Senior Manager, Applications Development

Healthcare Management Administrators

Senior Manager of Applications Development at HMA overseeing technology vision and leading teams for health plan solutions. Ensuring application quality, development processes, and regulatory compliance.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $184,000 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ASP.NETAzureCloudDockerETLJenkinsMicroservicesMongoDBMySQL.NETSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Application Development team, including full-stack developers & Data Integration Engineers
Oversee full software development lifecycle (SDLC) including design, development, testing, deployment, and Tier 3 support
Drive delivery of scalable, high-quality applications supporting HMA’s core platforms (claims systems, integrations, APIs, internal tools)
Foster a high-performing team culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence
Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and technical professionals
Provide ongoing coaching, performance management, and career development opportunities
Align team priorities with business goals and ensure clear accountability for outcome
Ensure seamless integration across HMA’s core platforms (claims administration systems, data pipelines, CRM, and care management tools)
Oversee development and maintenance of APIs, ETL pipelines, and integration services supporting enterprise data flows
Collaborate with data and integration teams to ensure performance, data accuracy, and system reliability across platforms
Ensure production systems meet defined KPIs for performance, stability, and availability
Establish and monitor metrics related to delivery, system health, and team productivity
Serve as the escalation point for complex system issues, coordinating resolution across engineering, infrastructure, and vendors
Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and proactive issue resolution
Implement and continuously improve Agile/Waterfall development practices, tooling, and delivery frameworks
Leverage tools such as Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to improve transparency, delivery speed, and quality
Standardize development practices, code quality, architecture patterns, and documentation
Ensure all applications meet HIPAA, security, and regulatory compliance requirements relevant to healthcare data and systems
Establish and maintain development standards, policies, and documentation across the application lifecycle
Promote secure development practices and data governance across all solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration preferred
5+ years of leadership experience in managing high performing teams
10+ years of IT work experience leading development in enterprise environments with complex integrations
Direct experience managing applications and/or systems management.
Expert knowledge of technical design approaches, solution design and architecture.
Expert knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
Expert knowledge of SDLC, Agile/SCRUM best practices and methodologies.
Experience working with Business Analysis and QA teams to ensure proper handoff and collaboration during SDLC
Advanced data integration knowledge and troubleshooting experience
Excellent project management and leadership skills with customer service focus.
Knowledge of, or desire to learn, applicable data privacy practices and laws.
Leadership and management skills with an orientation for action and results, with a proven ability to build, manage, and retain high performing successful collaborative work teams
Design and/or development experience with .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Web Services
Strong background in object oriented development techniques, design patterns
Experience with concurrent development source control (Git) and continuous integration
Experience with development tools, including Docker, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Hangfire, Cron
Experience with QA automation framework and tools
Experience with cloud platforms, Azure experience is preferred
Experience in Azure based web application development involving (Microservices, App Services,, Service Bus)
Experience with SQL platforms (e.g. SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL, Mongo DB)
Experience troubleshooting data integration pipelines, performance tuning, and validation of data exports
Experience with AI development, developer governance, and spec drive AI development

Benefits

Comp & perks

22 (IC) days paid time off (individual contributors)
Twelve paid holidays
Two paid personal and one paid volunteer day
Company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance
Company-paid disability, life, and AD&D insurances
Voluntary insurances
HSA and FSA pre-tax programs
401(k)-retirement plan with company match
Annual $500 wellness incentive and a $600 wellness reimbursement
Remote work and continuing education reimbursements
Discount program
Parental leave
Up to $1,000 annual charitable giving match

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Hard Skills & Tools

Application DevelopmentData IntegrationSoftware Quality AssuranceProject ManagementObject Oriented DevelopmentSQL PlatformsAI DevelopmentMicroservicesPerformance TuningTroubleshooting

Soft Skills

Team BuildingMentoringCoachingCustomer Service FocusCollaboration