Solutions Delivery Manager

Bass Pro Shops • Springfield, MO

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About The Position

The Solutions Delivery Manager plans, coordinates, and delivers activities related to the design, development, and implementation of organizational information systems and software, and maintains, supports, and upgrades existing systems and applications. The role provides IT leadership on assigned projects and is accountable for delivering projects on time, within budget, and to the quality standards of the current project baseline. It also oversees internal controls and financial reporting, partners with Project Managers on Plan-Build-Run activities, and ensures Production Install Requests are complete and meet quality requirements for production implementation.

The manager supervises approximately 14 software developers across Developer 2, Developer 3, Developer 4, Developer 5, Associate Principal Software Engineer, Specialist Software Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer titles. The role administers performance management, sets expectations, provides motivation, feedback and recognition, and develops succession plans to mentor and grow direct reports. It identifies skills gaps and training needs, reduces single points of failure on critical systems, and manages resource allocation and commitments for strategic and small projects.

The position is based at Bass Pro Shops’ headquarters at 2500 E. Kearney St., Springfield, MO 65898. A background check and pre-employment drug test are required. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Four years (48 months) of related experience.
• At least 24 months of experience working with .Net, C#, AngularJS, JavaScript, ReactJS, TypeScript, REST, JSON, SQL, Java, Shell Script, HTML, CSS, IBM WebSphere Commerce, IBM WebSphere Message Queue (WMQ), and SOAP.
• At least 24 months of experience working with Azure SQL, Oracle DB, Mongo DB, My SQL, DB2, and Postgres.
• At least 24 months of experience developing new applications or systems and enhancing existing ones by converting project specifications into business solutions.
• At least 24 months of experience performing development across the full software development life cycle and on frameworks or platforms such as Spring, Weblogic, IBM Websphere, and Tomcat.
• At least 24 months of experience applying computer science principles to design, develop, and optimize scalable algorithms, distributed systems, business applications, and other software solutions.
• Successful completion of a background check and pre-employment drug test.

Responsibilities

• Provide IT leadership on assigned projects.
• Account for project delivery on time, on budget, and at the quality level established by the most current project baseline.
• Manage internal controls and financial reporting.
• Partner with Project Managers to direct required Plan-Build-Run steps, support high-quality deliverables, and ensure appropriate variances are created.
• Facilitate discussions and documentation with managers regarding Plan-Build-Run methodology and team.
• Administer performance management for direct reports; set clear expectations, motivate and challenge the team, and provide recognition and feedback.
• Create succession plans to mentor and develop direct reports.
• Identify gaps, opportunities, and training needs, and eliminate single points of failure on critical systems.
• Allocate resources and commitments, respond to resource requests promptly, review and approve time against allocation goals, and take corrective action to avoid overallocation.
• Ensure Production Install Requests are complete and meet required quality standards for implementing projects into production.
• Plan, coordinate, and deliver information systems and software design, development, and implementation activities.
• Maintain, support, and upgrade existing systems and applications.
• Supervise approximately 14 software developers.

Benefits

• Retail merchandise, restaurant, resort, and conservation attraction discounts.
• Medical benefits.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid sick time.
• Bass Pro Cares Fund.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager