BIS Hiring for Software Development Manager Job at Farmers Branch, TX Full Time

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At BIS every day is an adventure. With servitude, we put our clients first. Our community is everything. Our people are fearless, offering bold solutions. Our grit keeps us going until we have a solution. We are humble with our clients and with each other. We’re always working to be better.

That’s the BIS Way.

BIS is looking for an amazingly talented technical Development Manager to join our crazy team which creates the world’s best local government interactive web applications. This position will be focused on delivering taxpayer facing products for our clients throughout the nation. This is a manager role that includes managing a team of developers, testers and support engineers while acting as a functional lead responsible for the vision, planning, new product introduction and execution of development. You must possess a solid technology background in the required technology areas to provide oversight and guidance to teams and facilitate technological decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the overall development life cycle of the software solutions and managing complex projects with significant bottom-line impact
• Working with team in developing a strategy and road map to provide compelling capabilities for the client community that helps them succeed in their goals.
• Developing the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Instilling best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.
• Delivering projects according to timelines and scope
• Managing development projects with proper prioritization, planning of projects and features, Stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments
• Translating business requirements into technical solutions, recommending alternative technical and business approaches where appropriate
• Leading engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions within budget.
• Facilitating technical discussions and drive solutions forward to achieve business needs and ensure alignment to strategic technology vision
• Delivering operational excellence; monitoring of production services
• Helping direct reports grow in their technical skills and career path.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive experience running medium to large/complex projects with multiple dependencies using Agile (Scrum/Kanban) processes in planning, implementation and support of business application components, including change & release management
• Advanced knowledge of web development and database design, including experience with modern frameworks like Angular or React.
• 7+ years combined working experience with .NET, C#, Java, and/or Go/Rust
• Experience with RESTful Services, CI/CD automation preferred
• Experience with Cloud services and technologies
• Experience with MSSQL databases
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, propose and implement timely, cost effective, quality solutions for all applications within area of responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and lead technical discussions and drive solutions forward to achieve business needs
• Demonstrated experience with designing or working with highly available and reliable systems including work on technical design and architecture
• Strong experience facilitating issue intervention and driving improvements
• Strong skills in risks identification, tracking and planned mitigation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong innovation, creativity, and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of Agile Framework
• Ability to insert witty Meme’s and GIFS in internal conversations.

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.

7+ years’ experience as a Developer

5+ years’ experience as a technical manager

3+ years direct people, management experience

Local Candidates preferred, but will allow remote for a great candidate

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 – $165,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Farmers Branch, TX 75234: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Management: 3 years (Required)
• Software development: 6 years (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No