Manager Application Development

HR Recruiting Services•Broomfield, CO

About The Position

The Application Development Manager is responsible for designing, building, implementing, and supporting both vendor-packaged and custom internal solutions that enhance the core banking platform and other enterprise applications, in line with our strategic plan and technology roadmap.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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 IBM’s 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.

Responsibilities

Manages and supervises the core development team distributed across scrum teams and business lines. Responsibilities include overseeing resource administration, planning, allocation, and organization as needed.
Work closely with the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) on team delivery and attends appropriate stakeholder ceremonies.
Create 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.
Demonstrate 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.
Work with external vendors for integrated solutions. Stays current with vendor strategic roadmaps to influence the health and currency of our application architecture.