Technical Design Manager

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside state and local government. Make an impact by delivering solutions and services that secure our communities and make a difference in people’s lives every day.

Job Description

Technical Design Manager

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Technical Design Manager and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

The work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our New York State client. You will play a crucial role as you join our team in partnership with New York State of Health (NYSoH) to provide comprehensive health coverage to more than 7.0 million New Yorkers through its Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) 

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

The Technical Design Manager will provide strategic, technical, and people leadership for the design and development of complex application components within the NYSOH platform. This role oversees Senior Technical Designers and collaborates closely with architects, project managers, and development teams to ensure high‑quality, scalable, and compliant technical solutions. The Technical Design Manager is responsible for establishing design standards, driving architectural alignment, and ensuring efficient execution across multiple development streams.

Technical Solution Design & Development
• Design and develop efficient, scalable solutions for complex application functionality.
• Lead technical design sessions and provide expert input on requirements, solution options, timelines, risks, and system impacts.
• Design and implement features such as eligibility determination, verification workflows, immigration processes, income calculations, and member‑level eligibility using Java, Spring, Hibernate, MuleSoft, REST/SOAP services, and DB2.
• Translate functional and non‑functional requirements into detailed technical design artifacts including class diagrams, sequence diagrams, API specs, data models, and integration designs.
• Develop authentication and authorization modules for Individuals, Employers, Brokers, Navigators, Customer Service Representatives, and Super Eligibility Users.
• Provide expert consultation on development practices, workflows, and Drools DRL rule design.
• Compare solution alternatives and communicate pros/cons across business impact, complexity, maintainability, effort, and risk.

System Analysis & Investigation
• Investigate requirements, code, rules, data, and integrations to understand system behavior and validate assumptions.
• Assess how proposed changes affect eligibility outcomes, notices, existing members, caseworker processes, and downstream systems.
• Identify improvement opportunities in application logic, data flows, and integrations, and recommend enhancements.
• Enhance pre‑processing logic, caching, and performance‑critical components.
• Conduct detailed technical reviews to ensure compliance with NYSOH architecture standards.

Technical Delivery & Leadership
• Collaborate with development teams on story definition, estimation, and prioritization.
• Allocate and oversee development tasks while mentoring mid‑level developers on best practices.
• Ensure technical designs and delivered code meet quality, security, performance, and architectural standards.
• Remain engaged through development, testing, and release to ensure the implemented solution meets the intended business outcome.
• Support daily status updates and facilitate issue resolution with PMs, Architects, and developers.

Defect Analysis & Resolution
• Lead defect triage to determine whether issues arise from design gaps, logic errors, data inconsistencies, or requirement misunderstandings.
• Perform root‑cause analysis, identify the full affected population, and evaluate whether existing records require correction.
• Document remediation approaches, recommended solutions, workarounds, and risk considerations.
• Validate that fixes address both the root cause and downstream consequences before release.

Innovation & AI‑Driven Improvement
• Develop proofs‑of‑concept (POCs) to validate new technologies, design patterns, or integration methods.
• Stay current with modern engineering approaches, design methodologies, and industry best practices.
• Use approved AI tools to support code analysis, impact assessment, design exploration, and test scenario generation — validating results against system behavior and business requirements while protecting sensitive information.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and clients to troubleshoot issues and ensure functional accuracy.
• Apply engineering principles and Java design patterns to strengthen system reliability and maintainability.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Technical Design Manager must have:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related technical field, OR equivalent combination of education and experience  

Experience: 

• 10+ years of software design/development experience
• Five+ years in a technical leadership or managerial role.
• Experience leading technical teams in large-scale enterprise applications.

Skills:

• Deep expertise in Java, Spring, Hibernate, REST/SOAP services, MuleSoft, and DB2.
• Strong knowledge of architecture patterns, design principles, and rule-based systems (Drools).
• Demonstrated experience managing technical staff, making hands-on design decisions, and applying AI tools to engineering work.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with experience in complex systems and defect analysis.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT,

the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. ● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

None