Software Development Senior Manager

The Software Development Senior Manager is a senior technical leader responsible for architecting building and operating the firms cloud-native automation platform. This role requires deep expertise in Azure cloud architecture distributed systems and software engineering. This is a technical leadership role first people management second. This role has a strong background in cloud engineering platform engineering or full-stack development background with DevOps expertise.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve the distributed system architecture for the cloud-native automation platform including Azure Container Apps Service Bus PostgreSQL Redis and Blob Storage
• Design event-driven architectures using Azure Service Bus for high-volume asynchronous processing
• Optimize platform performance cost and operational complexity through architectural improvements
• backend development including Core APIs CQRS pattern with MediatR Entity Framework Core and FluentValidation
• Conduct code reviews ensuring adherence to SOLID principles async programming best practices and distributed systems patterns
• Own and evolve multi-stage Azure DevOps YAML pipelines including multi-phase infrastructure deployment container image builds and environment-specific deployments
• Manage and mentor software engineers focusing on cloud engineering skill development

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or related technical field; or equivalent professional experience with demonstrable cloud architecture expertise.
• A minimum of 6 years of hands-on software engineering experience building cloud-native applications on Azure
• A minimum of 3 years of experience with Azure Container Apps Azure Kubernetes Service
• (AKS) or equivalent container orchestration platforms
• A minimum of 2 years of people management experience leading software engineering teams
• Proven track record delivering distributed systems in production using microservices architecture and event-driven patterns
• Hands-on experience with Azure Service Bus Azure database services including Azure
• SQL Database with Elastic Pools Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server managed identity authentication connection pooling and private endpoint configuration
• Deep understanding of microservices communication patterns including synchronous
• asynchronous messaging event-driven architecture and service discovery
• Proficiency in C# ( 6 8) including NET Core
• Web API with Controllers Async/await patterns and Task-based asynchronous programming LINQ and lambda expressions Dependency injection and Options pattern and Entity Framework Core
• Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript including js development Async patterns (Promises async/await) npm/pnpm package management Module systems (CommonJS ES modules) and scripting proficiency in Bash or PowerShell for deployment automation and troubleshooting
• Container image build and deployment workflows including Dockerfile optimization multi-stage builds and Azure Container Registry integration
• Proven ability to mentor software engineers on cloud-native development patterns distributed systems concepts and Azure architecture
• Strong code review skills with ability to provide constructive feedback on backend APIs infrastructure code and integration logic
• Systematic troubleshooting approach for complex distributed systems issues
• Strong analytical skills for capacity planning performance optimization and cost analysis

Preferred:

Azure Certifications

• Expert-level experience with Azure DevOps YAML pipelines including multi-stage pipelines pipeline templates variable groups and environment-based deployments
• AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
• AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
• AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
• AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

Advanced Technical Skills:

• Experience Aspire for cloud-native application orchestration and service discovery
• Experience with CQRS and Mediator patterns (MediatR or equivalent)
• Event Grid and Event Hubs for event-driven architectures
• Agile/Scrum certifications including Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Agilist
• Experience in professional services industry (legal financial services accounting consulting)
• Understanding of enterprise security and compliance requirements (SOC 2 ISO 27001 GDPR)
• Familiarity with legal technology or document management systems
• Deep Azure networking expertise including VNETs subnets Network Security Groups private endpoints Private DNS Zones VNET peering Application Gateway and NAT Gateway
• Ability to diagnose Azure networking problems including DNS resolution failures private endpoint connectivity issues and Application Gateway routing problems
• Expert-level Bicep or Terraform proficiency with ability to read write and debug complex Infrastructure-as-Code modules (500 lines)

Other Skills and Abilities:

The following will also be required of the successful candidate:

• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future

The target salary range for this role is:

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors including but not limited to the relevant market skills experience and education of the selected candidate. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements. The requirements listed above are representative of the minimum knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation please email (current employees should contact Human Resources).

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager