Onsite SME (Delivery Leader) - Applications & AI-Assisted Development

Job Title: Onsite SME (Delivery Leader) Applications & AI-Assisted Development

Location: Onsite/Hybrid Tampa, Florida
Job Type: Long-term Opportunity
Experience: 8 14 years of overall experience in software development and delivery, with significant experience leading application-based projects and Agile teams.

Mandatory Skills

• Agile Delivery
• AI-Assisted Development
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• Technical Leadership

Preferred Skills

• Azure/AWS
• Microservices
• RESTful APIs
• CI/CD
• SQL/NoSQL Databases
• DevOps
• Application Security
• Cloud-Native Development

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Onsite SME (Delivery Leader) to lead Agile delivery teams responsible for building and enhancing enterprise applications and services. This role will own end-to-end delivery quality while driving the adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve productivity, quality, and delivery predictability.

The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with product owners, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable, maintainable, and well-governed software solutions while mentoring teams and ensuring delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the onsite delivery of enterprise applications, services, and software components, ensuring timely and high-quality releases.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across requirements analysis, sprint planning, delivery tracking, and release management.
• Drive the adoption and effective use of AI-assisted development tools to improve delivery efficiency, code quality, and team productivity.
• Define and enforce delivery standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for consistent and predictable project execution.
• Ensure robust validation processes, quality gates, unit testing, and integration testing throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with product management, solution architects, engineering, and operations teams to ensure production-ready solutions.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, manage dependencies, and resolve cross-functional issues.
• Mentor and coach development teams on Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, and AI-driven software development practices.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience leading delivery for enterprise-grade applications and software services.
• Hands-on experience managing Agile delivery teams using Scrum and/or Kanban methodologies.
• Practical experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools for planning, analysis, documentation, and software quality improvement.
• Proven expertise in delivery governance, project planning, risk management, and executive status reporting.
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience in issue identification, root-cause analysis, and resolution management.
• Experience with release planning, dependency management, and coordinating multiple teams or workstreams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and mentoring skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise solutions on Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms.
• Exposure to complex system integrations and distributed application environments.
• Experience coordinating large-scale programs involving multiple teams and geographically distributed resources.
• Familiarity with production readiness, deployment planning, and operational handoffs.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance, quality assurance, and audit controls.
• Previous experience as an SME, Delivery Lead, or Technical Lead in enterprise environments.
• Salesforce knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with enterprise software products in manufacturing, distribution, or business applications is an advantage.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.