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Western Governors University

Manager, Software Engineer Student LifeCycle Services

🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ November 3rd, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

Western Governors University is hiring a Manager, Software Engineer Student LifeCycle Services. The role involves leading and mentoring a software engineering team to design, develop, and support applications that meet business needs, delivering product roadmaps, managing project schedules, and overseeing development processes using Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Highlights
  • Manage a team of software developers ensuring quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery.
  • Gather business processes and project requirements from internal customers.
  • Lead the full software development life cycle including design reviews, code reviews, testing, and deployment.
  • Develop project and resource plans while managing development timelines.
  • Strong expertise in Agile methodologies such as SCRUM and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
  • Deep technical knowledge of Java-based web applications and web services including REST, SOAP, SOA, XML, and HTML.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years enterprise-level Java development experience and experience managing software development teams.
  • Experience with tools like Oracle, NetBeans, Subversion, Jira, IDM/OSSO, CRM systems, and application integration with legacy systems is a plus.
  • Full-time position with benefits including bonuses, healthcare, retirement plan, tuition discounts, and paid leave, plus up to 20% travel requirements.

Manager, Software Engineer Student LifeCycle Services Full Description

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Job Description


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Position & Application Details

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.