Executive Director, Software Engineering (581)

This role is responsible for guiding and mentoring a team of engineers, quality analysts, business analysts, and team leaders. This position involves architecting, designing, developing, troubleshooting, and implementing information systems and application software architectures that support the core organizational functions.

This role requires a strong engineering and technology background, effective communication skills, and a partnership attitude to build strong relationships with other technology leaders.

Responsibilities

• Excellent people skills; effective oral and written communication skills.
• Expertise in general operating methods, principles, and practices of information technology, network, and telecommunications management, cloud management and configuration, and maintenance.
• Thorough knowledge of methods, practices, and terminology of information systems.
• High-level experience in operating systems, common desktop applications, specialized applications used by the college, programming languages and standards, and database systems, architecture, and security.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
• 7 to 10 years of progressively responsible IT experience, including leadership/managerial accountability.

May consider equivalent combinations of degree and experience.

Preferred Qualification

• Master's Degree in a related field
• Technology experience in higher education.
• Experience in personnel management and building high-performing teams.
• Strong business knowledge and familiarity with academic environments.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 581
• Job Category Information Technology
• Posting Date 04/29/2026, 12:31 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations New Orleans, LA, United States (Hybrid)
• Legal Employer Tulane University
• Business Unit Tulane University
• Department TECH Infrastructure
• Grade 29PREM