Development Lead – O&M

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee daily technical operations of an Agile software development team focused on application management, maintenance, enhancements, and modernization.

• Implement Agile methodologies, engineering standards, and software development lifecycle practices.

• Convert business and user requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.

• Offer technical direction, mentoring, conduct code reviews, and provide engineering guidance.

• Design, develop, test, integrate, deploy, troubleshoot, and maintain applications, APIs, services, and software utilities.

• Create and enhance cloud-native applications leveraging modular architectures, containerization, automation, scalability, resiliency, and infrastructure integration.

• Lead DevSecOps initiatives including automated builds, testing, security scanning, deployment, and monitoring within CI/CD pipelines.

• Collaborate effectively with architects, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, database administrators, operations staff, product owners, and other stakeholders.

• Analyze and design application data models and databases.

• Set standards for coding, branching, peer reviews, source control, documentation, and configuration management.

• Manage application codebases utilizing mature open-source software engineering practices.

• Address application defects, performance challenges, integration issues, technical debt, and production support matters.

• Assist with releases, production deployments, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.

• Collaborate with the Product Owner and Scrum Master on backlog refinement, estimation, sprint planning, release planning, and prioritization.

• Assess emerging technologies, frameworks, development practices, and opportunities for automation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Combinations of education, professional certifications, and relevant experience may be considered as equivalent qualifications.

• A minimum of 10 years in software development or software engineering roles.

• At least 3 years of experience in technical leadership, team lead, or senior development positions.

• Proficient in Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.

• Experience in developing cloud-native or cloud-enabled solutions.

• Familiarity with working in a DevSecOps environment.

• Background in supporting production applications within operations and maintenance contexts.

• Ability to translate business requirements into technical designs and software solutions.

• Experience in multidisciplinary technical collaboration.

• Proficiency in enterprise programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar technologies.

• Knowledge of RESTful APIs, microservices, application integrations, and distributed software solutions.

• Experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

• Understanding of containers, microservices, serverless technologies, scalability, resiliency, and automated infrastructure.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality analysis, security scanning, dependency management, and automated deployment processes.

• Strong grasp of Git-based development workflows.

• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, data modeling, SQL, and database integration.

• Awareness of software security principles and secure SDLC practices.

• Experience with automated unit, integration, regression, and application testing.

• Ability to conduct root-cause analysis and develop sustainable corrective solutions.

• Excellent technical documentation skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Capability to mentor developers and establish engineering standards.

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint-based security background check for Public Trust suitability.

• Work visa sponsorship is not available.

• Relevant technical or Agile certifications are a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-flex work week.

• 401(k) with company match.

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages.

• Internal mobility team.

• Paid education and certifications.

• Professional growth opportunities.

• Paid vacation and holidays.

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options.

• Health Savings Account options.

• Paid sick and personal time.

• Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.

• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.

• Short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Life insurance.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Personal accident insurance.

• Critical illness insurance.

• Business travel and accident insurance.