Application Manager

The IS Application Manager supervises an assigned team in the development and maintenance of specific applications or functions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform hands-on coding for application developments. Lead and manage software engineering teams responsible for the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, and open-system technologies. Provide technical leadership, strategic direction, and engineering oversight for complex application development and modernization initiatives. Establish and communicate the technical vision, engineering strategy, and development roadmap in alignment with business and technology objectives.

Lead the architecture and development of scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available full-stack applications, APIs, and microservices. Partner with enterprise and solution architects to define application architecture, technology standards, integration patterns, and modernization strategies. Oversee development of Java/Spring Boot backend services, RESTful APIs, microservices, and React-based user interfaces. Drive modernization of legacy applications and platforms toward open-system, API-driven, cloud-ready, and microservices-based architectures.

Manage multiple projects and development initiatives, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality solutions within established timelines and budgets. Establish engineering standards and best practices for coding, architecture, testing, security, Dev Ops, deployment, and production support. Conduct and oversee technical design reviews, code reviews, architecture assessments, and technology evaluations. Build, develop, and retain a high-performing engineering team through effective hiring, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development.

Provide technical mentorship and guidance to Engineering Leads, Senior Engineers, and development team members. Create a culture of engineering excellence, continuous improvement, collaboration, accountability, and innovation. Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Architects, Infrastructure, Security, QA, and Operations teams to deliver business solutions. Translate business requirements and strategic objectives into technical solutions, development plans, and measurable engineering outcomes.

Manage technical risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and architectural challenges across projects and teams. Establish metrics and processes to monitor engineering productivity, quality, application reliability, delivery performance, and operational health. Drive adoption of modern Agile, Dev Ops, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud, and observability practices. Ensure applications comply with enterprise security policies, architecture standards, regulatory requirements, and operational controls. Oversee production support and incident management for critical applications, ensuring timely resolution of complex technical issues.

Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, resiliency, maintainability, and cost efficiency. Manage vendor relationships and third-party technology partnerships when applicable. Prepare and communicate technical strategies, project status, risks, and recommendations to senior technology and business leadership. Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their applicability to the organization's technology strategy and engineering roadmap. Promote the responsible use of AI-assisted development and modern engineering productivity tools to improve software delivery and developer effectiveness.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise application development.
• 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams or equivalent technical leadership experience.

• Experience managing multiple engineering teams or large-scale technology initiatives.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and cloud-native application development.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, distributed systems, and API architecture.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized application platforms.
• Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or IBM MQ.
• Experience with CI/CD and Dev…