Applications IT Manager

Job DescriptionWe seek a creative and dynamic leader to motivate, inspire, and align development teams toward mission-critical objectives. This leader will devise strategies to support teams in modernizing legacy applications and transitioning to cloud computing and drive collaboration to help teams leverage AI code generation tools. Additionally, they will partner with the Countys Data Team to utilize modern data technologies, to empower various teams to enhance reporting and analytics within their domains.Communicates with various department stakeholders to assess business needs and goals.Manages one or more development teams within the Information Technology Department.Manages users and systems requirements and analysis, applications development and maintenance, software systems operations and support, and system administration.Performs long and short-range strategy planning for developing scalable software products and services, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while meeting quality standards and business objectives.Participates in the development, management and implementation of the departments overall strategy, goals, and objectives by managing the business application project workload and priorities.Supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned personnel; interviews and selects employees and recommends transfers, reassignments, termination, and disciplinary actions; coordinates subordinate work assignments and reviews work to assure accuracy, completeness and compliance with established standards, requirements, and procedures.Meets and consults with customers and vendors regarding service delivery needs and expectations.Assists County departments with their information security awareness, business continuity and disaster recovery planning efforts.Prepares and administers assigned areas of the budget; prepares or supervises the preparation of special studies and reports.Plans and controls development sprints, oversees quality assurance, manages automated testing, and communicates progress with executive leaders.May act for a Deputy Director as needed.Performs other work as required.Ideal Candidates should:Be a good communicator with keen business insights.Have a high degree of self-motivation, and a desire to engage, grow, and learn new technology.Have strong technical backgrounds and expertise in software development and effective leadership skills.Understand how data is accessed, shared, managed, and aligned with the overall enterprise strategy and related business architecture.Be detail-oriented, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.Be an effective multi-tasker prioritizing and managing several tasks at once.Become an effective and trusted partner with county departments in their planning, designing, and deploying software systems.Have a great attitude and display a contagious get it done and done right mindset.We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] .   To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/ .Skills and RequirementsBackground in Software Engineering/Development (Application Architecture)Recent experience managing a team of 10+ application or software developersLocal to San Luis Obispo area OR in California and open to relocating to San Luis Obispo area (on site role in downtown San Luis Obispo)Microsoft M365 and Power Platform,Active Directory and Identity Access GovernanceMicrosoft Visual Studio and .NET Frameworks.Angular Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, XML, JSON, SOAP, and RESTful web services.SQL Server Management Studio to develop and maintain queries and stored procedures.Application Management, configuration, integration, deployment, troubleshooting.Understanding and proficient at managing the Agile Scrum software engineering development lifecycle.Knowledge of data security and data ETL processes.SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Power BIAzure DevOps, GitHub, and/or Copilot.Education and ExperienceA combination of education, training, and experience resulting in the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. An example of qualifying education and experience includes:Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, system analysis, or a related field AND;5 years of experience in either a management role OR technical leadership role related to data and systems architecture design and deployment, systems lifecycle management, project or portfolio management, information security, or infrastructure planning and operations.Licenses and CertificatesCertain positions within this classification may require driving. When driving is an essential function of the position, a valid CALIFORNIA driver license will be required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment. nullWe are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].