Job Summary

As a Development Manager, you will provide engineering leadership and delivery ownership for the modernization of a monolithic .NET application into containerized modern .NET (.NET 8+) microservices deployed on Kubernetes (Google Cloud Platform/GKE). Partner with architecture, product, and QA to plan and execute the migration roadmap, manage staffing and delivery for the Backend/Platform team, and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery using Agile/Scrum practices.

Responsibilities

- Own end-to-end delivery of the monolith-to-microservices modernization program for the Backend/Platform team
- Plan sprints, manage backlogs, and coordinate cross-team dependencies with the UI/Frontend team and QA
- Recruit, staff, mentor, and manage performance of Principal Architects, Lead/Senior/Engineers, and QA engineers
- Report progress, risks, and budget status to senior leadership; escalate and resolve blockers
- Drive adoption of engineering best practices: code review standards, GitLab CI/CD, test automation, and DevSecOps
- Champion the .NET Framework to modern .NET (.NET 8+) migration strategy and containerization/Kubernetes rollout plans
- Facilitate architecture and design reviews together with the Principal Architect
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across Product, Architecture,



and Operations

What You Need to Succeed

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- 10+ years overall engineering experience with 3+ years in an engineering management/leadership role
- Hands-on background in modern .NET (.NET 8+) application development and enterprise product delivery
- Proven track record managing complex modernization/migration programs (monolith-to-microservices a strong plus)
- Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)/Linux environments
- Robust Agile/Scrum delivery experience; excellent organization, communication, and planning skills
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Experience leading WPF-to-web migration initiatives
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot
- Content management Capture (IDP) domain experience would be a plus
- Experience with Kubernetes on Linux in production environments (GCP/GKE)
- Exposure to GitLab CI/CD and Artifactory for build/artifact management
- Content management/enterprise information management Capture (IDP) domain experience would be a plus
- Experience with OpenText products would be a plus

📌 Manager, Software Development- .NET, Cloud (Hyderabad)
🏢 opentext
📍 Hyderabad