Manager, Application Development

We are seeking the expertise of an Application Development Manager to design, build, implement, and support both vendor-packaged and custom internal solutions that enhance the institution's core banking platform  and other enterprise applications, in line with the strategic plan and technology roadmap.

Location: Hybrid: Employees who are able to perform the essential functions of their jobs away from a location may do so with the expectation that they are onsite at least fifty percent of the time over a two-week pay period.

Compensation Information:
The person hired into this position will  earn between $113,641.25 and $142,051.56, plus annual bonus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Full time / 40 hours per week

• Essential Functions Include:
  Manages and supervises the core development team distributed across scrum teams and business lines. 
• Overseeing resource administration, planning, allocation, and organization as needed.
  Works closely with the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) on team delivery and attends appropriate stakeholder ceremonies.
• Creates a supportive team-oriented work climate that enables project and resource team members to develop professionally; and that values diversity, promotes teamwork and collaboration, and emphasizes quality, customer satisfaction, creativity, and cost-effectiveness.
• Demonstrates expertise and leadership in, design and development concepts, practices, procedures, and governance, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and efficient software solutions.
• Implement processes for continuous improvement of application management practices. 
• Seeks feedback from users, analyzes performance metrics, and identifies areas for enhancement or innovation.
• Defines design patterns, reviews code, and ensures that solutions adhere to Elevations coding, compliance, and information security standards.
• Works with external vendors for integrated solutions. 
• Stays current with vendor strategic roadmaps to influence the health and currency of our application architecture.

• Reports to:
  Assistant Vice President of Application Engineering
  
  Manages:
  Application Developers (Symitar Core Developers)
  
  Required Skills, Education, and Experience:
  4-year college degree or equivalent work experience; B.S., Computer Science preferred.
• Six (6) years' experience with financial institution technologies: Jack Henry (Symitar, Synapsys, Synergy, SymXchange, ARCU), MeridianLink, Encompass, Alkami, COTS, Image Center, OpCon, etc.
• Experience in software development methodologies, version control, and testing practices.
• Experience in leadership and people management experience with an emphasis on coaching, mentoring, guiding and motivating team members on project and product delivery and career / professional development.
  Ability to influence executive leadership.
• Understands the principles of project management practices in an agile and iterative project management methodology.

• Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:
  BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience developing, integrating and supporting core banking application (Symitar/PowerOn / RepGen).
• Knowledge and experience with IBMs AIX operating system.
• Knowledge in SQL development for relational databases, HTML, and Java Script.
• Knowledge of the ITIL framework and experience implementing engineering processes, procedures, and templates.