Manager, Systems Development

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Your New Role:
Responsible for architecting business applications ecosystem and related infrastructure plan direct and coordinate all activities related to the development implementation and maintenance of computer business applications and software programs. Provides technical support to cross-functional teams and ensures compliance with departmental and organizational guidelines and standards such as auditing and security compliance. Develop and implement strategies and initiatives with direct impact on market departmental and functional results. Assists department leadership and Human Resources with decisions regarding hiring promotions terminations and compensation.

Your Role Accountabilities:

• Designs plans supervises and coordinates activities related to the development and maintenance of computer business applications and software programs to ensure the efficient operation of business systems.
• Provides leadership and expertise in the development of standards architectural governance design patterns and
  practices manages methodologies and ensures adherence to established policies.
• Designs processes and procedures around application systems development and management change control.
• Develops and monitors work plans; provides technical support and direction to ensure that application development is completed in a timely manner and meets functional requirements.
• Manages business relationships and serves as primary liaison between the organization and vendors during application development to ensure functional requirements and organizational standards are met.
• Coordinates assists and monitors new software and/or hardware installations; evaluates new equipment and systems for current and future purchases and installations.
• Supports and develops the design of complex systems integrations.
• Research review studies organize and oversee POCs to evaluate new applications programs technology and vendor solutions seek input and collaborate with other members of the IT organization to gain consensus on technical strategy and direction.
• Build early prototypes of product components and validate them for technical design and performance.
• Serve as technical expert and provide mentorship and guidance to support team growth.
• Actively participate in department planning collaborating with peers and maintain current communication up down
  and across the organization.

STRATEGY

• Leads a team of IT systems development employees & consultants.
• Sets team objectives reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures organizes team meetings to outline assignments projects and goals in collaboration with team identifies and resolves problems identifies opportunities for improvement initiates and supports resulting changes. Ensure own team receives necessary training and shares
  information to keep up with business requirements and technological demands. Assesses distributes and monitors workload.
• Selects trains and evaluates personnel; provides specific goals for his team members and ensures checks on goals are performed at minimum twice a year motivates and provides feedback about performance supports the career development of direct reports works on correcting deficiencies may implement discipline and termination procedures.

Qualifications & Experiences:

• Bachelors degree in information technology or computer science
• Fluent in English/Spanish
• 6 years progressively responsible systems architecture design including at least 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in designing and delivering distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of security/access control scalability high availability and concurrency patterns
• Prior experience in the design and development of relational databases
• Strong understanding of infrastructure and related technologies (hardware virtualization networking)
• Expertise in the following:
  a. Data technologies such as MS SQL Oracle 4D
  b. Service Oriented Architecture
  c. REST Web Services
  d. .Net framework
  e. JavaScript
  f. C#
  g. Visual Studio
• Knowledgeable in the maintenance of Windows environments
• Flexibility and creativity in solutions design including emerging technologies.
• Ability to correctly interpret and efficiently implement auditing policies and security procedures.
• Ability to clearly explain and justify ideas when faced with competing alternatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities in a high demand environment.
• Excellent communication and management skills
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail.
• Expert user of Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word) to prepare all documents presentations graphs briefings
  and worksheets.
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle
• A passion for accuracy and translating insights into a compelling narrative; able to maintain a balance between the details and the larger picture.
• Superb relationship building skills.
• Work collaboratively w/small teams.

Not Required but preferred experience:

• Masters degree in business computer science or related field
• Experience working in a national or global company.
• Comfortable working in highly iterative and somewhat unstructured environment

How We Get Things Done

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