Manager (Applications Consultant)

Capgemini Holding Inc•Chicago, IL

35d

About The Position

Manager (Apps Consultant) (full-time; multiple positions) needed in Chicago, IL and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. to design, develop, enhance, customize, and integrate software applications. Under the direction of a Senior Manager, oversee efforts of lower-level team members while serving as technical lead and mentor. Responsible for software-specific design and realization, as well as overseeing testing, deployment and release management, or technical and functional application management of client-specific package-based solutions. Define systems strategy and develop systems requirements. Analyze existing applications to identify required performance and response time improvements. Design, prototype, test, and define support procedures and implement practical business solutions under multiple deadlines. Determine feasibility of software application design within time and cost constraints. Translate business case into a detailed technical design, and technical blueprints into requirements and specifications. Identify and manage operational/technical issues, and key scope activities. Engage with customer and take inputs to resolve escalations. Forecast work and plan team support to meet requirements for deployments. Review and provide timely feedback to team to improve quality and productivity. Design interfaces to external systems. Oversee installation/customization of software to meet requirements, integration testing, user acceptance testing, and system/quality assurance testing. Modify design as needed to maintain optimal application performance. Coordinate with application support team to eliminate recurring incidents/minimize the impact of incidents that cannot be prevented. Monitor application performance and identify issues that impact performance. Perform impact analysis of any code or design changes. Create data models, workflow designs, and integration approaches. Design and develop specifications for tracking applications for end users. Develop monthly reports to present to client and stakeholders. Assess priority and severity of issues and resolve issues to ensure delivery of project.

Requirements

Must have a Master's Degree (or foreign equiv) in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Business, Math, or related field, plus two (2) years of IT experience.
In the alternative, we will accept a Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equiv) in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Business, Math, or related field, plus five (5) years of progressive post-baccalaureate IT experience.
Must have one (1) year of IT work experience with any one of the following skill sets: DB2, Service Now, and Unix; SAP ECC, ServiceNow, and SAP ABAP; JIRA, Jenkins, and SQL; Java, JavaScript, and SQL Server; XML, SQLite, and Xcode; SSIS, SSRS, and Visual Studio; SAP HANA, Solution Manager, and SAP SCM; jQuery, Jenkins, and Eclipse; HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; Java, JIRA, and Azure DevOps; VBScript, PowerBI, and Visual Studio; PeopleSoft, SAP HCM, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central; Linux, Eclipse, and Soap UI; SQL Developer, TOAD, and SQL; SAP POSDM, SAP CAR, and SAP AFS; Unix, Linux, and PL/SQL; OR Visio, Confluence, and Informatica Power Center.
All experience may be acquired concurrently.
Travel and relocation to various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. required based on business needs.
International travel not required.
Travel not to exceed 5% / year for meetings and to complete assigned projects of varying lengths.
Telecommuting may be permitted as needed.

Responsibilities

Oversee efforts of lower-level team members while serving as technical lead and mentor.
Responsible for software-specific design and realization, as well as overseeing testing, deployment and release management, or technical and functional application management of client-specific package-based solutions.
Define systems strategy and develop systems requirements.
Analyze existing applications to identify required performance and response time improvements.
Design, prototype, test, and define support procedures and implement practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.
Determine feasibility of software application design within time and cost constraints.
Translate business case into a detailed technical design, and technical blueprints into requirements and specifications.
Identify and manage operational/technical issues, and key scope activities.
Engage with customer and take inputs to resolve escalations.
Forecast work and plan team support to meet requirements for deployments.
Review and provide timely feedback to team to improve quality and productivity.
Design interfaces to external systems.
Oversee installation/customization of software to meet requirements, integration testing, user acceptance testing, and system/quality assurance testing.
Modify design as needed to maintain optimal application performance.
Coordinate with application support team to eliminate recurring incidents/minimize the impact of incidents that cannot be prevented.
Monitor application performance and identify issues that impact performance.
Perform impact analysis of any code or design changes.
Create data models, workflow designs, and integration approaches.
Design and develop specifications for tracking applications for end users.
Develop monthly reports to present to client and stakeholders.
Assess priority and severity of issues and resolve issues to ensure delivery of project.

Benefits

Flexible work
Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
Paid time off and paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
Employee Resource Groups
Disaster Relief