Application Engineering Manager - 2808

Overview:The Application Engineering Manager is an experienced management and technical leader responsible for leading a team of technical delivery resources supporting cloud-based Microsoft Business Applications solutions. The role balances hands-on technical contribution with delivery leadership to ensure high-quality execution across complex, client-facing engagements. This position establishes and governs modern application engineering standards, drives delivery consistency and long-term technical health, and serves as a technical escalation point for delivery teams and clients. In addition, the role plans and manages team capacity and utilization, partners with leadership to align skills with evolving platforms, supports pre-sales and growth initiatives, and fosters strong, long-term client relationships through trusted technical leadership and disciplined execution.Responsibilities:Engineering Execution & Client Delivery- Serve as a hands-on technical contributor on complex, high-risk, or time-sensitive delivery efforts, flexing across teams as needed.- Perform advanced coding, integration, data migration, solution architecture, and deployment work to support delivery teams.- Design and govern environment strategies for complex deployments, including standards for development, testing, and production environments across the delivery lifecycle.- Translate solution designs into executable approaches and resolve technical risks that impact delivery quality or adherence to standards.- Provide engineering guidance and delivery estimates and communicate risks and tradeoffs in client discussions to reduce rework and technical debt.- Support long-term client relationships through sound technical leadership and consistent delivery execution.Engineering Standards & Technical Healthu00a0- Define and enforce modern development best practices and delivery discipline, including source control standards, quality gates, build and release discipline, and effective use of automation and AI.- Identify systemic technical issues and drive improvements to long-term technical health, including reducing rework and technical debt.- Own and govern internal Azure and application environments and co-development standards with clients, ensuring security, cost efficiency, and delivery consistency.- Contribute to growth initiatives, pre-sales efforts, and internal IP or product development through hands-on technical expertise.- Maintain sufficient solution and domain knowledge across core business applications and key industry verticals to support delivery and escalation needs.Delivery Operationsu00a0- Plan and manage capacity, resourcing, and utilization using demand and performance data to ensure delivery readiness, balanced workloads, and sustained productivity.- Partner with Technology Directors to align team capabilities with evolving technologies and delivery needs, ensuring practice-level technical readiness and continuity.- Serve as a technical escalation point for client issues, collaborating with Project and Technology leadership to ensure timely resolution.- Ensure consistent use of standardized tools, delivery practices, and internal standards to support predictable, high-quality delivery outcomes.- Monitor and manage both personal and team billable utilization, maintaining a target of 50%+ personal billable contribution while ensuring teams are appropriately staffed and engaged.LMA - Leadership, Management, and Accountability:Manage and mentor a team of professional services delivery resources across varied skillsets.Participate in time entry and expense reporting review and approval process.Lead professional development initiatives to ensure the team

Created: 2026-01-19