Director - Engineering (IT)

About Enertia Software

Enertia Software is a leading provider of fully integrated enterprise solutions for the upstream oil & gas industry. Our platform powers data-driven decisions, operational efficiency, and innovation across the energy sector. As we continue to scale and modernize, we are investing in the infrastructure leadership necessary to support secure, scalable, and high-performing systems for our customers and internal teams.

Job Summary:

Enertia Software is seeking a Director of Engineering to provide technical and organizational leadership across all layers of our product technology stack—front end, middle tier/services, and back end. This role is critical to ensure that our engineering organization delivers high-quality, scalable, and secure software aligned with business goals. The Director will champion best practices in software development, foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, and lead teams through continuous improvement and growth.

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic direction and hands-on leadership across the entire technology stack, ensuring architectural consistency, performance, and maintainability.

- Lead multiple cross-functional engineering teams in delivering new features, product enhancements, and platform improvements on schedule and within scope.

- Drive the adoption of modern development practices, CI/CD, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps principles to increase team productivity and software quality.

- Collaborate with Product, QA, Support, and Customer Success to translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions.

- Mentor engineering managers and senior technical staff, fostering talent development, accountability, and high performance across teams.

- Ensure strong engineering processes including code review, automated testing, security best practices, and technical documentation.

- Manage resourcing, budget, and roadmap priorities in partnership with executive stakeholders.

- Champion a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Required Skills/Experience/Education:

- 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.

- Proven experience leading full-stack engineering teams in a SaaS or enterprise software environment.

- Deep technical expertise in modern software architectures, cloud platforms (e.g., Azure or AWS), and scalable service-oriented systems.

- Experience with .NET, SQL Server, and front-end frameworks (e.g., Angular, React) is a plus.

- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and modern SDLC practices.

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or a related field.

- Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in the energy sector, especially upstream oil & gas or ERP platforms.

- Demonstrated ability to manage distributed or hybrid teams.

- Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.

- A strong balance of technical depth and business acumen.

Physical Requirements:

- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.