Software Project Lead

Software Project Lead

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in computer science, software engineering or applicable discipline, or demonstrable professional experience.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM) certification strongly preferred.
• At least 5 years of software project management experience in a Microsoft development environment.
• At least 5 years of hands-on development experience on web or web API applications using the following technologies: C#, javascript, HTML5/CSS/LESS.
• Strong SQL-based relational database experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with CMS platforms, Sitecore preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience architecting, implementing, and integrating with Microsoft 365 Dynamics and Power Platform.
• Past experience performing successful implementation of Microsoft Dynamics365 CRM platform.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present and negotiate with executives and project stakeholders as well as development team members.
• Demonstrable experience working with end-users, developers and internal stakeholders to generate specifications and communicate project deliverables and estimates.
• Demonstrable experience using Microsoft Project and Azure DevOps Boards to plan and track software implementation/development projects.
• Working knowledge of hybrid mobile application development utilizing Microsoft stack technologies, Xamarin/.NET MAUI strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform, in particular with regards to creating and changing resources, and retrieving cost reporting and security analysis data.
• Working knowledge of software application security standards and best practices.
• Experience with Git version control system.
• Experience with continuous integration / continuous delivery systems, Azure DevOps preferred.
• Experience with Visual Studio IDE.
• Ability to perform as part of a fast-paced development team with rapidly changing priorities.
• Team Cooperation – maintain positive, cooperative attitude with all employees of LATICRETE and all customers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop project plans and technical and functional specifications for new features and projects, including in-house developed as well as implementation of third-party solutions.
• Work with end users and internal stakeholders to devise new features and improvements for department workloads and applications.
• Work with stakeholders across multiple departments to coordinate needs and provide status updates.
• Produce reliable task estimates, project timelines and feasibility analyses.
• Perform cloud cost analyses on upcoming project specs.
• Fully document all requirements, code and functionality; create training plans when applicable.
• Work with development, UX and QA team members to advise on the design of unit, functional and UI tests for all new features.
• Assist QA team members with upgrade path planning activities for department-managed software systems and dependent libraries.
• Coordinate with domestic and international IT departments and cloud environments to provision or manage infrastructure.
• Design and develop custom functionality for Dynamics 365 CRM using Microsoft Power Platform and platform REST endpoints and webhooks.
• Contribute to development of a subset of department-managed systems including .NET web applications and hybrid mobile applications.
• Maintain build and release definitions within department CI/CD system.
• Author, maintain and enforce software application security standards for all department systems and applications.
• Monitor variable cloud hosting costs; identify efficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage and constantly improve software development process by monitoring department KPIs.
• Participate in code reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM) certification strongly preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification preferred.