Software Development Manager – IC

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

📋 Description

• Lead and guide developers, QA engineers, automation engineers, and technical staff across the platform.

• Coordinate development efforts among internal teams and vendor resources.

• Foster accountability, collaboration, technical excellence, and operational awareness.

• Assist in resource planning, prioritization, and sprint delivery.

• Collaborate with the Scrum Master on sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Supervise the design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise web applications and workflow solutions.

• Promote a scalable, maintainable, and secure application architecture and coding standards.

• Work in conjunction with Infrastructure and Operations to resolve production issues and maintain system stability.

• Advocate for CI/CD enhancements, automation initiatives, and application modernization.

• Coordinate release schedules and ensure alignment with operational and security requirements.

• Assist in root-cause analysis and remediation of production incidents.

• Provide direct technical leadership in application development and system integrations.

• Facilitate API integrations, backend services, document-processing workflows, and platform enhancements.

• Collaborate with QA and automation teams to enhance regression testing and deployment reliability.

• Support monitoring, logging, and improvements in application performance.

• Ensure development complies with federal security and compliance standards.

• Encourage continuous improvement in development processes, Agile delivery, documentation, and operational readiness.

• Track technical risks, dependencies, and delivery progress while communicating status to leadership.

• Uphold development standards, conduct code reviews, implement testing practices, and manage releases.

• Ensure deliverables meet customer expectations, operational requirements, and quality benchmarks.

• Lead the development of a large-scale federal case management and workflow platform that supports mission-critical operations and handles high-volume transactions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and over 10 years of experience in application and/or system development.

• More than 5 years of experience managing technical teams, including developers, architects, and test/QA engineers, in an Agile setting.

• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript frameworks, SQL, REST APIs, and CI/CD technologies.

• Experience in enforcing development quality standards, including code reviews, definition of done (DoD), and readiness gates prior to QA handoff.

• Strong background in leading Agile software development initiatives in large enterprise or federal settings.

• Experience supporting mission-critical applications that demand high availability.

• Comprehensive understanding of SDLC processes, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise application architecture.

• Experience collaborating across Development, Infrastructure, Security, Operations, and PMO teams.

• Capability to challenge incomplete or ambiguous requirements and drive clarity before development commences.

• No security clearance is currently required; BI Full 6C (T4) public trust/other requirement.

• U.S. citizenship is not mandatory.

• Desired: familiarity with low-code application platforms, tools, software architecture, design patterns, and best practices.

• Desired: experience with Micropact (Entellitrak), Appian, Salesforce, Pega, ServiceNow, Oracle, Outsystems, Mendix, OpenText, or Microsoft.

• Desired: CMS/Medicare systems and CMS data-source integration experience.

• Desired: experience in U.S. federal government contracting and understanding of the full contract lifecycle.

• Strong communication, leadership, troubleshooting, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Ability to balance operational support, modernization initiatives, and Agile delivery priorities.

• Excellent presentation and communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Options for medical plans, including those with Health Savings Accounts.

• Dental plan options available.

• Vision plan included.

• 401(k) plan with pre- and post-tax contributions and company matching.

• Flexible work weeks when feasible.

• Leave options for vacation, sick days, personal time, holidays, parental leave, military leave, bereavement, and jury duty.

• Typically, 15 days of paid leave per calendar year.

• 10 paid holidays each year.

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

• Short- and long-term disability benefits provided.

• Life insurance coverage available.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance is included.

• Personal accident insurance offered.

• Critical illness insurance available.

• Business travel and accident insurance provided.

• Remote work options available.