Sr. Technical Lead

Blackstone Technology Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone Talent Group seeks a Senior Technical Lead to join our Client's team in Houston. The role blends hands-on software development (about 60%) with team leadership (about 40%), delivering secure, scalable platforms for crane dispatch, asset management, field service, and pricing with Dynamics 365 and Salesforce integrations.

The successful candidate will own delivery, sprint execution, code quality, testing, and releases while partnering with the Principal Engineer on architecture and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years leading a development team as a technical lead, team lead, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with C# and .NET.
• Strong experience with Angular.
• Production experience building and hosting applications on Azure.
• Proven experience building and running CI/CD and release pipelines.
• Proficient with AI-assisted development tools and able to set team standards for review and testing of AI-generated code.
• Experience running Agile sprints, with a working command of Scrum or a similar methodology.
• Experience writing release communications for business audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with non-technical stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software developers and set priorities to maintain code quality, testing and documentation.
• Run Agile sprints end to end: planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Write user stories and tasks in Azure DevOps from stakeholder sessions.
• Partner with the Principal Architect on architecture and standards.
• Stay hands-on: build features, review code, and fix critical issues.
• Harden release discipline and reduce production risk on internal platforms.
• Use AI-assisted development tools and set team review/testing standards.
• Ensure tests exist before deployment with appropriate coverage.
• Own CI/CD and release pipelines, including build, test, and deployment automation across environments.
• Run release management including planning, go/no-go, deployment, and rollback.
• Write and send release communications to stakeholders.
• Monitor production health and drive root-cause fixes.
• Build and maintain integrations using Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, and REST APIs across Dynamics 365, Salesforce, and third-party systems.
• Oversee Azure-hosted apps/services with Infrastructure team.
• Support Power Apps solutions as part of Microsoft platform.
• Foster collaboration with Principal Engineer and wider Engineering teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

Communication

Code review

CI/CD

AI-assisted development

Scrum/Agile

Release communications

Problem solving

Tools

Azure

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

REST APIs

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dynamics 365

Salesforce integrations

React

.NET

Job description

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Sr. Technical Lead to join our Client's team. The Senior Technical Lead leads custom software development at our client. The team builds and maintains the internal platforms behind crane dispatch, asset management, field service, and pricing, and the integrations that connect them to Dynamics 365, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems. This is a hands‑on technical management role, roughly 60% hands‑on technical work (building, code review, CI/CD, and releases) and 40% team leadership (sprints, priorities, and stakeholders). You report to the Director of Engineering and partner with the Principal Engineer, who sets architecture and technical direction for the organization. You own delivery: sprint execution, code quality, testing, releases, and the team’s day‑to‑day work. Houston, Texas preferred. Remote available for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Delivery

• Lead a team of software developers. Set daily priorities, unblock work, and hold the team to consistent standards for code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Run Agile sprints end to end: planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives. Keep the backlog groomed and sprint commitments realistic.
• Write user stories and technical tasks in Azure DevOps from discovery sessions with stakeholders.
• Partner with the Principal Architect on architecture decisions and technical standards, and turn those decisions into executable work.
• Stay hands‑on: build features, review code, and step into critical fixes.
• Harden reliability and release discipline on critical internal platforms under active operational load, reducing production risk and single points of knowledge.
• Use AI‑assisted development tools in delivery and set the standards for how the team uses them, including review and testing of AI‑generated code.
• Make sure work is tested before it ships, with unit, integration, and regression coverage matched to the risk of the change.

Stakeholder and Cross‑Functional

• Serve as a technical point of contact for stakeholders on the team’s work.
• Triage incoming requests. Step back from implementation to determine whether an issue is a defect in existing behavior or a request for new capability, and route it to the right path.
• Work across Engineering teams, including Salesforce and ERP, and with Infrastructure on changes that span multiple systems.
• Explain technical tradeoffs, risks, and timelines to leadership in plain language.
• Take direction and feedback from leadership and adjust plans as priorities change.

Release and DevOps

• Own CI/CD and release pipelines, including build, test, and deployment automation across environments.
• Run release management: release planning, go/no‑go readiness, deployment, and rollback.
• Write and send release communications so stakeholders know what changed, when, and what it means for them.
• Monitor production health after releases and drive root‑cause fixes for recurring issues.

Integration and Platform

• Build and maintain integrations using Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, and REST APIs across Dynamics 365, Salesforce, and third‑party systems, in line with architecture and standards set with the Principal Engineer.
• Oversee Azure‑hosted applications and services, including App Service and Functions, in coordination with the Infrastructure team.
• Support Power Apps solutions as part of the broader Microsoft platform.

What Success Looks Like

• Sprints deliver what they commit to, on a predictable cadence.
• Releases ship on schedule with fewer production defects and rollbacks.
• Automated test coverage gates every deploy, and recurring production defects and security debt drop steadily.
• Stakeholders know what is shipping, when, and what changed.
• Bugs and feature requests get separated early and routed to the right path.
• A team that writes tested, consistent, maintainable code without constant oversight.
• A close working partnership with the Principal Engineer and the rest of Engineering.

Qualifications Required

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years leading a development team as a technical lead, team lead, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with C# and .NET.
• Strong experience with Angular.
• Production experience building and hosting applications on Azure.
• Proven experience building and running CI/CD and release pipelines.
• Proficient with AI‑assisted development tools and able to set team standards for review and testing of AI‑generated code.
• Experience running Agile sprints, with a working command of Scrum or a similar methodology.
• Experience writing release communications for business audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with non‑technical stakeholders and leadership.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Familiarity with React.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate.

Preferred

• Experience with Salesforce and Salesforce integrations.
• Agile certification or experience training teams on Agile practices (CSM, PSM, SAFe, or similar).
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Experience with modern CI/CD and work tracking tools, such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with Python.
• Familiarity with Azure Logic Apps and systems integration across enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, or similar).
• Daily, hands‑on use of AI‑assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate delivery and improve code quality.
• Experience with field service, dispatch, equipment rental, or operational software.
• Experience building AI‑enabled application features, such as intelligent workflows and automation.

Security Clearance Required: N/A

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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