IT Director, Software Engineering & Integration
FIDELITONE · Wauconda, IL
$150,000–$175,000
Jul 16, 2026
Wauconda, IL
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A director-level engineering role reporting to the CIO, responsible for modernizing a legacy development organization and leading teams across application development, customer integrations, business intelligence, and QA. Day-to-day work spans establishing Agile delivery practices, overseeing a Microsoft-centric tech stack, and managing vendor and stakeholder relationships. Best suited to an experienced engineering leader with a background in .NET development and Agile transformation.
Senior level · 8+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $150,000–$175,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 40 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 15–60
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $177,581 (middle half $141,229–$219,605). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'IT Director' carries no explicit seniority level word (Junior/Mid/Senior/Staff/Principal), so the title states no level; the actual scope (leading an entire engineering org, reporting to CIO, 8+ years leadership required) supports Senior.
Power BI appears in the Required Skills technology list but is framed only as 'Experience with Power BI and data analytics' under Preferred Qualifications — the preferred section governs, so it is marked preferred.
Datex Footprint WMS, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Connect (legacy orchestration platform), iPaaS Integration Cloud, Freight Manifest, and Freight Analytics appear under 'Required Skills – Technology Platforms'. These are listed as required skills, though some (e.g. Connect, Freight Manifest/Analytics) appear to be proprietary internal platforms specific to this employer. They are captured as required per their section placement.
GitHub Copilot is listed under Required Skills – Tooling; 'Experience implementing AI-assisted development tools' appears only under Preferred Qualifications — the required tooling section placement takes precedence for the skill itself.
iPaaS is listed as a required platform ('iPaaS Integration Cloud') but specific vendor experience (CLEO, Boomi, MuleSoft, Informatica) is only mentioned under Preferred Qualifications, so those vendors are captured as alternatives on a preferred skill.
The 8-year figure reflects the stated '8 years of software engineering leadership experience'; a separate '5 years managing development teams' is a sub-requirement of the same leadership gate and is not double-counted.
Wauconda, IL falls within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI CBSA (16980).
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
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