Senior IT Applications Lead – Hybrid, Agile & Modernization

United; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

United Airlines is looking for a Senior Manager – IT, Application Development to lead cross-functional teams in designing and building Technical Operations tools and scalable interfaces that meet business goals.

You will mentor 5–10 IT specialists, drive Agile practices and modernization initiatives, collaborate with enterprise partners, and oversee quality code, deployment processes, and performance enhancements across complex systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Extensive experience in application development in enterprise/tech ops.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and engineering best practices.
• Experience mentoring and leading development teams.
• Experience integrating user interfaces and services meeting business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional improvement teams to design and develop Technical Operations tools.
• Collaborate with enterprise partners to design, expand, and integrate UIs and services.
• Apply Agile practices and drive innovation in Tech Ops.
• Mentor junior and senior developers and oversee 5–10 IT specialists.
• Ensure clean code and implement continuous deployment practices.
• Modernize existing packages and enforce IT delivery disciplines.

Skills

Agile development

Mentoring

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

United Airlines is looking for a Senior Manager – IT, Application Development to lead cross-functional teams in designing and building Technical Operations tools and scalable interfaces that meet business goals.

You will mentor 5–10 IT specialists, drive Agile practices and modernization initiatives, collaborate with enterprise partners, and oversee quality code, deployment processes, and performance enhancements across complex systems.