Apt

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

DevOps, People Management, Software Development

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

DevOps Development Manager

General Dynamics IT (GDIT) is looking for a passionate, highly skilled, self-motivated, experienced DevOps Manager to join our team as we continue to partner with New York State of Health (NYSoH) to provide comprehensive health coverage to more than 7.0 million New Yorkers.

Our GDIT State & Local LLC team provides NYS with innovative and agile health benefit exchange (HBE) solutions that deliver the functionality required to comply by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and provide the flexibility needed to easily scale up to support future requirements.

Here's where you come in:

We are looking for a proactive and hands-on DevOps Manager to lead the delivery and operational support of our large-scale Java-based NYSoH platform. In this role, you will oversee the rollout of new software features, system enhancements, and major version upgrades, while also ensuring reliable day-to-day application performance.

You’ll collaborate closely with development teams, clients, and other program areas to align priorities, drive high-quality outcomes, and ensure timely delivery. As a people leader, you will manage a team of software engineers, Analysts, and Report specialists—promoting a culture of service excellence, collaboration, continuous improvement, and cost-effective resource management.

Beyond team oversight, this role involves active contribution to the design and implementation of new technologies and practices. The ideal candidate is a strong team player who thrives in a collaborative, matrixed environment and is capable of flexibly supporting other program functions as needed.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Lead and manage multiple software development teams to ensure the high-quality, on-time delivery of Java-based enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and clients (DOS/DOH) to understand business needs, define scope, and align delivery expectations.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop team members, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented work environment.
• Define job expectations and monitor team performance, using metrics and data analytics to drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and oversee deployments, defect fixes, RFAs, migrations, and incident management, ensuring operational excellence and SLA compliance.
• Champion digital transformation and innovation, leading adoption of emerging technologies and modernization initiatives.
• Partner with architects, peer managers, and cross-functional leads to ensure technical alignment and efficient execution across teams.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and delivery risks, while remaining agile to evolving priorities and business demands.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and organizational policies to maintain delivery consistency and code quality.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, promoting team learning, process optimization, and capability building.
• Manage and contribute to special initiatives, ad hoc projects, and strategic programs to support organizational goals.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, tailoring messaging to drive transparency and shared understanding.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology related field. Master’s degree preferred

Required Experience:

• Ten (10)+ year track record of relevant work experience
• Five (5) years of hands on Tech Leadership or management experience preferable in Applications Development
• Experience with DevOps best practices and frameworks
• Experience with the following technologies or related technologies: Java, SQL, Web-services (SOAP,REST),Services Integration, Angular, Spring Framework

Preferred Experience:

• Hands on experience with Kubernetes container platform, which is the target platform for the NYSOH Application.
• Healthcare, Medicaid or Health Exchange experience

Familiarity with the following technical environment:

Languages: Java, BASH Shell, SQL and PL/SQL

Web Technologies: Drools 8, JDBC, WSDL, HTML, JSP, XML, JSON, WSDL, WADL, DOM, JAX RPC, CSS, Dozer 5.5.1, Java Script, Angular JS, Type Script, jQuery, Ajax, Java Script, Log4J

Frameworks: J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, JSP, Servlets, Drools, Hibernate, Web Services, RESTful Service, JMS, JUnit, JTest.

Server: JBoss AS 8.0, Tomcat AS 9, IBM MQ, Apache Kafka

Development Tools: Eclipse Oxygen/2018-12/2019-03, STS 4.0, Visio, SOAP UI 5.4, Postman, IBM MQ Explorer v9.0, SonarQube, OpenText, Oxygen XML.

Build Tools: Maven, ANT, Maven, Jenkins, Hudson

Code Integration Tools: RTC, GIT

Supporting Products: Alfresco, Mulesoft, OpenText, WTX

Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2018, RedHat

Scripting Tools: BASH Shell, SSH

Authentication Tools: LDAP, SiteMinder

Data modeling Tools: Erwin, ER Studio

Database: DB2

Data Management tools: DBeaver, TOAD, SQL Developer

Office Products: Visio, Microsoft Office Product Suite

The likely salary range for this position is $127,500 - $172,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA NY Menands

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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