IS Application Manager

Huntington National Bank•Columbus, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The IS Application Manager supervises an assigned team in the development and maintenance of specific applications or functions. This role involves performing hands-on coding for application developments, leading and managing software engineering teams responsible for the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, and open-system technologies. The manager will provide technical leadership, strategic direction, and engineering oversight for complex application development and modernization initiatives, establishing and communicating the technical vision, engineering strategy, and development roadmap in alignment with business and technology objectives. Key responsibilities include leading the architecture and development of scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available full-stack applications, APIs, and microservices, partnering with enterprise and solution architects to define application architecture, technology standards, integration patterns, and modernization strategies. The role also oversees the development of Java/Spring Boot backend services, RESTful APIs, microservices, and React-based user interfaces, driving the modernization of legacy applications and platforms toward open-system, API-driven, cloud-ready, and microservices-based architectures. The manager will handle multiple projects and development initiatives, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality solutions within established timelines and budgets, and establishing engineering standards and best practices for coding, architecture, testing, security, DevOps, deployment, and production support. Additionally, the role involves conducting and overseeing technical design reviews, code reviews, architecture assessments, and technology evaluations, as well as building, developing, and retaining a high-performing engineering team through effective hiring, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development. Providing technical mentorship and guidance to Engineering Leads, Senior Engineers, and development team members, and creating a culture of engineering excellence, continuous improvement, collaboration, accountability, and innovation are crucial. The manager will work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Architects, Infrastructure, Security, QA, and Operations teams to deliver business solutions, translating business requirements and strategic objectives into technical solutions, development plans, and measurable engineering outcomes. Managing technical risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and architectural challenges across projects and teams, and establishing metrics and processes to monitor engineering productivity, quality, application reliability, delivery performance, and operational health are also key. Driving adoption of modern Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud, and observability practices, and ensuring applications comply with enterprise security policies, architecture standards, regulatory requirements, and operational controls are essential. The role includes overseeing production support and incident management for critical applications, ensuring timely resolution of complex technical issues, and identifying opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, resiliency, maintainability, and cost efficiency. Managing vendor relationships and third-party technology partnerships when applicable, and preparing and communicating technical strategies, project status, risks, and recommendations to senior technology and business leadership are also part of the responsibilities. Evaluating emerging technologies and determining their applicability to the organization's technology strategy and engineering roadmap, and promoting the responsible use of AI-assisted development and modern engineering productivity tools to improve software delivery and developer effectiveness are also expected.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
7+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise application development.
3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams or equivalent technical leadership experience.
Strong technical background in Java, Spring Boot, and enterprise application development.
Strong understanding of React, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, microservices, and full-stack development.
Experience designing and implementing open-system and distributed application architectures.
Demonstrated experience leading complex software development, application modernization, or technology transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, security, and cloud technologies.
Experience with relational databases and SQL, including Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
Experience with Agile/Scrum and modern software development methodologies.
Demonstrated experience hiring, developing, mentoring, and managing software engineering professionals.
Strong project planning, prioritization, organizational, and resource-management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with engineers, architects, business partners, and executive leadership.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound technical and business decisions.
Ability to balance technical depth, people leadership, delivery commitments, and business priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing multiple engineering teams or large-scale technology initiatives.
Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and cloud-native application development.
Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, distributed systems, and API architecture.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized application platforms.
Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or IBM MQ.
Experience with CI/CD and DevOps technologies such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Experience with Spring Cloud, Spring Security, OAuth2, JWT, and API Gateway technologies.
Experience with modern front-end technologies including React, TypeScript, Redux, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
Experience with NoSQL and caching technologies such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, Google Cloud Bigtable and Redis.
Proven experience leading legacy application modernization and migration to Java-based open-system platforms.
Experience transforming monolithic applications into microservices and API-driven architectures.
Experience with application performance management and observability platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Prometheus, or Grafana.
Experience managing technology teams within financial services, banking, insurance, or other highly regulated enterprise environments.
Experience establishing and managing engineering KPIs, quality metrics, delivery metrics, and operational SLAs.
Experience managing technology budgets, vendor relationships, and third-party development partners.
Demonstrated ability to influence enterprise technology strategy and drive change across organizational boundaries.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity, data protection, resiliency, disaster recovery, and regulatory requirements.
Experience implementing AI/GenAI capabilities or AI-assisted software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Perform hands-on coding for application developments.
Lead and manage software engineering teams responsible for the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, and open-system technologies.
Provide technical leadership, strategic direction, and engineering oversight for complex application development and modernization initiatives.
Establish and communicate the technical vision, engineering strategy, and development roadmap in alignment with business and technology objectives.
Lead the architecture and development of scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available full-stack applications, APIs, and microservices.
Partner with enterprise and solution architects to define application architecture, technology standards, integration patterns, and modernization strategies.
Oversee development of Java/Spring Boot backend services, RESTful APIs, microservices, and React-based user interfaces.
Drive modernization of legacy applications and platforms toward open-system, API-driven, cloud-ready, and microservices-based architectures.
Manage multiple projects and development initiatives, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality solutions within established timelines and budgets.
Establish engineering standards and best practices for coding, architecture, testing, security, DevOps, deployment, and production support.
Conduct and oversee technical design reviews, code reviews, architecture assessments, and technology evaluations.
Build, develop, and retain a high-performing engineering team through effective hiring, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to Engineering Leads, Senior Engineers, and development team members.
Create a culture of engineering excellence, continuous improvement, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Architects, Infrastructure, Security, QA, and Operations teams to deliver business solutions.
Translate business requirements and strategic objectives into technical solutions, development plans, and measurable engineering outcomes.
Manage technical risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and architectural challenges across projects and teams.
Establish metrics and processes to monitor engineering productivity, quality, application reliability, delivery performance, and operational health.
Drive adoption of modern Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud, and observability practices.
Ensure applications comply with enterprise security policies, architecture standards, regulatory requirements, and operational controls.
Oversee production support and incident management for critical applications, ensuring timely resolution of complex technical issues.
Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, resiliency, maintainability, and cost efficiency.
Manage vendor relationships and third-party technology partnerships when applicable.
Prepare and communicate technical strategies, project status, risks, and recommendations to senior technology and business leadership.
Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their applicability to the organization's technology strategy and engineering roadmap.
Promote the responsible use of AI-assisted development and modern engineering productivity tools to improve software delivery and developer effectiveness.