Covius Hiring For Manager, Software Development at Madison Heights, MI Full Time

Description

Want to Work with Really Great People? The lifeblood of Covius is our people. We are a tight-knit group and were passionate about what we do. If you thrive on challenges and collaboration, and work hard no matter who is watching, we want to talk to you. At Covius, we believe its possible to love coming to work. We dont do easy here. Standards are high, and we take pride in exceeding expectations. Its how weve gotten to where we are, and its how we grow. We are a mid-sized company with a big heart. If youre looking for an opportunity thats authentic, meaningful and emphasizes living a balanced life, Covius is the place for you.

Summary

The Manager, Software Development position will be primarily responsible for managing, planning and coordinating all activities associated with creating Covius software and software as a service (SaaS) components and database environments as well as provide leadership and management to the team members.

Essential Functions

• Oversees a team to develop software applications from inception through completion
• Manage the overall development lifecycle for applications and services using Agile methodologies, specifically Scrum
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals and customer requirements in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Reviews requirements, software designs, code, documentation and deployment plans
• Proactively manage changes in project scope and priorities, identify potential gaps, and devise contingency plans
• Works with internal teams to investigate system issues in order to provide production support and/or explanation and participate in identifying the root cause of an issue when applicable
• Proactively manages software components including owning the roadmap for functional components of our platform, identifying maintenance and support patterns, conducting root cause analyses of issues

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent level of experience required

Experience

• 5+ years of experience using MS .NET C#, MS SQL Server and XML
• 5+ years of experience developing SaaS products and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) platforms
• Hands-on experience with Microservices
• Experience with test automation
• 5+ years of professional development experience with Visual Studio .NET
• Strong knowledge and experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices
• 4+ years of experience using Agile methodologies, preferably Scrum and Kanban
• Experience with JIRA is preferred
• Mortgage or Financial Services industry experience is a plus

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong experience using objected oriented programing languages, database programing languages and XML
• Effective in high pressure, high growth and high transaction throughput/volume environments
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills for coordinating with technical and non-technical staff
• Possess strong problem solving and analytical skills