Job Description:

First Level Technical Manager Application Development & Support

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced First Level Technical Manager to lead a high-performing team in designing, developing, deploying, and supporting modern, scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience spanning a broad range of technologiesincluding backend, front-end, messaging, cloud infrastructure, containers, databases, AI/ML, and UNIX/Linux environmentsand a proven track record of technical leadership and application support. This role requires hands-on technical expertise, proficiency in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and a passion for innovation, stability, and team growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary agile teams through all phases of SDLC: requirements gathering, architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing application support.
Own the delivery and operational stability of multiple business-critical applications, ensuring high availability, rapid incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement.
Collaborate closely with engineers, architects, data scientists, product managers, QA, support, and business stakeholders to define requirements and architect solutions leveraging backend, front-end, cloud, messaging, and AI/ML technologies.
Champion best practices in coding, testing, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-native application development, and production support.
Drive the adoption of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability tools to proactively manage application health, performance, and user experience.
Guide the integration of messaging and event-driven solutions (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS) for distributed systems.
Ensure comprehensive system and process documentation, effective knowledge sharing, and reproducibility of solutions and support procedures.
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth within the team.
Communicate status, risks, incidents, and opportunities clearly to stakeholders and senior management.
Support the hiring, onboarding, and professional development of new team members. Coaching, mentoring and performance management of team-Set clear performance goals, develop skills within the team, and foster a collaborative and customer-focused culture

Technical Skills:

8+ years in enterprise application development, application modernization, technical leadership, and application support.
Proficiency in all phases of the SDLC and a strong track record supporting production applications.
Expertise in backend technologies (Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Node.js)
Familiarity with front-end technologies (Angular, React, Node.js, or similar frameworks).
Deep hands-on experience with any of the cloud platforms preferably Azure and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Proven experience with messaging and event-driven frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS, ActiveMQ).
Strong skills in RDBMS (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DocumentDB, Redis).
Proficiency with build tools (Maven, Gradle, NPM), distributed version control (Git, GitHub, Bitbucket), and CI/CD automation (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
Experience with application monitoring, logging, and observability tools (ELK/EFK stack, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana).
Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments is required.

Good-to-Have:

Experience with popular application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss, Glassfish).
Knowledge of serverless architectures and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Experience designing and supporting highly transactional, distributed SaaS applications.

Leadership & Process Skills:

Experience managing agile teams, conducting performance reviews, and supporting team development.
Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and ongoing learning.
Ability to drive a culture of operational excellence and customer focus.

Familiarity with process management tools (JIRA, Confluence) and BPMN frameworks (e.g., Camunda).

Certifications in Java, Cloud, or AI/ML.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.
Prior experience in a technical management or team lead role is highly preferred.

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Hyderabad, India

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