Technology Manager, Software Development (TA Instruments)

Waters Corporation is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Technology Manager, Software Development (TA Instruments)

Overview

We seek an experienced Technology Manager to lead and drive software development efforts in the TA Instruments. In this role, you will ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software products while mentoring and guiding the team to improve their relevant technology software development skills and performance. As a hands-on leader, you will be expected to contribute directly to the development process end to end, ensuring that the team adheres to best practices, coding standards, and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Technology Leadership: Provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding the team through complex development tasks and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality software. Define best practices, architecture standards, and security/compliance protocols for Microsoft and cloud technologies.
• Architecture and Design: Lead the design and architecture of scalable and maintainable software solutions, making key decisions that align with business objectives and technology standards.
• Team Management: Build, Manage, mentor, and provide technical guidance to team of developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Development: Accountable for design and able to be hands on as needed to deliver a high quality code from the development team.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement by implementing best practices, optimizing processes, and encouraging the team to stay updated with new technologies and trends.
• Code Reviews: Perform regular code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices. Provide constructive feedback to developers to help them grow.
• Project Ownership: Own key technical projects, ensure they align with product goals, and coordinate with other teams to ensure successful integration and delivery.
• Performance Monitoring – Accountable for product performance and stakeholder satisfaction for deployed solutions. Continuously improve capabilities through metrics analysis, feedback loops, and post-implementation reviews

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years technology leadership, Minimum 6+ month of people leadership nice to have, and minimum of 5+ years of software development experience as individual experience with overall min 12+ years of experience.
• Hands-on expertise in software development, with proficiency in the Microsoft technology stack, particularly in C#.NET, WPF/WinForms, and MVVM patterns and Cloud technology stacks (SaaS).  Development platforms like Visual Studio, GitHub, and Azure DevOps, while Microsoft 365 drives collaboration with tools like Teams and OneDrive, AWS or Google Cloud.
• Experience with system architecture and designing scalable, maintainable software solutions.
• Track record of leading small teams and mentoring junior and mid-level developers.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, with experience working in Agile development teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-solving mindset, able to identify issues quickly and develop practical solutions.
• Experience with modern development tools, version control (e.g., Git), and CI/CD pipelines.
• B.Tech/MTech/MS/MCA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).