Our Utility Client in NYC is looking for a .NET/Azure/AI Tech Lead for a 12+month role (Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)

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Senior Enterprise Agile Delivery Lead | .NET, Angular, Azure, Engineering Delivery, AI-Enabled Enterprise Applications

 

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Enterprise Agile Delivery Lead. with 10+ years of software development experience including 4+ years leading or managing development teams to lead delivery of an AI-powered TCoE application built on .NET, Angular, and Microsoft Azure with integrations to ServiceNow and Azure DevOps.

This is a hands-on technical management role with approximately 20% hands-on responsibility for pull-request reviews, technical problem-solving, and resolution of complex delivery issues. The role will own planning, release execution, team leadership, stakeholder reporting, production readiness, and adherence to architecture, coding, security, and quality standards.

 

Key Responsibilities

·       Own product delivery from planning through production release.

·       Translate architecture designs into buildable work with realistic estimates, sprint plans, and release schedules.

·       Run sprint planning and release scheduling with development teams and product owners.

·       Review pull requests and ensure compliance with coding standards, approved patterns, and quality gates.

·       Deliver the application’s AI capabilities and integrations with ServiceNow and Azure DevOps, coordinating dependencies with platform teams.

·       Maintain healthy Azure DevOps pipelines and automated regression suites, ensuring regression results gate every release.

·       Oversee Azure deployment, production support, incident response, and follow-up actions.

·       Track progress, remove blockers, and report status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.

·       Plan technical debt remediation alongside feature delivery in partnership with the Solutions Architect.

·       Drive responsible use of AI coding assistants to improve delivery speed without reducing code quality.

·       Manage onshore and offshore developers by assigning work, setting expectations, providing feedback, and supporting technical growth.

·       Lead hiring and onboarding and coordinate with infrastructure, security, QA, business, and other delivery teams.

 

Required Skills & Experience

·       10+ years in software development, including 4+ years leading or managing development teams.

·       Proven experience delivering enterprise applications to production on schedule and owning releases end to end.

·       Production development experience with C#, .NET 8 or later, ASP.NET Core Web API, and SQL Server or Oracle.

·       Working experience with Angular 17 or later and TypeScript.

·       Experience building and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure.

·       Ability to review code and assess design quality against established standards and patterns.

·       Experience with Azure DevOps boards, repos, build and release pipelines, and automated regression testing.

·       Experience delivering system-to-system integrations using REST APIs and messaging.

·       Strong command of Agile/Scrum, release management, stakeholder communication, and risk management.

·          Proven ownership of enterprise application releases, production delivery, and cross-functional technical teams.

 

Preferred Skills & Experience

·       Experience delivering solutions using Large Language Models, RAG, AI agents, Azure OpenAI, and Azure AI services.

·       Experience leading teams that use GitHub Copilot or Claude Code.

·       Experience delivering ServiceNow integrations or working with ServiceNow platform teams.

·       Working knowledge of Azure API Management, Okta or Microsoft Entra ID, and enterprise SSO.

·       Experience with Application Insights, production support, and incident management.

·       Working knowledge of Python, SQL, JavaScript, PowerShell, and YAML pipeline scripts.

·       Experience managing onshore/offshore teams across time zones.

·       Utility or energy industry experience, including NERC CIP and SOX compliance.

·       Proven ownership of enterprise application releases, production delivery, and cross-functional technical teams.

 

Education and Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

·       Advanced Azure, Agile, project management, or architecture certifications preferred.

 

What Success Looks Like

·       Within the first 90 days, a clear release plan and sprint cadence are established, with regular stakeholder reporting.

·       Every pull request is reviewed against approved standards before merge, and all ServiceNow and Azure DevOps dependencies have owners and target dates.

·       Releases ship according to the agreed schedule with strong production quality.

·       The ServiceNow and Azure DevOps integrations are operational in production, and the team consistently follows standards with reduced oversight.

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