Applications Systems Manager I - EHRA
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is seeking an experienced Applications Systems Manager I to lead its Applications Development Team. The role combines people leadership with hands-on technical responsibility for developing, modernizing, administering, and supporting enterprise applications used across a department of approximately 1,700 employees. The position supervises a three-person team of technical specialists and analysts while contributing directly to solution design, development, enhancement, and support. The working manager and solution architect will guide custom application development and support, legacy application modernization and migration, permitting transformation initiatives, electronic payment solutions, and development and administration involving Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform, Business Objects, and ServiceNow. The role guides the full software development lifecycle in an agile environment and establishes standards for secure, scalable, reliable, maintainable, and cost-effective solutions. The position may be eligible for hybrid remote work under state policy and the agency’s remote work program, but requires weekly onsite work. Any telework arrangement may be ended by the employer at its sole discretion. The position is designated Statutory Exempt and is exempt from the State Human Resources Act. Salary range: $91,600–$160,299.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, an IT-related field, or another related technical degree from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressive experience, including at least two years in programming and applications analysis or related work; or
- Associate degree in computer science, an IT-related field, or another related technical degree from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of progressive experience, including at least two years in programming and applications analysis or related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience in software development and application support.
- Proven ability to lead technical professionals and coordinate work across multiple teams.
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise applications, cloud and collaboration platforms, systems integration, application modernization, governance, and troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop an application development team while managing priorities, workloads, and performance.
- Serve as a working manager and lead developer for enterprise applications across multiple technology platforms.
- Guide the full software development lifecycle in an agile environment, from technical requirements and solution design through deployment and ongoing support.
- Establish architecture, development, and governance standards that promote secure, scalable, reliable, maintainable, and cost-effective solutions.
- Advance application modernization, platform consolidation, and technology improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with DEQ business units, database administrators, security and infrastructure teams, IT managers, developers, vendors, and executive IT leadership.
- Translate complex business and technical needs into practical recommendations for technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Guide custom application development and support, legacy application modernization and migration, permitting transformation initiatives, electronic payment solutions, and development and administration involving Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform, Business Objects, and ServiceNow.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
