Director of Dev/Ops

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

1d•$117,500•Onsite

About The Position

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. This position is full-time and on-site. Following the successful completion of training (typically 6–12 months) and Director approval, the employee may become eligible for up to one remote work day per week.

Requirements

10 years of on-the-job programming experience.
Working knowledge and experience with Java or similar development languages and IDE’s
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
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.

Nice To Haves

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
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Responsibilities

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.
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%
May perform manager functions - 10%
Participate in development efforts to support the organization and assist the development - 20%
Frequently assists the division's IT director in advising institutional or divisional leadership on information technology operations and business models - 10%
Serves as a liaison representing the interests of 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%
Develops operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives - 10%