Engineering Manager, Custom App Platform

FlightSafety International Inc; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International seeks an Engineering Manager, Custom Application Platform to lead a team of eight in supporting a Java/J2EE ESB running on Kafka/Camel with a Flutter UI and Domain Services Framework. You’ll guide delivery, establish budget, and align with enterprise tech leadership.

You will coach teams on Agile practices, CI/CD, and modern software engineering while partnering with product leads and InfoSec to enable a secure, scalable platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years leading Agile software engineering teams, multiple teams.
• 10+ years in Scrum/XP software development.
• 2+ years leading/managing testers.
• 5+ years as a People Leader with direct reports.
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages and test automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering and quality teams using servant-leadership to drive business value.
• Coach Agile Delivery team to improve delivery quality, automation, observability, and secure CI/CD practices.
• Develop and maintain strong business partner relationships as an owner of the platform domain.
• Establish and manage annual budget and a sustainable team pace.
• Define and manage the Platform Services strategic technology roadmap.
• Partner with Domain Product Leads, Scrum Master, Enterprise Architect, and InfoSec leaders.
• Lead team operations and break-fix activities; participate in after-hours rotation as needed.
• Prioritize workload, issues, and risks; travel limited as required.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Flutter

.Net

Agile coaching

DevSecOps

Domain Driven Design

NIST 800-171

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kafka

Camel

CI/CD tools

Job description

FlightSafety International seeks an Engineering Manager, Custom Application Platform to lead a team of eight in supporting a Java/J2EE ESB running on Kafka/Camel with a Flutter UI and Domain Services Framework. You’ll guide delivery, establish budget, and align with enterprise tech leadership.

You will coach teams on Agile practices, CI/CD, and modern software engineering while partnering with product leads and InfoSec to enable a secure, scalable platform.