Job Description Responsibilities: Provide strategic technical leadership, mentoring, and direction to a team of software development professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.Optimize resource allocation and enhance team efficiency to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality solutions within project scope.Spearhead initiatives for continuous improvement, leveraging data-driven insights and leading projects aimed at enhancing productivity and operational excellence.Oversee and report on key operational metrics and status, including queue management, resource utilization, risk assessment, and project initiatives.Drive timely and decisive decision-making to propel the team towards achieving both immediate and long-term roadmap objectives.Lead change management efforts, devising strategies to streamline engineering processes and enhance organizational agility.Foster a culture of learning and development within the team, ensuring proficiency in the latest programming languages, industry standards, and software development methodologies.Take ownership of financial budgets, ensuring effective resource allocation and adherence to financial targets.Flexibility to be available outside of standard business hours as part of a rotational on-call schedule. Qualifications: Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.Minimum of 5 years of technical experience in software development.At least 3 years of experience in managing large, complex projects.Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the greater KC Metro area.Minimum of 2 years of experience in leading technical teams.Proficiency in full lifecycle development and Agile methodologies. Preferred: Experience in designing and operating secure, scalable web and mobile applications, as well as large-scale distributed systems utilizing service-oriented and message queue architectures in cloud environments.Familiarity with cloud-based SaaS architectures, including designing elastic solutions, distributed state, availability, and scalability.Proficiency in Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles.Strong analytical, design, and troubleshooting skills. Note: Netsmart is an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on performance, qualifications, and merit. Netsmart maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment background checks and drug screenings.