Senior Application Development Manager

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Senior Application Development Manager: Tampa

About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team
The Application Manager is responsible for leading the strategic and operational management of enterprise applications that support business objectives across Alvarez & Marsal. This role oversees the full application lifecycle-from design and development to deployment and maintenance-while ensuring alignment with organizational goals, technical standards, and best practices. The Application Manager provides leadership to development teams, drives technical excellence, and promotes Agile principles and modern code deployment practices to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.

How you will contribute

Application Strategy & Leadership

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of enterprise application initiatives to meet evolving business needs.
• Establish and enforce best practices for software architecture, Agile development, and deployment
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners and IT leadership to translate business requirements into a robust technical solution.
• Manage and mentor a team of developers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and performance coaching.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement within Agile teams.
• Ensure all applications align with IT strategy, governance policies, and security standards.
• Collaborate with senior IT leadership to define application roadmaps, modernization initiatives, and continuous delivery pipelines.

Software Development, Agile Delivery & Deployment

• Oversee and champion Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and incremental delivery
• Define, document, and enforce Agile frameworks across multiple teams to ensure consistent execution and delivery.
• Drive innovation by adopting emerging technologies, implementing automation solutions, and promoting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead implementation of branching strategies (e.g., MS DevOps, GitFlow, feature branching) to maintain code integrity and enable parallel development streams.
• Oversee development workflows that integrate automated builds, testing, and deployments through CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive performance tuning, scalability improvements, and system optimization across applications.
• Implement deployment best practices to ensure smooth, repeatable releases with rollback capability and minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with QA and infrastructure teams to integrate automated testing and monitoring into deployment workflows.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance developer productivity and application reliability.

Project & Resource Management

• Manage multiple concurrent development projects, balancing priorities, timelines, and resources effectively.
• Provide accurate level-of-effort and resource estimates for development initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive delivery across development, QA, and operations.
• Maintain transparency on project status, risks, and deliverables through clear communication with leadership and stakeholders.
• Coordinate release management activities, ensuring proper version control and change management alignment.

Quality Assurance & Support

• Ensure applications meet quality, security, and compliance standards through rigorous testing and documentation.
• Partner with QA teams to validate functionality, performance, and regression coverage through automated and manual testing.
• Oversee production support, including escalation management, incident resolution, and root cause analysis.
• Promote Agile retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery speed and quality.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.

Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in software/application development, including 2+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven experience managing Agile development teams delivering enterprise-scale applications.
• Expertise in branching strategies, release management, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft .NET technologies, C#, and SQL Server.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban), and DevOps practices.
• Experience with cloud environments (Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

Technical Skills:

• C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Web services, APIs, and application security best practices
• Agile delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Azure Boards) and version control systems (Git, GitFlow)
• Demonstrates proficiency in leading cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, with hands-on experience in DevOps practices including continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), and containerization to support scalable and efficient application delivery.
• Expertise in code branching, merging, and environment management for large-scale deployments
• Strong understanding of application architecture, performance tuning, and monitoring
• Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with a hands-on management approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both technical and non-technical
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions

Other Requirements

• Ability to work flexible hours to support production needs or global teams.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive business information responsibly.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities with attention to detail.

Your journey at A&M
We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.
We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.
The salary range is $160,000 - $170,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

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