Manager - Business Solutions

Management Level Manager Job Description & Summary A career in Information Technology within our Advisory Line of Service provides the opportunity to lead the design, delivery and support of secure, resilient and scalable enterprise applications. You will combine client leadership with strong technical judgement across the Microsoft application stack, cloud and hosting environments, data platforms, integrations and DevOps delivery. As a Manager, you will provide technical direction across client engagements, translate business and payroll requirements into robust solution designs, govern engineering quality and guide multidisciplinary teams through architecture, build, testing, deployment and production support. You will remain sufficiently hands-on to challenge designs, review critical code and SQL, diagnose complex incidents and make informed technology trade-offs. Professional Responsibilities Lead technical workstreams and create clarity across architecture, engineering, testing, release and support activities. Analyse complex requirements and produce pragmatic recommendations that balance security, scalability, performance, maintainability, delivery risk and cost. Coach technical teams, set clear quality expectations and address work that does not meet engineering or client standards. Communicate complex technical decisions clearly to client stakeholders, engineering teams and non-technical audiences. Use operational, quality and performance data to support prioritisation, investment decisions and continuous improvement. Uphold the firm’s code of ethics, business conduct, risk management and data-protection requirements. Additional Technical Responsibilities Own end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications built on C#, ASP.NET, .NET and .NET Core, including service boundaries, deployment topology, integration patterns, data flows and non-functional requirements. Provide technical governance across object-oriented design, SOLID principles, clean architecture, design patterns, coding standards, reusable components and technical debt management. Review and challenge solution designs, critical code paths, pull requests, database changes and deployment plans, with particular attention to security, performance, resilience and supportability. Direct the design of REST and SOAP APIs, web services, event-driven or batch integrations, and secure SFTP interfaces using JSON, XML and enterprise data-mapping standards. Govern SQL Server engineering, including data modelling, stored procedures, indexing, statistics, execution-plan analysis, Query Store, transaction design, concurrency, blocking and parameter-sniffing remediation. Set the DevSecOps approach using Git and Azure DevOps, including branching, peer review, build and release pipelines, automated testing, environment configuration, secrets management and controlled production deployment. Define application security controls covering identity, role-based access, least privilege, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, encryption, secure coding, vulnerability remediation, audit logging and protection of personal or payroll data. Provide technical oversight of IIS, Windows Server, SQL Server and cloud-hosted workloads, including high availability, load balancing, monitoring, capacity, backup, recovery and operational readiness. Lead major incident resolution and root cause analysis using application logs, distributed diagnostics, Visual Studio, SQL Server diagnostic tooling and performance monitoring; ensure preventive actions are implemented and tracked. Establish engineering quality gates covering unit, integration, API, regression, performance and security testing, together with measurable release readiness and rollback criteria. Partner with Product Leads and client technology teams to manage architectural decisions, upgrades, obsolescence, technical risks, dependencies and roadmaps. Develop technical capability through coaching, design reviews, code reviews, communities of practice, technical training and structured knowledge transfer. Preferred Technical Skills Strong architecture and engineering knowledge of C#, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, Web API and the wider Microsoft .NET ecosystem. Strong SQL Server knowledge, including relational design, T-SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning, indexing, execution plans, Query Store and production troubleshooting. Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript and modern front-end frameworks such as React or Angular, with awareness of accessibility, security and browser performance. Proven integration experience with REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, SFTP and enterprise systems such as HCM, payroll, finance or identity platforms. Practical knowledge of Azure DevOps or equivalent tooling, Git workflows, CI/CD, automated quality controls and release governance. Working knowledge of OWASP-aligned secure development, identity and access management, encryption, secrets handling, logging and data-protection controls. Experience governing application hosting and operations across Windows Server, IIS, SQL Server, cloud services, monitoring and high-availability environments. Ability to convert complex requirements into technical architecture, delivery plans, estimates, risks, acceptance criteria and operational documentation. Education and Experience Required Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related field. At least 5 years of relevant experience, including technical leadership across enterprise application development, integration, deployment and production support. Demonstrable experience leading .NET and SQL Server solutions and reviewing the work of developers, database specialists and integration engineers. Experience in HCM, payroll or other data-intensive enterprise platforms is a strong advantage. Experience working with hosting, change management, incident management, release governance and end-to-end software delivery lifecycles. Travel Requirements Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Job Posting End Date December 31, 2026