Tech Lead, App Dev

Insight Global
Downers Grove, IL

Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on Tech Lead Developer who can translate high-level business and technical solutions into actionable development work. This role blends technical leadership, Scrum Master, and light Product Management responsibilities, and requires a strong developer background to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions.

The Tech Lead will guide a development team operating in a gated Agile and Waterfall framework, while executing development work in 2-3 week sprints, partnering closely with QA and stakeholders to deliver reliable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate high-level architectural and business solutions into detailed technical designs and development plans

  • Act as a technical Scrum Master and delivery lead, ensuring development practices align with sprint goals and milestones

  • Provide hands-on technical leadership, with deep understanding of the codebase to guide design decisions and resolve complex issues

  • Lead and influence development solutions, ensuring best practices in performance, scalability, and maintainability

  • Organize and manage the development team's workload, including:

? Defining milestones and delivery checkpoints

? Creating and refining user stories, features, and epics

? Breaking down epics into executable development tasks

  • Collaborate closely with QA to ensure quality standards, test coverage, and smooth handoffs between development and testing

  • Coordinate development efforts within a gated Waterfall delivery model, while driving execution through agile 2-3 week development sprints

  • Serve as a technical bridge between engineering, QA, and project stakeholders

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy:

Skills and Requirements

  • 10+ years application development experience and background with hands-on experience in SQL Server and .NET (C# / .NET Framework / .NET Core)

  • Proven experience leading development teams or acting as a development technical lead

  • Experience guiding developer teams and tasks, working closely with architecture and solution engineering to transform requirements into actionability development tasks

  • Solid understanding of Agile and Waterfall development practices, including sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative delivery

  • Ability to translate abstract or high-level requirements into clear technical direction and executable development work

  • Experience working closely with QA teams throughout the development lifecycle

  • Background in healthcare or insurance claims (understanding of PHI, PII, HIPPA data and web applications) - Experience with Oracle databases and Java application development (vaster the technical background the better)

  • Prior experience operating within hybrid delivery models (Waterfall governance with Agile execution)

Posted 2026-02-21

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