Manager, Application Development

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Application Development Supervisor

Position Overview

We strive to be Your Future Your Solution. Saige Partners is partnering with an established organization to identify an experienced Application Development Supervisor to lead software development production support and continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with team leadership helping deliver scalable reliable and maintainable enterprise applications that support key business objectives.

The Application Development Supervisor will oversee day-to-day development activities guide a team of developers and consultants and balance strategic project delivery with ongoing production support. This individual will play an important role in translating business needs into technical solutions establishing development standards improving operational performance and fostering a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous learning.

This is a hands-on leadership position with approximately 40% of the role dedicated to active development technical implementation analysis and troubleshooting.

• Lead day-to-day software development and production support activities including workload planning capacity management prioritization resource allocation and delivery coordination.

• Supervise mentor and develop software developers through performance management coaching feedback and career development.

• Build and maintain a high-performing team through recruiting onboarding retention and ongoing professional development including collaboration with onshore and offshore consultants.

• Translate business requirements into actionable development plans validate estimates track progress and balance competing project priorities with production support demands.

• Contribute directly to software development systems analysis technical implementation and troubleshooting while balancing supervisory responsibilities.

• Provide technical leadership through code reviews solution reviews complex issue resolution and the establishment of development standards and best practices.

• Ensure adherence to software development lifecycle (SDLC) standards documentation requirements change management processes and non-functional requirements.

• Monitor application health code quality delivery metrics production incidents service levels and operational risks while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Partner with business analysts architects QA UAT data engineering analytics and business stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver effective solutions.

• Support solution testing deployment monitoring availability stability and long-term production supportability.

• Promote modern engineering practices including CI/CD automation real-time integrations monitoring and scalable application architecture.

• Communicate team performance development progress risks and operational outcomes to leadership and relevant stakeholders.

• Support organizational change initiatives and promote departmental values collaboration accountability and alignment with enterprise objectives.

• Participate in rotating on-call support for production systems.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

• Seven or more years of relevant IT experience preferably within the insurance or financial services industry.

• Three or more years of supervisory team leadership or people management experience.

• Experience leading software development teams responsible for both project delivery and production support.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise applications microservices architecture APIs and integration frameworks.

• Experience with modern Microsoft technologies including C# .NET Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps SQL Server APIs and integration platforms.

• Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as Duck Creek Technologies Kalepa Salesforce ServiceNow and digital portals.

• Experience with platform development and configuration including product configuration business rules engines low-code plugins and CI/CD practices.

• Strong proficiency in systems analysis software development application monitoring troubleshooting and technical implementation.

• Understanding of software development methodologies Kanban delivery practices and SDLC processes.

• Experience reviewing development estimates prioritizing work and managing competing project and operational demands.

• Demonstrated ability to conduct code reviews establish technical direction mentor developers and promote engineering best practices.

• Strong understanding of incident management application support processes and production stability practices.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead technical discussions and collaborate effectively with non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong organizational analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise independent judgment and manage multiple priorities.

• Proven ability to attract develop mentor and retain technical talent.

• Experience working with contractors consultants and offshore development resources is preferred.

• Ability to participate in rotating on-call support for production systems.

• Make a meaningful impact on enterprise technology strategy and application delivery.

• Combine hands-on software development with technical leadership and team development.

• Lead a collaborative team supporting both strategic initiatives and mission-critical applications.

• Drive continuous improvement modern engineering practices and operational excellence.

If you are a technically strong development leader who enjoys mentoring teams solving complex problems and delivering high-quality enterprise applications we encourage you to connect with Saige Partners.