Job Description
Under broad supervision, supervises, guides, and instructs the day-to-day operations of inhouse application development staff.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising, guiding, and instructing the day-to-day operations of the staff. Ensures stated services and efficiency goals are met. Serves as a high-level subject matter expert, providing authoritative guidance for professional staff and supporting the software life cycle for the agency's applications, emphasizing activities and task prioritization.
This position will manage a team of 8-10 software engineers responsible for developing new applications and providing modifications for existing applications.
Local candidates only apply.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of IT consultants/staff by providing guidance, support, and training as needed.
- Monitor and analyze the performance of the IT team, ensuring that all coding practices and end product produced are up to standard.
- Develop and implement best practices to ensure our IT enterprise applications are supportable and maintainable.
- Work with architects to ensure software design is being properly implemented
- Evaluate and recommend software solutions to improve the quality of GDOT's IT enterprise applications.
- Work with project managers on management and implementation of development during the entire project life cycle.
- Coordinate and troubleshoot technical issues and guide the IT team in resolving complex technical problems.
- Interview candidates and hire qualified individuals to fill open roles within the department
- Generates daily, weekly, and monthly reports requested by both internal and external clients and GDOT IT Management
- Develops and mentor staff to a high level of competency
- Handles issues of a highly technical nature
- Monitors staff performance and schedule adherence to improve efficiencies, identify training opportunities, and ensure proper coverage.
- Remains current on internal procedures and external client requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Information Technology or a related field
- Technical certifications preferred
- Five (5+) years of experience in an IT management role, IT technical lead role, or Project management role
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience supervising or leading a support team
- Experience in custom applications or Experience with customization in Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products
- Developed applications in .NET technologies with Kendo UI Telerik, C#.net, Web API, REST API, JSON, SQL Server, Oracle, XML, HTML5, Angular JS
- Experience with ServiceNow ITSM
- Experience Work with products management tools such as MS Visual Studio Team (TFS) server using Agile (SCRUM)
- Ability to resolve issues and exhibit strong initiative
- Excellent planning, training, and follow-up skills and analytical abilities
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Strong project management and leadership skills.
Work Terms and Conditions:
- 8 Hour workdays on a fixed schedule (i.e. not a flex-schedule), starting no earlier than 7:00AM Eastern Time, starting no later than 9:00AM Eastern Time, Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
- When teleworking or working remotely, consultant must have suitable internet connection and environment to comply with GDOT telework policies.
- Client will reimburse authorized travel expense lodging and meals. Client will reimburse authorized travel use of a personal vehicle.
- Any travel expenses to start work or relocate to Georgia or will not be reimbursed. All travel expense reimbursement shall be in accordance with client Accounting Office Travel Policy.
- Consultant must have cell phone which can be used for business calls.
Job Tags
Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Relocation, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours,