Development Manager

Summary: 

Under the direction of the Director of Enterprise Applications, the Development Manager leads the design, development, security, and maintenance of enterprise applications and system integrations. This role provides direct supervision to Junior Developers, partners closely with vendors, and ensures that development initiatives follow best practices for architecture, security, documentation, and quality assurance.

The Development Manager will be responsible for gathering and documenting business requirements, designing technical solutions, coordinating development activities, managing security vulnerability scanning, and delivering user-facing demos. This position requires strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership & Oversight

• Supervise, mentor, and support Junior Developers, including code reviews, workload planning and professional development.
• Provide technical leadership in application design, architecture, and development standards

Application and Interface Development

• Design, develop, review and maintain custom multi-user and web-based applications
• Oversee and maintain system interfaces across the enterprise application ecosystem
• Ensure application reliability, scalability and maintainability through proper architecture, testing and documentation

Security, Compliance & Quality

• Evaluate and implement application security best practices, including static/dynamic code scanning with Veracode or similar security tools
• Remediate and track vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with corporate security polices
• Maintain and enforce version control and development of lifecycle standards

Vendor and Stakeholder Collaboration

• Serve as primary technical liaison to external vendors for products, integrations and support
• Work with business managers, process owners, and end users to define requirements, propose solutions and validate functionality

Project Management

• Lead planning, scheduling and execution of development projects
• Gather and document business and technical requirements, including workflow diagrams, specifications and system documentation
• Deliver demos and walkthrough to clients, business partners and end users
• Provide status updates, track issues and ensure timely resolution

Support & Operations

• Detect, troubleshoot and resolve complex application and interface issues
• Ensure adequate controls are in place to safeguard corporate data and system integrity
• Conduct research into emerging tools, technologies and development methods

General

• Maintain complete and up-to-date system documentation
• Must conduct self in an ethical, legal and responsible manner at all times
• Attends all mandatory meetings, trainings, and assignments as delegated.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Must adhere to the polices, principles, and guidance within the Employee Handbook and Code of Business Conduct.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred
• 7+ years of professional application development experience
• 2+ years of experience in supervisory or technical lead role
• Strongly proficient with:
  • .NET, C#, JavaScript, CSS, SQL Server (SSIS, SSRS)
  • Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, Git or other version control systems
  • Web services, APIs and system integrations
• Experience with application security scanning tools (e.g., Veracode) preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects, requirements and deliverables
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present technical material in user-friendly language
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-demand environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Experince working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Some after-hours or weekend work may be required