Development Manager

GDIT is hiring a Development Manager supporting a Medicare Appeals/Claims platform to manage a development team comprised of application developers (staff engineers and subcontractor engineers), QA Testing Team (staff QA engineers and subcontractor QA engineers), and a solutions architect.

The Development Manager collaborates with the Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, PMO, Agile support team, Tech Lead, and the Operations team closely to ensure complete communication loops, proper status updates are given to the customer, and that work is aligned and running according to plan. The Development Manager serves as team lead and is expected to have command over all development work, processes, and outputs.

This role is fully remote but must work Eastern Standard Time.

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management 

• Lead and mentor development teams — providing technical guidance and professional growth opportunities, and complete all GDIT manager duties. 
• Set clear goals and expectations for team members aligned with business objectives. 
• Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing communication, ownership, and accountability. 
• Resolve team conflicts and ensure a healthy, productive work environment. 
• Manage the development team and the word to ensure each release meets requirements and each deployment goes smoothly, minimizing the need for rollback

Planning & Delivery 

• Define and manage project roadmaps in collaboration with the Product Owner and Business Stakeholders. 
• Prioritize development work to balance feature delivery, 508 compliance, and technical debt. 
• Ensure on-time delivery of software releases while maintaining quality standards. 
• Track and report project progress using Agile (sometimes hybrid methodologies). 
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, Development, and Business Analysts. 

Technical Oversight 

• Review architecture and design proposals for scalability, performance, and maintainability. 
• Promote best coding practices — enforcing standards, peer reviews, and testing discipline. 
• Guide technology selection for tools, frameworks, and cloud services. 
• Oversee system integrations and ensure interoperability between platforms. 
• Support production stability by managing incident response and root cause analysis. 

Process & Quality 

• Implement and refine development processes (Agile ceremonies, CI/CD). 
• Measure engineering effectiveness using KPIs (velocity, defect rate, lead time, etc.). 
• Champion continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned. 
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards. 
• Enforce documentation and traceability across the software lifecycle. 

Stakeholder & Communication 

• Collaborate with Product Owner to align on priorities and technical feasibility. 
• Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and business stakeholders as proactively as possible. 
• Manage vendor resources ensuring productivity and alignment with goals. 
• Translate technical concepts into documented business value for non-technical stakeholders. 
• Advocate for the development team’s needs — tools, training, and resource allocation. 

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors degree and 10+ years’ experience in application and/or system development.
• 5+ years’ experience managing technical teams including: developers, architects, and test/QA engineers in a agile environment.
• Proven ability to own end-to-end delivery, ensuring features are delivered on time, meet acceptance criteria, and pass QA without rework due to incomplete or misunderstood requirements.
• Proven ability to identify technical risks, dependencies, and constraints early and proactively communicate impacts to leadership and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Expertise in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript frameworks, SQL, Rest APIs and CI/CD technologies.
• Strong understanding of low code application platforms, tools, software architecture, design patterns, and best practices. 
  • Examples: Micropact (Entellitrak), Appian, Salesforce, Pega, ServiceNow, Oracle, Outsystems, Mendix, OpenText, Microsoft, etc. 
• Demonstrated experience enforcing development quality standards, including code reviews, definition of done (DoD), and readiness gates prior to QA handoff.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge incomplete or ambiguous requirements and drive clarity before development begins.

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