Software Development Manager

Software Development Manager

Exciting opportunity to join an industry leading organization in a highly visible capacity and role.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• The day-to-day job is to manage people, projects, guide software direction, review and or gather requirements, drive estimation and deliver against those estimates.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members as needed for completion of work items.
• Work with team members on technical and professional skills to enable career growth for team members
• Provide plans, schedules and status to all levels of management and customers
• Collect and document business requirements as needed
• Develop project schedules and monitor project progress in conjunction with senior management
• Assist all software engineers with hands on code implementation and code architecture and design as needed on projects
• Responsible for mentorship, evaluations, conflict resolution and recognition of the staff to maintain highly motivated and engaged employees
• Demonstrate a high degree of initiative and is accountable for the timely completion and thorough implementation of all tasks assigned to them
• Ensure developers deliver quality work as scheduled in accordance with technical design and product requirements
• Maintain up to date knowledge on new programming methods and technologies
• Direct customer interaction for many parts of the projects.

This is a direct-hire position based out of the Alpharetta location, requiring one day a month onsite the first Wednesday of each month.

This position requires 25% travel.

REQUIRED SKILLS :

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience

• 10 years plus of management experience
• 5 years plus senior programming experience, preferably in a large-scale transaction processing or other complex system, is a plus.
• Ability to supervise production support activity outside of normal office hours.
• Familiar with current software design methodology and architecture.
• Experienced with Industry Standard Source Control / Configuration tools
• Experience with Real-time server programming, high availability environment programming and User interface implementation a plus.
• Ability to mentor, encourage and manage developers through stressful projects
• Knowledge of security concepts and industry standards
• Knowledge regarding many SDLC processes and methodologies
• Good interpersonal, verbal communication and writing skills.
• 25% Travel

PREFERRED SKILLS :

• Organizational skills
• Careful and detail-oriented work style
• Planning, risk assessment with mitigations
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Build and lead a team.
• Ability to communicate and articulate technical issues to audiences of various types.
• Local to Atlanta, GA

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorships are not available.