job summary:
We are seeking a highly motivated Agile Delivery Manager with 10+ years of software development experience including 4+ years leading or managing development teams to lead delivery of an AI-powered TCoE application built on .NET, Angular, and Microsoft Azure with integrations to ServiceNow and Azure DevOps.
This is a hands-on technical management role with approximately 20% hands-on responsibility for pull-request reviews, technical problem-solving, and resolution of complex delivery issues. The role will own planning, release execution, team leadership, stakeholder reporting, production readiness, and adherence to architecture, coding, security, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Own product delivery from planning through production release.
Translate architecture designs into buildable work with realistic estimates, sprint plans, and release schedules.
Run sprint planning and release scheduling with development teams and product owners.
Review pull requests and ensure compliance with coding standards, approved patterns, and quality gates.
Deliver the application's AI capabilities and integrations with ServiceNow and Azure DevOps, coordinating dependencies with platform teams.
Maintain healthy Azure DevOps pipelines and automated regression suites, ensuring regression results gate every release.
Oversee Azure deployment, production support, incident response, and follow-up actions.
Track progress, remove blockers, and report status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
Plan technical debt remediation alongside feature delivery in partnership with the Solutions Architect.
Drive responsible use of AI coding assistants to improve delivery speed without reducing code quality.
Manage onshore and offshore developers by assigning work, setting expectations, providing feedback, and supporting technical growth.
Lead hiring and onboarding and coordinate with infrastructure, security, QA, business, and other delivery teams.
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years in software development, including 4+ years leading or managing development teams.
Proven experience delivering enterprise applications to production on schedule and owning releases end to end.
Production development experience with C#, .NET 8 or later, ASP.NET Core Web API, and SQL Server or Oracle.
Working experience with Angular 17 or later and TypeScript.
Experience building and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure.
Ability to review code and assess design quality against established standards and patterns.
Experience with Azure DevOps boards, repos, build and release pipelines, and automated regression testing.
Experience delivering system-to-system integrations using REST APIs and messaging.
Strong command of Agile/Scrum, release management, stakeholder communication, and risk management.
Proven ownership of enterprise application releases, production delivery, and cross-functional technical teams.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience delivering solutions using Large Language Models, RAG, AI agents, Azure OpenAI, and Azure AI services.
Experience leading teams that use GitHub Copilot or Claude Code.
Experience delivering ServiceNow integrations or working with ServiceNow platform teams.
Working knowledge of Azure API Management, Okta or Microsoft Entra ID, and enterprise SSO.
Experience with Application Insights, production support, and incident management.
Working knowledge of Python, SQL, JavaScript, PowerShell, and YAML pipeline scripts.
Experience managing onshore/offshore teams across time zones.
Utility or energy industry experience, including NERC CIP and SOX compliance.
Proven ownership of enterprise application releases, production delivery, and cross-functional technical teams.
Education and Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Advanced Azure, Agile, project management, or architecture certifications preferred.
location: New York, New York
job type: Contract
salary: $65 - 70 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities Own product delivery from planning through production release.
Translate architecture designs into buildable work with realistic estimates, sprint plans, and release schedules.
Run sprint planning and release scheduling with development teams and product owners.
Review pull requests and ensure compliance with coding standards, approved patterns, and quality gates.
Deliver the application's AI capabilities and integrations with ServiceNow and Azure DevOps, coordinating dependencies with platform teams.
Maintain healthy Azure DevOps pipelines and automated regression suites, ensuring regression results gate every release.
Oversee Azure deployment, production support, incident response, and follow-up actions.
Track progress, remove blockers, and report status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
Plan technical debt remediation alongside feature delivery in partnership with the Solutions Architect.
Drive responsible use of AI coding assistants to improve delivery speed without reducing code quality.
Manage onshore and offshore developers by assigning work, setting expectations, providing feedback, and supporting technical growth.
Lead hiring and onboarding and coordinate with infrastructure, security, QA, business, and other delivery teams.
qualifications:
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years in software development, including 4+ years leading or managing development teams.
Proven experience delivering enterprise applications to production on schedule and owning releases end to end.
Production development experience with C#, .NET 8 or later, ASP.NET Core Web API, and SQL Server or Oracle.
Working experience with Angular 17 or later and TypeScript.
Experience building and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure.
Ability to review code and assess design quality against established standards and patterns.
Experience with Azure DevOps boards, repos, build and release pipelines, and automated regression testing.
Experience delivering system-to-system integrations using REST APIs and messaging.
Strong command of Agile/Scrum, release management, stakeholder communication, and risk management.
Proven ownership of enterprise application releases, production delivery, and cross-functional technical teams.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience delivering solutions using Large Language Models, RAG, AI agents, Azure OpenAI, and Azure AI services.
Experience leading teams that use GitHub Copilot or Claude Code.
Experience delivering ServiceNow integrations or working with ServiceNow platform teams.
Working knowledge of Azure API Management, Okta or Microsoft Entra ID, and enterprise SSO.
Experience with Application Insights, production support, and incident management.
Working knowledge of Python, SQL, JavaScript, PowerShell, and YAML pipeline scripts.
Experience managing onshore/offshore teams across time zones.
Utility or energy industry experience, including NERC CIP and SOX compliance.
Proven ownership of enterprise application releases, production delivery, and cross-functional technical teams.
Education and Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Advanced Azure, Agile, project management, or architecture certifications preferred.
skills:
.NET,ASP.NET Core,AI agents,Agile,Angular,Azure API Management,Application Insights,AI,AI capabilities,Microsoft Entra ID,Azure DevOps pipelines,Azure AI services,C#,Claude Code,review code,enterprise applications,enterprise application,GitHub Copilot,Information Systems,Computer Science,JavaScript,Large Language Models,Microsoft Az
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