First Level Technical Manager - Application Development Support We are seeking a dynamic and experienced First Level Technical Manager to lead a high-performing team in designing developing deploying and supporting modern scalable enterprise applications The ideal candidate will have 10 years of experience spanning a broad range of technologies including backend front-end messaging cloud infrastructure containers databases AI ML and UNIX Linux environments and a proven track record of technical leadership and application support This role requires hands-on technical expertise proficiency in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle SDLC and a passion for innovation stability and team growth Key Responsibilities Lead mentor and inspire a multidisciplinary agile teams through all phases of SDLC requirements gathering architecture design development testing deployment and ongoing application support Own the delivery and operational stability of multiple business-critical applications ensuring high availability rapid incident response root cause analysis and continuous service improvement Collaborate closely with engineers architects data scientists product managers QA support and business stakeholders to define requirements and architect solutions leveraging backend front-end cloud messaging and AI ML technologies Champion best practices in coding testing DevOps CI CD cloud-native application development and production support Drive the adoption of monitoring logging alerting and observability tools to proactively manage application health performance and user experience Guide the integration of messaging and event-driven solutions e g Kafka RabbitMQ JMS for distributed systems Ensure comprehensive system and process documentation effective knowledge sharing and reproducibility of solutions and support procedures Foster a culture of innovation continuous learning and professional growth within the team Communicate status risks incidents and opportunities clearly to stakeholders and senior management Support the hiring onboarding and professional development of new team members Coaching mentoring and performance management of team-Set clear performance goals develop skills within the team and foster a collaborative and customer-focused culture Technical Skills 8 years in enterprise application development application modernization technical leadership and application support Proficiency in all phases of the SDLC and a strong track record supporting production applications Expertise in backend technologies Java J2EE Spring Boot Node js NET or similar enterprise frameworks Familiarity with front-end technologies Angular React Node js or similar frameworks Deep hands-on experience with any of the cloud platforms preferably Azure and containerization Docker Kubernetes Proven experience with messaging and event-driven frameworks Kafka RabbitMQ JMS ActiveMQ Solid skills in RDBMS Oracle MySQL PostgreSQL and NoSQL MongoDB DocumentDB Redis Proficiency with build tools Maven Gradle NPM distributed version control Git GitHub Bitbucket and CI CD automation Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps Experience with application monitoring logging and observability tools ELK EFK stack Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana Familiarity with UNIX Linux environments is required Good-to-Have Experience with popular application servers Tomcat WebLogic JBoss Glassfish Knowledge of serverless architectures and Infrastructure-as-Code Terraform CloudFormation Experience designing and supporting highly transactional distributed SaaS applications Leadership Process Skills Experience managing agile teams conducting performance reviews and supporting team development Strong communication documentation and stakeholder management skills Commitment to continuous improvement innovation and ongoing learning Ability to drive a culture of operational excellence and customer focus Familiarity with process management tools JIRA Confluence and BPMN frameworks e g Camunda Certifications in Java Cloud or AI ML Qualifications Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science or a related field Prior experience in a technical management or team lead role is highly preferred Weekly Hours 40 Time Type Regular Location Hyderabad India It is the policy of AT T to provide equal employment opportunity EEO to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law In addition AT T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities AT T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made