Juniper Payments

Software Development Manager

Company and Position Summary

Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Juniper Payments is a Software as a Service provider for financial institutions throughout the United States. We are seeking an experienced Software Development Manager. The Software Development Manager coordinates, facilitates, and leads a team of talented engineers and developers. This leader will make a daily impact by applying their experience and talent in leading our development team in creating and maintaining industry-leading banking software. They will facilitate progress in an environment in which they are autonomous, challenged, supported, and can make significant contributions to the success of the company and to our 24x7 hosted applications that facilitate the processing and movement of daily financial transactions.

A successful candidate should be a self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills, strong problem-solving acumen, and the ability to collaborate closely with others including coworkers, customers, and vendors.

Role and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers, designers, third parties, and others to ensure that developers are provided with accurate and understood requirements.
• Participate in planning for the IT and Development departments, including fostering innovation, organizing projects, and supporting implementations.
• Support our hosted applications on existing technology infrastructure and to help develop the strategy for our next generation efforts.
• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
• Apply and maintain modern methods and tools in the development infrastructure and SDLC, including but not limited to coding, documentation, testing, source control management, and build practices.
• Instill best practices for software coding, security, and documentation.
• Work closely with other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions.
• Delegate and assign tasks and set goals to ensure timely project delivery.
• Ensure performance, scalability, automation, and security defects are documented and acknowledged by development for remediation.
• Ensure that contracted developers are provided with the tools to be successful.
• Create, update, and enforce company software policies.
• Provide direction and leadership to development staff in the completion of their day-to-day responsibilities and ensure that established policies and procedures are followed.
• Handle interviewing, hiring, promoting, transferring, providing performance appraisals and compensation increases, counseling and termination of staff.
• Develop and maintain staff by applying the necessary training and leadership that will allow internal growth and advancement.
• Direct staff to ensure that all duties are performed according to departmental performance standards.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrate behaviors based on Juniper values: Excellence, Innovation, Leadership, Passion, Trust, and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.
• Good organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, work in fast-paced environment, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment in making decisions.
• Ability to maintain composure and focus in difficult situations, effectively resolving conflicts and issues without emotion.
• Ability to think critically and logically
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Ability to document complex schematics and procedures as applicable.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative environment.
• Makes sound decisions when faced with challenging alternatives that result in successful outcomes.
• Displays critical thinking and analysis in bringing successful implementations to complex challenges.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Direct experience with 24x7 hosted applications supporting thousands of disparate users.
• Experience in the financial or banking sectors
• Experience with project management methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.
• Experience in a robust SDLC environment.
• 6+ years experience developing software
• 2+ years proven work experience as a team leader or supervisor

Technical Experience (Advanced experience in 3 or more areas required)

• Git
• .NET
• VB
• C#
• SQL Server
• Amazon Web Services

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
As a SaaS, our employees have the ability to work remotely on a consistent basis as required. Headquarters is professionally cleaned on a daily basis M-F.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wichita, KS 67207: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Software development: 6 years (Preferred)
• Team leadership/Supervisory: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wichita, KS 67207

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