Project Engineering Manager - Remote (WFH) in Austin

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The Project Engineering Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the development and deployment methodology of cutting-edge applications critical to our organization's success. This position involves the management of software development standards and best-practices, ensuring that our development teams adhere to the consistent, high-quality delivery of software solutions on the TriCare project. This technical role involves hands-on development expertise, team leadership, and strategic direction to empower the development team in accomplishing its objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: Oversee a high-performing team of application developers with a focus on hands-on technical guidance. Cultivate a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the technical domain.
• Technology Proficiency: Keep abreast of emerging technologies and industry best practices in application development. Provide hands-on technical guidance, troubleshoot complex development challenges, and offer solutions leveraging technical expertise.
• Project Execution: Direct the planning, execution, and delivery of application development projects. Define technical project goals, scope, timelines, and resource allocation, ensuring on-time and on-budget completion with a hands-on approach.
• Quality Assurance: Champion the highest quality standards for developed applications. Implement testing strategies, conduct code reviews, and establish quality-control processes to ensure the delivery of reliable and robust software solutions.
• Cross-functional Technical Collaboration: Collaborate closely with customers, cross-functional teams, including architects, product managers, quality assurance, and system administrators, to seamlessly integrate and align technical aspects with organizational goals.
• Technical Strategic Planning:  Contribute actively to the development and execution of a long-term technical strategy for application development in line with the company's business objectives. Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization.
• Technical Risk Management: Identify and address potential technical risks in development projects, ranging from technical challenges to resource constraints. Develop contingency plans as needed to mitigate risks.
• Technical Documentation: Enforce and maintain comprehensive documentation of software design, architecture, and development processes for effective knowledge transfer and reference.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field. Master's degree is a plus. 
• Proven experience in government contracting with understanding of federal regulations, security, usability, and compliance requirements. Healthcare or insurance domain expertise a plus.
• Proven experience in hands-on technical leadership roles in application development. 
• Strong technical background and hands-on proficiency in modern software development methodologies and technologies. 
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, JIRA). 
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders. 
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make informed decisions under pressure. 
• A commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions while adhering to best practices and industry standards 
• US Citizenship required with the ability to obtain a Position of Public Trust - Medium Background Investigation (MBI)

Required Technical Skills: 

• DevSecOps experience with a focus on automation
• Proven experience in developing highly available applications
• Strong experience in C# .NET, JavaScript
• Strong experience in API development including REST and SOAP
• Git
• Experience in web development (HTML, CSS, jQuery)
• Experience in developing applications in Azure cloud environment
  • API Management
  • Function Apps
  • Power Platform
  • Entra/B2C
  • Managed

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