NYCJA’s Information Technology team provides strategic vision, leadership, and innovative solutions so that CJA’s internal and external stakeholders have the trusted data and applications they need to deliver high-quality IT solutions to support pretrial services and research. Our data platform powers operational decision-making that impacts individuals, programs, and city-wide strategy. Our systems and platform powers daily operations, and we are expanding our capabilities into a scalable cloud environment to support real-time data needs and long-term analytics and research.
The Software Engineering team designs, builds, and operates secure, scalable applications that support the agency’s mission-critical criminal justice functions. The team delivers modern, reliable solutions through strong engineering practices, cloud-native architecture, and continuous improvement.
The Director of Software Engineering provides both strategic and technical leadership for NYCJA’s enterprise application portfolio, leading engineering execution across the full software development lifecycle in partnership with business stakeholders, product owners, and IT leadership.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Information Technology, the Director leads a growing team of software engineers and is responsible for managing both internal staff and external development partners. The role is accountable for application architecture, engineering quality, platform modernization, delivery excellence, and the long-term sustainability of the Agency’s software platforms.
This is a technical leadership position. While the Director delegates day-to-day implementation to engineering teams, they remain actively engaged in architecture, technical design, production readiness, and the resolution of complex engineering challenges. Success in this role requires balancing strategic leadership with the technical depth necessary to guide engineering decisions and ensure high-quality outcomes.