Software Development Manager - Enterprise Cybersecurity Platform

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Role Overview

We're seeking a technically-credible leader to manage cross-functional teams in the successful delivery of product roadmap.   You'll need enough technical depth to have meaningful conversations with engineers, architects, and DevOps—but your focus is on driving organizational culture, ensuring team health and happiness, and helping to lead growth and development of our staff. You'll partner closely with our leadership team to ensure we are driving to and celebrating success. This is a 100% on-site position, offering daily collaboration, hands-on mentorship, and direct access to cutting-edge lab environments—ideal for those who thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented setting.  

What You'll Do

• Recruit, retain, manage, and lead a world-class team of developers
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in both team members and team process to ensure we are always evolving and optimizing our delivery machine
• Foster a strong team and work culture where open dialog is welcome, failing fast is ok, and where we consistently strive to get better at all we do
• Ensure your teams are happy, healthy, and productive participants in the delivery of working product to customers
• Participate as an active stakeholder in successful roadmap delivery
• Help coach and mentor your staff to help them navigate a quickly evolving GenAI world
• Be an active mentor to your team members and lead by example
• Help your staff members understand what their growth potential is and strive to help them achieve it

Who You Are

You have a technical background—you've been a developer or technical lead and understand modern software delivery. You're not here to architect systems or build pipelines (we have experts for that), but you need enough credibility to ask good questions, spot anti-patterns, and have technical conversations with engineering teams. You're an advocate for the people who make product delivery possible and are tasked with ensuring they succeed and feel valued.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years as a software engineer or technical lead in modern development environments—you need technical credibility with our teams
• 3+ years in SW engineering management
• Solid understanding of modern development practices: CI/CD, automated testing strategies, version control practices, deployment patterns, architectural trade-offs
• Experience identifying where technical factors impact delivery—you can spot when architecture, tooling, or practices are creating process problems
• Track record of driving organizational change—you've gotten multiple teams to adopt new practices consistently
• Strong coaching and influencing skills—you drive change through influence, not authority
• Comfort working with technical experts—you can collaborate effectively with architects and DevOps without needing to be the technical authority
• Enthusiasm for experimenting with cutting-edge Generative AI tools to drive innovation, streamline workflows, and stay ahead of the competition. 
• Proven ability to build strong relationships through promoting productivity, integrity, and success while still being able to have tough conversations

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or technical leadership
• Led betterment initiatives across teams
• Familiarity with DORA metrics and data-driven improvement
• Experience with scaling frameworks (SAFe, LeSS) applied pragmatically

Nice to Have

• Agile certifications (CSM, CSP, etc.)—we care more about what you've accomplished than credentials
• Knowledge of networking – OSI Model, TCP/IP

What We're Not Looking For

• Pure process coaches without technical background—if you can't have credible technical conversations with engineers, this isn't the role
• Someone focused only on deadlines and metrics
• Implementation experts looking to be hands-on with code/infrastructure
• Anyone who believes process can compensate for poor technical practices

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

 

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.