Innovative Technology Leader

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director, Application Development Manager to lead our team in the development of innovative technology solutions. This is a key leadership role that requires exceptional technical expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

About the Role:

As a Director, Application Development Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of multiple application systems. You will work closely with business partners to define, develop, and implement technology solutions that have a significant impact on improving the business. Your primary focus will be on managing multiple development teams and contributing to the achievement of multiple teams' objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

* Manages multiple application development projects for one or several business segments, including all phases of the systems development and implementation process.
* Provides analysis, design, development, testing, and ongoing support for client area application systems in an environment of diverse development platforms, computing environments, software, hardware, technology, tools, etc.
* Works collaboratively with business partners on technology solutions that have a significant revenue or cost impact, oversees the development and implementation of multiple application systems and identifies resource requirements to ensure best practice development techniques.
* Recruits, directs, motivates, and develops staff, maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth, and their ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team.
* Manages and forecasts operating budget within the approved plan.
* Communicates timely and accurate project-related information to relevant parties.
* Acts as an advocate for change management, encourages innovation and creativity in technology solutions.

Requirements:

* Advanced degree in computer science/Data engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience 18 + years of experience in systems analysis and program development with related supervisory, management, and administrative experience required.
* Thorough hands-on experience in designing high-performance systems with detailed implementation of SDLC coupled with testing and DevOps.
* Full-stack developer with experience of modern GUI development and Java developer/programmer, with knowledge of front-end and backend development coding languages (Java, HTML, NodeJS, CSS, JSON, Angular, JavaScript).
* Should be comfortable with the following technology stack, tools, and processes: Core Java, JAVA 11 and above Object Oriented Programming concepts, Spring, Spring boot, hibernate, RDBMS (Oracle), SQL, Gitlab, Docker, CI/CD, S3, Proficient at Azure Cloud and has good understanding of cloud components and deployment architectures.
* Understanding of JVM, memory usage, performance testing, and tuning.
* Understand nuances of architecture, Familiarity with different design and architectural patterns.
* Understand microservices-based, scalable architecture (previous experience working with Kafka).
* Hands-on experience with micro-frontend architecture and frameworks like Angular.
* Design, implement, and maintain Java-based applications that can be high-volume and low-latency.
* Experience implementing caching (using Hazelcast/ ehcache / Memcached/others).
* Skill for writing reusable Java libraries Basic Understanding of the concepts of MVC (Model-View-Controller) Pattern, JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), and RESTful web services Ability to write clean, readable Java code Experience in handling external and embedded databases Skilled at creating database schemas that characterize and support business processes.

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