Software Development Manager

Software Development Manager

Job Location s: US

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead and oversee integrated software and hardware development efforts for a data‑driven healthcare platform—specifically the development of a user interface to translate complex data into actionable insights that combat Fraud, Waste & Abuse.

• Serve as the primary development leadership authority, managing a team of direct employees and subcontractors while coordinating closely with the Operations Manager, Dev Ops Lead and Release Manager to ensure seamless, high‑quality delivery across all development work streams.
• Directly manage 5‑10 full‑time employees and provide day‑to‑day oversight and direction for 5‑10 subcontractor personnel across integrated development work streams.
• Handle staffing decisions, onboarding, mentoring, and performance evaluations for direct reports.
• Coordinate closely with the Release Manager, Operations Manager and Dev Ops Lead to align development priorities, resolve cross‑team dependencies, and ensure cohesive delivery.
• Maintain active, working knowledge of each team member’s current assignments, progress, and blockers.
• Partner with other team managers and technical leads to drive cross‑functional collaboration across Dev Sec Ops , data engineering, analytics, and platform modernization efforts.
• Lead development activities across a complex, cloud‑hosted system integrating software and hardware components, including AWS infrastructure, COTS products, data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks), and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
• Own and enforce technical quality standards, code review processes, and Definition of Done (DoD) compliance across all development teams.
• Actively participate in and support SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Scrum of Scrums, and retrospectives.
• Identify, track, and mitigate development risks; elevate blockers and cross‑team dependencies to the Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Program Manager as appropriate.
• Support platform modernization initiatives including Snowflake/Databricks migration, AngularJS‑to‑Angular UI upgrades, containerization (Docker/AWS ECS), and CI/CD pipeline enhancements.
• Ensure development deliverables meet required performance standards and defined SLAs.
• Drive architecture discussions, design choices, and coding standards to ensure the team is building the right product the right way.

• 10 years of experience, may have supervisory or lead experience
• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree or PhD required
• Proven experience managing software and/or systems development teams, including direct oversight of both employees and subcontractor personnel
• Demonstrated experience working within a SAFe Agile environment, including participation in PI Planning, sprint execution, and cross‑team coordination
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud environments, including infrastructure management, containerization (Docker, AWS ECS), and cloud‑hosted application development
• Experience with Snowflake and Databricks as data platforms, including understanding of data pipelines, ETL workflows, and analytics integration
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tools, particularly Jenkins and Git Hub, with the ability to support development teams in writing pipeline‑ready code, integrating automated testing, and ensuring development branches meet the standards required for handoff to the release process. Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases in a development context
• Demonstrated ability to manage and integrate COTS products within a larger system architecture
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple teams and functional leads (e.g., Dev Ops, Operations, UI development, release management) to drive integrated delivery
• Excellent communication skills — written and verbal — with the ability to translate technical concepts for both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Strong risk management skills with the ability to proactively identify issues, assess impacts, and drive resolution
• Experience with Splunk for application monitoring, observability, and audit trail…