Icertis - Development Manager - .Net

: We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager / Technical Lead .NET who can provide strong technical leadership while owning delivery, people management, and engineering excellence for a high-performing development team. The ideal candidate will bring a strong hands-on background in the Microsoft .NET ecosystem, proven experience managing a team of approximately 1015 engineers, and a track record of successfully delivering enterprise-scale software products in an Agile/Scrum environment. Key Responsibilities : - Lead, mentor, and manage a team of approximately 10 to 15 software engineers and technical professionals. - Build a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable engineering culture. - Conduct regular one-on-ones, provide continuous feedback, and support career development and growth plans. - Identify skill gaps within the team and drive appropriate training, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. - Participate in hiring, onboarding, performance management, and talent development activities. - Encourage engineering best practices, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement. - Create a culture of collaboration, transparency, inclusivity, and technical excellence. Technical Leadership : - Provide hands-on technical leadership across the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise applications. - Leverage strong expertise in Microsoft .NET and related technologies to guide technical decisions and implementation. - Review solution designs, technical approaches, code quality, and engineering practices. - Drive adoption of scalable, secure, maintainable, and high-performance application architectures. - Participate in architecture and design discussions and provide recommendations based on business and technical requirements. - Identify and address technical debt, scalability challenges, performance bottlenecks, and reliability concerns. - Establish and enforce engineering standards, coding guidelines, design patterns, and development best practices. - Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide hands-on guidance to engineers when required. - Promote automation across development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes. Delivery & Project Management : - Own end-to-end delivery from people, project, and technology perspectives. - Partner with Product Management, Engineering, QA, DevOps, Architecture, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products. - Translate business requirements into actionable technical plans and delivery milestones. - Drive sprint planning, estimation, prioritization, execution, and release planning. - Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with the expected quality standards. - Track project progress, dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans. - Proactively identify delivery challenges and take corrective actions. - Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and key decisions effectively to senior leadership and stakeholders. - Balance short-term delivery priorities with long-term technical and architectural goals. - Ensure appropriate capacity planning and resource allocation across projects and initiatives. Must-Have Skills & Experience : - Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft .NET technologies and modern software development practices. - Strong experience with C# and .NET / .NET Core / ASP.NET Core. - Experience developing and maintaining enterprise-scale web applications, APIs, and distributed systems. - Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, SOLID principles, design patterns, and clean code practices. - Experience with REST APIs, web services, microservices, and service-oriented architectures. - Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL. - Experience with application performance, scalability, troubleshooting, and production support. - Experience working with modern software development tools, source control, CI/CD, and automated testing practices. - Proven experience managing and mentoring a 1015 member engineering team. - Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. - Demonstrated experience owning software delivery from planning through production release. - Strong problem-solving, analytical, decision-making, and troubleshooting skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to work effectively with distributed and cross-functional teams. Good-to-Have Skills : - Experience with Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms. - Experience with cloud-native application development and distributed systems. - Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and DevOps practices. - Experience with messaging/event-driven technologies such as Azure Service Bus, Kafka, or similar platforms. - Experience with modern frontend technologies such as React, Angular, or equivalent. - Experience with observability, logging, monitoring, and application performance management. - Knowledge of secure software development practices and enterprise application security. - Experience working on SaaS products or large-scale enterprise platforms. - Experience with AI/ML-enabled applications or intelligent automation is a plus. - Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams is preferred. Qualifications : - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. - Minimum requirement of 16 years of regular/full-time education. - Significant professional experience in software engineering, with substantial experience in .NET technologies. - Proven experience in technical leadership and people management. - Experience leading software development teams and delivering enterprise-scale products. What Success Looks Like : - Build and maintain a high-performing engineering team. - Deliver projects predictably with high quality. - Provide strong technical direction and make effective architecture and design decisions. - Improve engineering productivity and development practices. - Proactively manage delivery risks, dependencies, and technical challenges. - Develop engineers through mentoring, feedback, and career growth. - Establish strong partnerships with Product, QA, DevOps, Architecture, and other stakeholders. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes, technology, and product quality.