[Hiring] Senior Application Development Manager @Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc

Role Description

We are seeking a highly technical Senior Application Development Manager to lead teams developing enterprise-grade payment processing systems. This role blends hands-on engineering, architectural oversight, and people leadership. You will guide a team of Java developers, drive technical strategy, ensure high-quality delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across product, architecture, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor teams of Java engineers, fostering strong modern engineering practices, code quality, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and encourage professional development in teams.
• Work with Architecture and own decisions for Java-based payment systems, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Remain hands-on in reviewing designs, frameworks, and proof-of-concepts using modern Java and Spring technologies.
• Guide the teams in modernizing existing systems with performance, reliability, and fault tolerance in mind.
• Oversee data modeling, API design, and integration patterns across the platform.
• Partner with product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices are consistently applied.
• Ensure maintenance of documentation, system reports, and architectural artifacts (UML, sequence diagrams, etc.).
• Up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with remote teams.
• Coach teams in following Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and efficiency in meetings in stressful situations.
• 12+ years of development experience, ideally with Java, Spring Boot.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Understanding of Microservices architecture.
• CI/CD pipelines and test-driven development.
• Strong data modeling and system design capabilities.
• Ability to pick up new technologies quickly and guide teams through adoption, aligning with Architecture.
• Passion for technology, innovation, and building high-performing engineering teams.

Nice to have Skills

• Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, and enterprise architecture.
• Experience leading teams through urgent production incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Exposure to full software product lifecycle: requirements, architecture, development, testing, and deployment.
• Cloud experience (Azure or AWS).
• Linux Shell scripting and OS understanding.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent work experience. Each year of relative work experience may be substituted for a year of college education, up to two years.

Benefits

• Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.
• Great Work Environment: We are proud of our award-winning culture and the recognition we’ve received for our diversity efforts.

Company Description

At Conduent, we want you to be yourself. We recognize that everyone is different and that how people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

When you join Conduent, you are engaged in creating the future - both our company’s and your own. With more than 60,000 associates across 24 countries, we will provide you the opportunity to grow with a team of people who will challenge and inspire you to be the best!