Application Development Manager

Application Development Manager

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Software Development Manager at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. You will join our team in partnership with New York State of Health (NYSoH) to provide comprehensive health coverage to more than 7.0 million New Yorkers.

Our GDIT State & Local LLC team provides NYS with innovative and agile health benefit exchange (HBE) solutions that deliver the functionality required to comply by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and provide the flexibility needed to easily scale up to support future requirements.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Lead and manage multiple software development teams to ensure the high-quality, on-time delivery of Java-based enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external clients (including NYSoH) to understand business needs, define project scope, and align delivery expectations.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop team members, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented work environment.
• Define job expectations and monitor team performance, using metrics and data analytics to drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and oversee deployments, defect fixes, RFAs, migrations, and incident management, ensuring operational excellence and SLA compliance.
• Champion digital transformation and innovation, leading adoption of emerging technologies and modernization initiatives.
• Partner with architects, peer managers, and cross-functional leads to ensure technical alignment and efficient execution across teams.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and delivery risks, while remaining agile to evolving priorities and business demands.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and organizational policies to maintain delivery consistency and code quality.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, promoting team learning, process optimization, and capability building.
• Manage and contribute to special initiatives, ad hoc projects, and strategic programs to support organizational goals.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, tailoring messaging to drive transparency and shared understanding.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology related field. Master’s degree preferred
• Required Experience:
• Ten (10)+ year track record of relevant work experience
• Five (5) years of hands on Tech Leadership or management experience preferable in Applications Development
• Experience with DevOps best practices and frameworks
• Experience with the following technologies or related technologies: Java, SQL, Web-services (SOAP,REST),Services Integration, Angular, Spring Framework
• Preferred Experience:
• Hands on experience with Kubernetes container platform, which is the target platform for the NYSOH Application.
• Healthcare, Medicaid or Health Exchange experience

Familiarity with the following technical environment:

Languages: Java, BASH Shell, SQL and PL/SQL

Web Technologies: Drools 8, JDBC, WSDL, HTML, JSP, XML, JSON, WSDL, WADL, DOM, JAX RPC, CSS, Dozer 5.5.1, Java Script, Angular JS, Type Script, jQuery, Ajax, Java Script, Log4J

Frameworks: J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, JSP, Servlets, Drools, Hibernate, Web Services, RESTful Service, JMS, JUnit, JTest.

Server: JBoss AS 8.0, Tomcat AS 9, IBM MQ, Apache Kafka

Development Tools: Eclipse Oxygen/2018-12/2019-03, STS 4.0, Visio, SOAP UI 5.4, Postman, IBM MQ Explorer v9.0, SonarQube, OpenText, Oxygen XML.

Build Tools: Maven, ANT, Maven, Jenkins, Hudson

Code Integration Tools: RTC, GIT

Supporting Products: Alfresco, Mulesoft, OpenText, WTX

Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2018, RedHat Linux

Scripting Tools: BASH Shell, SSH

Authentication Tools: LDAP, SiteMinder

Data modeling tools: Erwin, ER Studio

Database: DB2

Data Management tools: DBeaver, TOAD, SQL Developer

Office Products: Visio, Microsoft Office Prod

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays