• Direct Hire
• $165-195K, DOE (W2) + 15% bonus
• Houston, TX 77041
• Hybrid; onsite work is required Monday-Thursday; remote on Fridays ONLY

KEYS:

• Hands-on software development, coding background
• Strong Cloud Application Development (Azure)
• SaaS product/development
• Project management; managing IT budget
• Technical team management (developers, architects)
• Interacting with C-Suite; excellent communication skills
• Experience with scaling cloud infrastructure(s) in Azure of a SaaS product
• BS in Computer Science is strongly desired
• Agile/Scrum – preferred
• Industrial software development, helpful; or experience with complex products
• Long-term goal is for this individual to transition into the CTO role

SUMMARY:

The Technology Manager will be responsible for leading a team of developers and overseeing the design, development, and deployment of scalable, secure, and innovative cloud-based solutions/cloud applications on the Azure platform. Responsibilities include:

• Manage technology team, infrastructure, and third-party budget (CapEx, OpEx) and reporting.
• Define and substantiate technology investment strategy.
• Manage multiple technical projects working with IT, third party, and in-house technology team, including technical project planning, monitoring, and controlling the project performance.
• Cloud Architecture & Development
• Cloud Security & Compliance
• Vendor & stakeholder management

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7-10+ years of experience leading technology teams, including extensive offshore outsourced team coordination and management.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud application development with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure.
• Proven expertise in SaaS development with 5+ years of experience managing growing SaaS solutions.
• 7-10+ years of software engineering, systems engineering or similar experience.

Technical:

• Familiarity with scaling cloud infrastructure in Azure , monitoring and alerting, security, containers and Kubernetes, and CI/CD, Kafka and other real-time streaming data pipelines, SQL and no-SQL DB.
• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Active Directory, Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, etc.
• Thorough understanding of microservices architecture and coding experience in Java or .Net environment, Node.js.
• Understanding of AI/ML, and new technologies such as LLM.
• Experience with mobile UI/UX design, database & storage, Networking and API integration, Security, performance optimization. Multiplatform coding tools such as capacitor.js.
• Understanding of Virtual Networking, Network Security, Hybrid Networking, Load balancing and Traffic management.
• Experience with cloud security practices, including role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Good understanding of SOC2, NIST, ISO, GDPR compliance.

Additional Qualifications:

• Proven success as a project manager for software teams.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies and productivity tools like MS DevOPS/JIRA.
• Strong project management skills including status reporting and leading workstreams.
• Exposure to resource intensive industry, such as energy, mining, or construction.

About PRG

With 20+ years of success in the staffing industry, Peyton Resource Group focuses on matching talent to the precise needs of our clients. Your success is our commitment, and we back up that commitment by only recommending opportunities that align with your goals. Our candidate-centric approach ensures you are in the driver’s seat of your career, and our team of recruiters will partner with you and support you every step of the way.

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