--- title: Director, Application Delivery description: Homesteaders Life Company is hiring for the Director, Application Delivery role in West Des Moines, IA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/director-application-delivery-at-homesteaders-life-company-01a0b3c9-c16e-702f-921e-d50e6ec6af19 date: 2026-10-07T01:17:40Z og_description: Join Homesteaders Life Company as Director, Application Delivery in West Des Moines, IA. Pays $145K–$155K per year. Hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/zjsff2.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Homesteaders Life Company | | **Location** | West Des Moines, IA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $145K/yr - $155K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 06, 2026 | ## Description As a Director, Application Delivery this role provides technical direction, development oversight, and deployment of Homesteaders change and R&D initiatives. Your role will include driving technical direction, including the development and adherence to system/application architecture. You will help lead prototyping and rapid initiatives within the team, maintain in depth knowledge of future goals within the HLC technology landscape. Your responsibilities will include: - Leads Application Development staff by organizing work, assigning tasks, and managing hiring, performance, and employee development. - Leads and mentors developers to uphold team culture, coding standards, quality, and efficiency. - Leads the shift to Agile, champions it to stakeholders, and supports CI/CD automation, occasionally serving as ScrumMaster and partnering with our internal delivery teams. - Manages departmental budgets, monitors performance, and sets standards, controls, and procedures to improve efficiency and reduce costs. - Collaborates with IT leadership to define strategy, application and data roadmaps, and procedures aligned to business goals, and maintains and updates these plans. - Partners with business units to assess software and application development needs, deliver effective technology solutions, and drive innovation that improves operational efficiency and competitive advantage. - Works with business stakeholders and IT leadership to understand strategy, needs, and the pre-need insurance industry, and recommend innovative solutions. - Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study. - 8+ years of progressive, applicable experience working with application development tools and processes. - 5+ years of .NET framework experience. - 3+ years of experience utilizing SQL Server - 3+ years of people leadership experience. - Understanding of systems development methodology best practices. - Experience with CI/CD products such as Azure Pipelines a plus. - Experience with Git Repos, Actions and Runners. - Experience with AI Assisted (Copilot, Claude) Software Development strategies - Knowledge of agile methodologies, techniques, and tools; 2+ years of agile experience, experience with agile transformations a plus. **Pay and Benefits Summary:** Our benefits include: - An excellent schedule – office closes at 1 p.m. every Friday - Annual profit sharing - 401(k) with company match with discretionary contribution - Company-sponsored group medical and dental insurance - Company-paid life insurance - Company-paid long-term disability - Hybrid work environment - Paid holidays - Generous vacation time and sick leave - Paid parental leave - Casual dress year-round - Professional membership and licensing dues reimbursement - Tuition reimbursement **About Homesteaders:** Homesteaders Life Company, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader providing products and services to help people design a better farewell. Founded in 1906, Homesteaders is known for secure preneed funding and innovative solutions that help funeral and end-of-life professionals and consumers connect with each other. *We are currently hiring in AL, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MI, MS, MT, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV.*  *Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.* ## Skills - Employee Development - GitHub Copilot - Microsoft SQL Server - Application Development - Coding Standards - Prototyping - Applications Architecture - Software Deployment - Technical Direction - Git (Version Control System) - Systems Development Life Cycle - Agile Methodology - Automation - Artificial Intelligence - Microsoft Azure - Software Development - CI/CD - Claude (Ai Model) - Leadership - .Net Framework - Product Roadmaps - Equities - Budgeting ## Benefits - Financial Aid/Assistance - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Disability Insurance - Life Insurance - Parental Leave - Paid Time Off (Pto) - Sick Leave - 401(k) Plans - Employee Stock Options (ESOs) ## Related - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [IT Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/it-managers?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [IT Application Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/it-managers/it-application-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Insurance Carriers](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/insurance/insurance-carriers-2?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 56122 jobs - [Iowa](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/iowa?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 23539 jobs - [West Des Moines, IA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/iowa/west-des-moines?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 291 jobs ## Related pages - [Insurance Carriers](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/insurance/insurance-carriers-2?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 56122 jobs - [Iowa](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/iowa?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 23539 jobs - [West Des Moines, IA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/iowa/west-des-moines?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 291 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)