Cotality

Director, Software Engineering

Cotality

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Irvine • California • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $186,800 - $210,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Hold ultimate responsibility for all file transfer operations across the organization.
  • Oversee the architecture, engineering, and 24/7 production support of our critical data exchange platforms, including our modern MFT Gateway and legacy EDE applications.
  • Own the strategy, architecture, and optimization of the MFT Gateway utilizing IBM Sterling File Gateway.
  • Ensure the platform scales securely to meet business demands.
  • Serve as the ultimate owner of all internal and external file transfer operations, ensuring secure, compliant, and efficient data routing, transformation, and delivery.
  • Direct the ongoing engineering, maintenance, and support of the Legacy Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) application utilizing CLEO Harmony.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing, globally distributed team of software engineers, system administrators, and support personnel.
  • Manage team capacity, vendor relationships, and onshore/offshore resource models to ensure efficient project delivery and continuous operational coverage.
  • Champion the implementation of proactive monitoring and alerting strategies to identify and resolve file transfer bottlenecks before they impact business operations.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, B2B integration, and enterprise IT operations, with at least 5+ years in a leadership/management role.
  • Deep technical understanding and proven experience managing, designing, or supporting IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG), Sterling B2B Integrator, and related IBM MFT components.
  • Strong working knowledge of CLEO Harmony or similar legacy MFT enterprise solutions.
  • Demonstrated success in building, managing, and scaling hybrid engineering teams (onshore, offshore, and vendor resources) in a 'follow-the-sun' support model.
  • Extensive experience leading 24/7 production support operations, incident response, and root-cause analysis for mission-critical gateway environments.
  • Deep knowledge of network protocols (SFTP, AS2, HTTPS, FTPS) and data security/compliance standards (encryption, PKI, certificates).
Benefits
  • Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays, plus well-being and volunteer time off.
  • Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a baby stipend.
  • Multiple medical plan options with mental health and wellness support offerings.
  • 401(k) with company match and vesting after one year.
  • $400 annual well-being stipend and tuition assistance up to $5,250.
  • Recognition Rewards, Referral bonuses, exclusive discounts and more!
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Hard Skills & Tools
IBM Sterling File GatewaySterling B2B IntegratorCLEO HarmonyB2B integrationdata routingdata transformationdata deliverynetwork protocolsencryptionroot-cause analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipteam buildingmentoringproject deliveryvendor managementcapacity managementincident responseproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaboration