Application Development Manager

The Application Development Manager will lead one or more agile scrum teams in Product Development at Censis Technologies. This is a working manager role requiring active participation in the development process code reviews and technical decision-making. The ideal candidate is a proven people manager with a strong technical background who is passionate about software development stays current with industry standards and is eager to experiment with new technologies. Preference will be given to candidates with experience leveraging AI to improve efficiency in the SDLC as well as those with Scrum Master experience or certification. Candidates should have hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and modern platforms including GitHub CoPilot and M365 Copilot and familiarity with Jira Confluence AWS GitHub and Bitbucket. Experience with front-end frameworks such as and as well as SQL C# for backend development (e.g. Core microservices and Web APIs) is highly preferred.

Specific Responsibilities

• Lead coach and mentor a team of up to Developers and QA designing building and maintaining software applications.
• Foster a culture of curiosity experimentation and continuous learning.
• Actively participate in coding and code reviews to ensure technical excellence.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders on release planning and delivery.
• Ensure agile best practices are followed including facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning Daily Stand-ups Sprint Reviews RetrospectivesHG3 and Refinements).
• Set track and manage team KPIs and performance metrics (velocity burndown charts etc.).
• Develop and refine standardized development processes incorporating lessons learned and industry trends.
• Oversee project planning resource allocation and coordination of development staff.
• Hire evaluate and address performance issues within the team.
• Provide technical leadership in architecture design and implementation.
• Champion AI-enabled practices across the SDLC (e.g. code generation test automation documentation acceleration).
• Remove obstacles to team progress and drive continuous improvement.
• Promote transparency collaboration and accountability within development teams.

Qualifications

• Proven success leading agile development teams delivering projects on time and building effective collaborative teams.
• Strong technical expertise with hands-on coding and deep understanding of the software development lifecycle including current industry standards and emerging technologies.
• 10 years of technical experience with at least 2 years in a management role.
• Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master (certification strongly preferred) including facilitating Scrum ceremonies coaching teams in agile practices and driving continuous improvement.
• Proficient in agile metrics and reporting (velocity burndown etc.) and fostering transparency and accountability within teams.
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Claude Cursor) to drive efficiency and innovation in the SDLC.
• Skilled in Jira and Confluence for agile project management and documentation.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS) source control (BitbucketHG4 GitHub) and modern development frameworks ( ).
• Advanced development skills in SQL C# backend technologies ( Core Web APIs microservices Entity Framework).

Skills

• Hands-on leader and mentor with excellent communication and personnel management skills.
• Foster a high-performance growth-oriented team culture by driving a strong learning mindset encouraging curiosity promoting bold problem-solving and acting as a multiplier who elevates the capabilities of the entire team. Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Curious innovative and not afraid to experiment with new technologies and approaches.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate coding testing and documentation workflows.
• Comfortable working with modern development frameworks and cloud environments ( AWS).
• Proficient in collaborative tools like Jira and Confluence for team coordination.
• Strong coding skills in SQL and C#.
• Proficiency backend development including Core and RESTful API design.

Education

• Bachelors degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Masters degree is a plus but not required.