Director of DevOps

The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) serves as the public environmental and occupational health laboratory for the State of Wisconsin. WSLH is a public sector entity under the umbrella of the University of Wisconsin. This position works under the general direction of the Director of the Office of Information Systems (OIS).

In this position the IT Director I serves as the Director of the Dev/Ops Team supervising a team of 5 Development staff who are responsible for the development and support of in-house applications websites interfaces reporting systems and the various LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems) that support the laboratories and divisions affiliated with WSLH. This is an on-site role that works with all areas of the organization to development strategy for the many systems that are supported by the development staff.

This position also has an active role in development which requires development and systems analysis skills in addition to the supervisory duties to assist mentor and develop the Development Team staff.

Typical duties of this position include: overseeing and managing the Development Team issue management/resolution assigning tasks to team members and monitoring progress working with the Project Management Team to determine development tasks and timelines for projects. A large percentage of time in this position is spent performing development duties as required.

This position is full-time and on-site. Following the successful completion of training (typically 612 months) and Director approval the employee may become eligible for up to one remote work day per week

• Directs strategic information technology planning initiatives and establishes objectives for IT functional department(s) unit(s) or program(s) to ensure appropriate use of financial administrative staffing resources in alignment with the strategic plan - 10%

• Mayperform manager functions - 10%

• Participate in development efforts to support the organization and assist the development - 20%

• Frequently assists the divisions IT director inadvisinginstitutional or divisional leadership on information technology operations and business models - 10%

• Servesas aliaisonrepresenting the interestsof the unit to internal and external stakeholders - 20%

• May develop and audit the unit budget and/or financials - 5%

• Exercises supervisory authority including hiring transferring suspending promoting managing conduct and performance discharging assigning rewarding disciplining and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees - 15%

• Developsoperating policies and procedures to comply with regulations institutional policies andunit objectives - 10%

Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene - Administration - Office of Information Systems

Minimum Salary $117 500/year. Salary to be determined upon hire.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation holidays and paid time off; competitive insurances and saving accounts; retirement benefits.

• 10 years of on-the-job programming experience.
• Working knowledge and experience with Java or similar development languages and IDEs
• Working knowledge and experience with Oracle and SQL Server databases and advanced SQL skillset including database design
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to continuously sit or stand at a computer terminal using a keyboard and mouse viewing computer monitor(s) for extended periods up to 8 hours with breaks
• Ability and endurance to work extended days up to 10 hours

• 5 years of staff supervision.
• Working knowledge and experience with DevOps i.e. the usage/implementation of tools and methods for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and automated testing
• Experience managing projects tasks estimating timelines and monitoring task progress

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science preferred.

To begin the application process please click on the Apply Now button. You will need to upload the following documents:

1. A current resume.
2. A cover letter that addresses yourqualifications knowledge skills and abilities or a past experience that would support your success in the role.

Please note that there is only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents into the one attachment field.

Application reviewers will evaluate the materials you submit (your resume and cover letter) to identify qualified applicants who will advance in the recruitment process. Please ensure that your application is complete and submitted by the deadline (apply by date at the top of the posting) to be considered for this position.

WSLH does not sponsor work visas at the time of hire or anytime during employment for this position. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required Employment Eligibility Form I-9.

The selected applicant will be required to pass a criminal background check prior to an offer of employment.

Please contact Kelsey Bailey with questions.

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