Senior Manager, Application Development

1 day ago

United States Arizona Staffing Full-time

Senior Manager, Application Development

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Application Development to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale applications, APIs, integrations, and cloud-based solutions for a large enterprise organization. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, approximately 70% technical / 30% management, ideal for someone who can operate as both a solution architect/technical lead and an engineering manager. You'll provide technical direction, own solution design and architecture, drive projects through execution, and lead a team of engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise applications and modernization initiatives.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership across Java, APIs, microservices, AWS, and AI-enabled solutions.
  • Develop high-level and low-level solution designs and ensure successful technical implementation.
  • Lead and mentor a team of approximately 5-7 engineering resources.
  • Drive projects and larger technical initiatives from design through production delivery.
  • Partner with product, architecture, engineering, and business stakeholders.
  • Lead development of cloud applications using modern AWS architecture patterns.
  • Drive adoption of microservices, event-driven architecture, reusable services, and API-first design.
  • Oversee enterprise API and integration design, development, security, and governance.
  • Support adoption of AI-assisted development tools and AI-powered applications/workflows.
  • Champion Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, quality engineering, and observability best practices.

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of progressive software engineering/application development experience.
  • 5+ years of technical leadership and/or engineering management experience.
  • Strong hands-on architecture and solution design experience.
  • Strong development background with Java and Spring Boot.
  • Extensive experience with REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on AWS.
  • Experience with event-driven and distributed application architectures.
  • Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Ability to lead complex technical programs from architecture/design through execution.
  • Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
  • Strong understanding of Agile delivery and modern software engineering practices.
  • Exposure to AI-assisted software development, AI agents, or intelligent workflow automation.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous experience within a highly regulated enterprise environment.
  • Experience with healthcare-related technology or platforms is a plus.
  • Experience with AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Amazon Q, or similar technologies.

Join a large enterprise technology organization investing in new software development, cloud modernization, APIs, microservices, and AI-enabled solutions. This position offers a combination of hands-on architecture, technical leadership, team management, and the opportunity to help shape modern enterprise applications.