Senior Manager, Application Software Engineering

Oracle; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 158,460 - 264,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings and company match

Paid time off and holidays

Bonus and equity eligibility

Job summary

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence seeks a Senior Manager to lead application engineering teams responsible for secure, scalable software in sovereign and government cloud environments. The manager will oversee execution across multiple services or application areas, provide technical direction, and ensure teams deliver reliable, maintainable, and secure systems aligned to customer and mission needs.

Responsibilities include leading teams through SDLC, architecture guidance, API lifecycle,

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with active US Government security clearance, TS/SCI with Poly, at hire.
• 9 years of software development experience; or bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field with 5 years of software development experience; or master’s degree with 3 years; or doctorate with 1 year.
• 6 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.
• 4 years of experience with databases.
• Experience leading engineering teams through design, delivery, operations, and support of secure production software.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional execution, resolve complex technical issues, and improve engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams or a small group owning a significant application surface area with measurable reliability, security, and performance outcomes.
• Manage execution of software development lifecycle processes, including design, implementation, testing, code review, observability, and production readiness.
• Lead teams through debugging and troubleshooting across multiple components, services, APIs, and functional areas.
• Guide teams in application architecture, service design, API lifecycle management, interoperability, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with product, program, security, operations, customers, and partner teams to align application solutions with business and mission priorities.
• Establish and enforce secure development practices, coding standards, operational objectives, and engineering best practices.
• Lead maintenance, patching, SOP evolution, automation, monitoring, and reliability improvements for supported systems.
• Drive team performance, coaching, hiring, promotion readiness, and career development across engineering teams.

Skills

Software development

Leadership

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Master's degree

Doctorate

Tools

Databases

Job description

Senior Manager, Application Software Engineering

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence seeks a Senior Manager to lead application engineering teams responsible for secure, scalable software in sovereign and government cloud environments. The manager will oversee execution across multiple services or application areas, provide technical direction, and ensure teams deliver reliable, maintainable, and secure systems aligned to customer and mission needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams or a small group owning a significant application surface area with measurable reliability, security, and performance outcomes.
• Manage execution of software development lifecycle processes, including design, implementation, testing, code review, observability, and production readiness.
• Lead teams through debugging and troubleshooting across multiple components, services, APIs, and functional areas.
• Guide teams in application architecture, service design, API lifecycle management, interoperability, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with product, program, security, operations, customers, and partner teams to align application solutions with business and mission priorities.
• Establish and enforce secure development practices, coding standards, operational objectives, and engineering best practices.
• Lead maintenance, patching, SOP evolution, automation, monitoring, and reliability improvements for supported systems.
• Drive team performance, coaching, hiring, promotion readiness, and career development across engineering teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with active US Government security clearance, TS/SCI with Poly, at hire.
• 9 years of software development experience; or bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field with 5 years of software development experience; or master’s degree with 3 years; or doctorate with 1 year.
• 6 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.
• 4 years of experience with databases.
• Experience leading engineering teams through design, delivery, operations, and support of secure production software.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional execution, resolve complex technical issues, and improve engineering processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years of software development experience or equivalent advanced degree plus experience.
• 2 years of experience in a technical lead role with direct reports.
• 2 years of experience working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
• 3 years of experience with cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with automation, compliance, data integration, secure development, and operational excellence in regulated environments.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance, AD&D, and supplemental life insurance.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) savings and investment plan with company match.
• Paid time off with flexible vacation and accrual rates.
• 11 paid holidays and paid sick leave.
• Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Financial planning and group legal.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $118,300 - $264,100 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.