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IT Application Development Manager

Pantex Plant
Amarillo, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 6/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/17/2026
Location: Amarillo, TX - Pantex Plant

Job Title: IT Application Development Manager

Career Level From: Manager

Career Level To: Manager

Organization: Production Systems (50992241)

Job Specialty: System Development

What You'll Do

A career at Pantex can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact for our nation. We recognize that excellent employees are absolutely critical for mission success, and to achieve that goal we are seeking a proven leader with a background in software development to direct a team of software engineers to deliver systems critical for meeting the operational goals of the company. The ideal candidate will combine their employee, planning, and time management skills, along with their software engineering expertise to manage a technical team using agile development methodologies to deliver results. We are looking for self-motivated individuals who are passionate about leading technical resources in designing robust, maintainable, and innovative software solutions.

Core Responsibilities Include

  • Manages technical staff of software engineers for the Information Technology (IT) Pantex Applications organization.
  • Managing technical staff including all employee administration requirements associated with Compensation, Time and Attendance, Performance, and work load.
  • Provides direction, coaches, and mentors’ technical staff based on general policies and management guidance to excel in software engineering techniques and practices utilizing agile principals.
  • Work closely with customers for requirements and budget planning necessary to effectively fund and manage the design, development and maintenance of applications to include the development of Statements of Work and working with Pantexas Deterrence and the National Nuclear Security Administration Pantex Field Office, to effectively execute of Inter-Agency Agreements.
  • Work closely with functional and business team members, project management, enterprise architects, system engineers, and application developers to manage the design and development of applications based on approved architecture and business requirements.
  • Ensure adherence to defined project management policies, change management guidelines, cyber security requirements, and quality assurance processes.
  • Effective communication skills and demonstrated success providing leadership in a team environment is required
  • Facilitates operations with other IT organizations across Pantex.
  • Be responsible for ensuring implementations adhere to company policies including software quality assurance and cyber security.

Minimum Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 7 years of relevant experience
  • OR Applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 15 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.

Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements

  • Not applicable

Preferred Job Requirements

  • 3 years of IT technical management experience preferred, which can include experience leading large anddiverse application development projects.
  • Experience leading applications development teams and projects.
  • Experience utilizing Agile principles to manage projects & individual contributors
  • Experience in coaching and developing staff, individually and in team settings.
  • Knowledge of programming languages and frameworks (.Net, C#, C , Java, JavaScript, JQuery, React, Hypertext Markup Language Version 5 (HTML5), Extensible Markup Language (XML), etc.)
  • Knowledge of Oracle or other relational database management systems with experience in Structured QueryLanguage (SQL) and Procedural Language (PL)/SQL
  • Knowledge of Web server technologies such as Microsoft IIS, NetWeaver, WebLogic, and Apache Tomcat
  • Knowledge of Integrated Development Environments such as Visual Studio, Eclipse, and IntelliJ Integrated Development Environment (IDEA)
  • Knowledge of Version control tool such as Team Foundation Server (TFS), GIT, Apache Subversion (SVN), or other code repositories
  • Experience with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here

At Pantex, you won't just find a job—you’ll discover a career of purpose safeguarding national security through work performed nowhere else on Earth. We empower dedicated, innovative individuals like you to achieve their greatest impact surrounded by exceptional talent and limitless opportunities for professional growth.

When you #JointheMission, you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex, we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel, coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning, to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.

Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.

Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.

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