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The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.Job Description\nThe Lead Software Engineer serves as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting complex software systems that are critical to business operations. This role provides deep technical expertise across both the business and technical landscape, drives engineering best practices, and helps define near- and long-term technical direction.\nThis position requires extensive hands-on software development experience, exceptional problem-solving skills, and highly specialized knowledge of IBM iSeries systems. The person in this role, is expected to lead development efforts, guide resolution of the most complex production issues, provide Level 3 triage support for critical business applications, and serve as a trusted advisor to both technical and business stakeholders.\nThe role requires deep expertise in IBM iSeries application development and RPG programming as well as extensive knowledge of the operational processes that support inventory management and their transactions.\nAdditionally, this role provides technical leadership and support for critical inventory operations supporting strategic commercial and third-party clients as well as major and critical accounts. The individual is responsible for ensuring operational continuity, resolving high-impact issues, identifying modernization opportunities, and driving technical excellence across the organization.\nKey Responsibilities\nSoftware Development and Technical Leadership\nLead team efforts to design, develop, test, document, and support complex software systems, applications, automation and integrations.\nDesign, develop, enhance, test, and support enterprise software systems and integrations across multiple platforms.\nDrive RPG development, enhancements, and modernization efforts.\nLead technical solutioning for large-scale, high-impact initiatives spanning multiple applications, teams, and business domains.\nCollaborate with analysts, engineers, architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to develop highly complex technical solutions.\nSupport multiple engineering teams through sound technical leadership, procedural guidance, and solution development.\nTranslate business needs, operational requirements, and customer expectations into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.\nEstimate software development efforts and technical initiatives with a high degree of predictability and accuracy.\nEstablish and promote engineering standards for quality, maintainability, security, performance, reliability, and scalability.\nReview system designs, architecture proposals, and code changes to ensure solutions align with organizational standards and technical direction.\nEvaluate secure coding practices, engineering tools, and development processes while identifying opportunities for improvement.\nResearch, evaluate, and adopt AI and emerging technologies, engineering practices, and modernization approaches that improve system performance, engineering productivity, and operational resilience.\nPresent system designs, architectural recommendations, and technical solution proposals to peers, leadership teams, and stakeholders.\nDefine, measure, and recommend metrics that improve software quality, cycle time, reliability, service availability, and operational effectiveness.\nIBM iSeries/ Specialized Systems Expertise\nServe as the primary subject matter expert in IBM iSeries application development, support, and modernization.\nProvide deep technical expertise in RPG development and support for AS400.\nMaintain extensive knowledge of legacy system behaviors, business processes, integrations, and operational dependencies.\nServe as a domain expert for integrations between internal and external systems, ensuring seamless data exchange and business continuity.\nDiagnose and resolve highly complex issues involving IBM i applications, batch jobs, interfaces, APIs, integrations, and downstream systems.\nSupport and improve mission-critical systems used to manage inventory, operations, and products lifecycle processes.\nProvide expert-level support for inventory operations associated with strategic commercial accounts and other enterprise partners.\nPartner with business and product teams to improve inventory management processes, operational workflows, and system capabilities.\nIdentify opportunities to improve observability, maintainability, stability, and long-term sustainability of IBM i applications.\nSupport modernization initiatives while ensuring operational continuity and preservation of critical business functionality.\nChampions AI adoption and utilization beyond their team’s circle.\nDocument technical designs, operational dependencies, support procedures, and system behaviors to improve organizational knowledge and reduce risk.\nLevel 3 Production Support and Triage\nLead Level 3 triage and incident resolution efforts for business-critical production systems.\nServe as the senior escalation point for incidents with significant customer, operational, or financial impact.\nProvide expert support during production impacting events and other operationally sensitive business activities.\nLead troubleshooting efforts involving related integrated platforms.\nConduct root cause analysis for severe and recurring incidents and drive corrective and preventive actions.\nPartner with Product, Operations, Client Care, Support, and Engineering organizations during incident response activities.\nCommunicate complex technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nProvide timely updates regarding service impact, mitigation strategies, recovery efforts, and ongoing risks.\nIdentify systemic issues and drive improvements that reduce operational risk, improve service stability, and prevent future incidents.\nStrategic Influence and Cross-Functional Collaboration\nBuild strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Operations, Client Care, Architecture, and business organizations.\nAct as a trusted advisor by leveraging deep business knowledge and technical expertise to influence decision-making.\nParticipate in defining strategic technology direction and long-term engineering roadmaps.\nCollaborate with architects and technology leaders to drive modernization efforts and system evolution.\nInfluence technical standards, engineering practices, support models, and operational excellence initiatives across teams.\nDrive peer-to-peer technical learning, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.\nFacilitate technical reviews and collaborative design sessions to improve engineering effectiveness and solution quality.\nLead cross-functional initiatives focused on improving customer experience, operational efficiency, and system reliability.\nPromotes and champions AI adoption.\nPromote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.\n6+ years of experience developing, supporting, and maintaining enterprise-scale software solutions. SDLC expert.\n6+ years of experience with IBM i systems and RPG software development.\n6+ years of experience with a modern scripting/programming language for automation, tooling, and systems integration.\n4+ years of experience supporting complex integrations and operationally critical business systems.\n4+ years of experience troubleshooting highly complex production issues and leading Level 3 support activities.\n3+ years of experience supporting or engaging high-profile and/or enterprise-level user accounts.\nExperience with AI technologies for SDLC and day-to-day activities.\nExperience supporting mission-critical applications in high-pressure operational environments, including day-of-sale or transaction-sensitive workflows with high concurrent user activity.\nStrong understanding of software architecture and secure coding practices.\nExperience influencing technical decisions, driving change, and delivering long-term solutions to complex business challenges.\nExperience tailoring communication to technical and non-technical audiences alike, and stakeholder management skills.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience modernizing legacy IBM i environments and integrating with cloud-native or distributed architectures.\n10+ years of combined experience software engineering in RPG and modern scripting/application development languages.\nExperience with observability platforms, automation, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering practices.\n6+ years of experience supporting or engaging high-profile and/or enterprise-level user accounts.\nDeep familiarity with vehicle operations, inventory management systems, vehicle lifecycle workflows, and commercial account operations.\nExpert in SDLC and using AI to design, implement, and accelerate safe and secure software.\nExperience mentoring engineers and leading technical knowledge-sharing initiatives.\nExperience evaluating and implementing emerging technologies that improve reliability, productivity, and operational resilience.\nDrug Testing\nTo be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.Benefits\nThe Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.About Us\nThrough groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells - or simply uses - cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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