Senior Application Development Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a 100% employee-owned contractor, when you work at Sundt, you're not just hiring on at a company, you're joining a culture.

Because everyone at Sundt is part owner, you'll join a team of people who are deeply invested in their work.

From apprentices to managers, we're passionate about the details and deliberate in everything we do.

At Sundt we focus on building long-term prosperity for our clients, communities, and employee-owners.

We offer competitive pay, industry-leading benefits including a 401k and employee stock ownership plan, incentive programs for craft and administrative employees as well as training that focuses on your personal and professional growth.

We're driven by skill, grit and purpose.

Join us as we strive to be the most skilled builder in America.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Application Development leads the vision, strategy, and delivery of enterprise applications that power Sundt's business operations.

This role blends technical leadership with people management-guiding a high-performing, hybrid team through modern software development practices and continuous innovation.
They oversee the full lifecycle of application delivery, from design and architecture through deployment and ongoing optimization, ensuring every solution is scalable, secure, and aligned with Sundt's enterprise priorities.

A hands-on leader who understands code, the Senior Manager drives modern engineering standards and embraces Al-assisted development to increase velocity and quality across the team.

This leader plays a pivotal role in shaping how Sundt delivers technology at scale-driving innovation, reliability, and user experience across applications that empower our people and projects.

The Senior Manager ensures technology not only supports the business but advances how Sundt builds, collaborates, and competes.

Success in this role is measured by predictable delivery, modernization of development practices, and the growth of a collaborative, high-performing team aligned with Sundt's strategic technology goals.

Key Responsibilities

1.

Advance innovation and modernization by evaluating emerging technologies and frameworks that enhance development velocity and long-term maintainability.
2.

Architect and oversee cloud-native enterprise solutions on Microsoft Azure using Blazer, .NET, React, and Next.js, ensuring adherence to security and performance best practices.
3.

Champion DevOps and intelligent automation through Azure DevOps, GitHub Repos, and Cl/CD pipelines-embedding Al-assisted development tools and practices to improve efficiency and code quality.
4.

Communicate with clarity and influence, serving as a trusted partner to business stakeholders through
transparent reporting on priorities, progress, and risks.
5.

Define and execute the application modernization roadmap in partnership with the Director of Data Engineering & Application Development, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
6.

Deliver quality outcome...