Application Development Manager

Position Title: Application Development Manager

Job Summary:
Kaeppel Consulting is seeking an Application Development Manager who will be responsible for designing, building, implementing, and supporting both vendor-packaged and custom internal solutions that enhance the Client's core banking platform (Symitar) and other enterprise applications, in line with our strategic plan and technology roadmap. This role leads the design, development, and delivery of business solutions aimed at optimizing operational efficiency through technology. The manager oversees a team of core developers and collaborates with business units and internal IT teams to deliver enterprise solutions that meet the organization’s operational needs, utilizing software delivery best practices.

In addition to possessing excellent problem-solving abilities, strong software engineering discipline, and knowledge in Symitar PowerOn. The Application Development Manager must be an initiator who is self-motivated, creative, agile, and accountable. They must balance efficiency with effectiveness and have strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Essential Functions Include:

• Team Management: 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.
• Collaboration: Works closely with the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) on team delivery and attends appropriate stakeholder ceremonies.
• Team Environment: Creates a supportive team-oriented work climate that enables project and resource team members to develop professionally and values diversity, teamwork, collaboration, and emphasizes quality, customer satisfaction, creativity, and cost-effectiveness.
• Expertise and Leadership: Demonstrates expertise and leadership in design and development concepts, practices, procedures, and governance, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and efficient software solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Implements processes for continuous improvement of application management practices. Gathers feedback from users, analyzes performance metrics, and identifies areas for enhancement or innovation.
• Design Patterns and Code Review: Defines design patterns, reviews code, and ensures that solutions adhere to coding, compliance, and information security standards.
• Vendor Collaboration: Works with external vendors for integrated solutions and stays current with vendor strategic roadmaps to influence the health and currency of the application architecture.

Reports To:

• AVP of Application Engineering

Manages:

• Application Developers (Symitar Core Developers)

Required Skills, Education, and Experience:

• 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience; BS in Computer Science preferred.
• 6 years of 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 with an emphasis on coaching, mentoring, guiding, and motivating team members on project and product delivery as well as career/professional development.
• Ability to influence executive leadership.
• Understanding Principles of project management practices in an agile and iterative project management methodology.

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Master’s or Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience developing, integrating, and supporting core banking applications (e.g., Symitar, PowerOn, RepGen).
• Strong knowledge and experience with IBM’s AIX operating system.
• Knowledge in SQL development for relational databases, HTML, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of the ITIL framework and experience implementing engineering processes, procedures, and templates.

Work Environment:

• The client uses multi-factor authentication to keep our data safe, so a personal smartphone is required for employment.
• This role operates in an office setting and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent sitting, walking occasionally, use of hands frequently, hearing constantly, talking frequently, and exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week

Compensation Information:

• Actual compensation offered may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements, and skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Other Duties:

• Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.