[Remote] Manager, Application Development
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Indiana Farmers Insurance is a mutual insurance company focused on protecting members, supporting independent agencies, and improving its operations. The Manager, Application Development will lead application development teams, oversee software delivery, guide technical design, strengthen development and security practices, and partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead application development associates, including recruiting, onboarding, goal setting, coaching, feedback, performance evaluation, associate development, succession planning, and performance management
- Align application development priorities with company goals and business needs, and oversee delivery plans, resource allocation, dependencies, risks, timelines, scope, quality, and commitments
- Partner with business, product, architecture, security, vendor, and technical teams to communicate progress, resolve issues, make informed trade-offs, and support successful adoption of technology solutions
- Guide solution design with architects and senior developers to help ensure applications are robust, scalable, secure, supportable, and aligned with enterprise standards
- Strengthen development and testing practices and advance Agile, DevOps, automation, and continuous delivery to improve software quality, collaboration, and delivery reliability
- Oversee incident management and recovery for supported applications, using monitoring, logs, metrics, tracing, and other observability practices to support service health, diagnosis, resilience, and performance improvement
- Coordinate application security, data protection, identity and access, vulnerability management, and compliance practices with technology and security partners to reduce operational, cybersecurity, and governance risk
- Evaluate technical alternatives, emerging technologies, industry trends, tools, and methods based on feasibility, cost, risk, scalability, and supportability
- Partner with business teams and vendors to evaluate, onboard, and manage third-party software and services so external solutions support stakeholder needs and organizational goals
- Identify and apply AI-enabled tools, including agentic AI capabilities, to improve efficiency, decision-making, quality, and business outcomes while maintaining appropriate human oversight, security, transparency, and governance
Skills
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a closely related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
- At least three (3) years of project management experience leading projects using software development lifecycle (SDLC) and/or Agile methodologies
- At least five (5) years of experience developing web-based applications, preferably with .NET technologies
- Knowledge of .NET web development, service-oriented architecture, software design principles, and modern development toolsets
- Knowledge of application security practices, including threat modeling, secure coding, identity and access controls, vulnerability management, and security control frameworks
- Experience with delivery planning methods such as estimation, capacity planning, dependency mapping, prioritization, and risk tracking for complex technology work
- Knowledge of reliability and performance engineering, including resilience patterns, failure analysis, service-level objectives, high-availability design, capacity planning, and observability practices
- Strong leadership, systems thinking, technical assessment, collaboration, communication, judgment, adaptability, accountability, learning agility, empowerment, and strategic perspective
- Remote associates are expected to travel to the Home Office in Carmel, IN periodically, with occasional additional travel for meetings, training, conferences, or other business needs
- Work involves extended periods of sitting and frequent computer use, requiring sustained visual concentration
- Experience supervising, leading, or managing software development associates or project team members, preferred
- Property and casualty insurance industry experience is preferred; mobile development experience is also preferred
Benefits
- Free Health insurance (Associate Only)
- Free Dental insurance (Associate Only)
- Free Vision insurance (Associate Only)
- Free Life insurance
- Free Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance
- 2% 401k Company Match
- 11% 401k Company Contribution
- Excellent Paid Time Off
- Generous paid time for Parental Leave
- Day of Service
- We promote from within our widely talented workforce regularly and consistently offer opportunities to learn and grow
- Student Loan Assistance Program
- Educational Incentive Program
- Employee Assistance Programs for you and your family
- Matching funds of up to $100 annually are available from the company for your favorite charitable organization
- Associate recognition awards, fun gatherings, and opportunities to make friends are part of our culture
- An on-site fitness center at our home office in Carmel, Indiana as well as free and convenient parking
- Work may be performed in-office, remotely, or in a hybrid arrangement, consistent with company policy, based on business needs and role requirements.
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