Senior Software Engineering Manager

KēSTA I.T.•Salt Lake, UT

About The Position

KēSTA I.T. is actively seeking a Sr. Manager, Applications Engineering for an immediate full-time opportunity with an industry-leading client. This role offers leadership, responsibility, and the chance to make a significant impact within a thriving and stable organization undergoing a significant technology transformation. The Sr. Manager, Software Engineering & Application Development leads the development, modernization, and ongoing support of custom enterprise applications. This leader will oversee the application development lifecycle and establish the tools, standards, and engineering practices used to move code effectively from development through testing and into production. The role requires a strong technical foundation, particularly within the Microsoft/.NET ecosystem, combined with proven people leadership and the ability to guide engineering teams toward modern cloud development, DevOps, and CI/CD practices. In the near term, this leader will focus on improving and modernizing existing applications, working through a backlog of UI enhancements, application improvements, incidents, and defect resolution. As the organization's technology transformation progresses, the role will increasingly focus on building custom software and expanding internal software engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical credibility with strategic leadership, strong team engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for modern software engineering.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
8+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise applications
5+ years of experience leading software engineering or application development teams, including coaching, performance management, and employee development
Strong experience within the Microsoft/.NET technology ecosystem, including .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET, Blazor, C#, F#, and Visual Basic
Experience designing and developing applications using cloud services, preferably Microsoft Azure; experience with AWS or Google Cloud Platform is also applicable
Strong experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and source/version control
Experience developing and integrating Web APIs
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Strong database experience, including SQL-based platforms and modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake
Experience with enterprise development tools and environments such as Visual Studio and SQL Server
Experience managing the full software development lifecycle from development and testing through deployment and production support
Demonstrated ability to lead teams while maintaining sufficient technical depth to guide architecture, development practices, troubleshooting, and engineering decisions
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, business partners, and senior leadership

Nice To Haves

Deep experience with Microsoft Azure services, including cloud storage and related application/data services
Experience with Python
Experience with modern front-end and web technologies such as React, Node.js, or Angular
Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, .NET, Power Platform, Dataverse, and Copilot technologies preferred
Familiarity with citizen development strategies and governance
Experience working with SAP or within an enterprise environment where custom applications integrate with SAP
Experience with enterprise data platforms and data integration technologies such as Azure Data Factory
Experience helping an organization expand its internal software engineering capabilities and transition from primarily purchasing software solutions toward building custom applications

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, development, modernization, and ongoing maintenance of custom enterprise applications
Manage and develop a software engineering team, including coaching, performance management, technical mentorship, career development, and future team growth
Provide technical leadership across the application development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through development, testing, deployment, and production support
Establish and enforce software engineering standards, development methodologies, source/version control practices, CI/CD processes, and DevOps best practices
Guide development of applications and services using modern .NET technologies, cloud platforms, APIs, databases, containerization, and related enterprise technologies
Lead the transition toward greater internal custom software development as the organization's technology capabilities mature
Prioritize and manage application development work, including new development, application enhancements, UI improvements, incidents, defects, and technical debt
Identify, prioritize, and drive assigned work intake requests through successful completion
Ensure development initiatives are delivered within established budget, scope, quality, and timeline expectations
Partner with business stakeholders and technology teams to understand requirements and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
Communicate project status, technical risks, priorities, and delivery progress to project teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership
Oversee DevOps processes and relationships to ensure development requests, deployments, and production issues are addressed effectively and in a timely manner
Drive adoption of cloud-native development, automation, reusable engineering patterns, and modern application architecture
Resolve escalated application development and production issues while identifying opportunities to prevent recurring problems
Evaluate emerging technologies and development practices that can improve engineering productivity, application performance, maintainability, and business outcomes
Establish a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high team engagement