ITIL, COBIT)
- Fiscal management
- None of the above
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