Application Development Manager

Our client is seeking a Manager of Application Development for their Broomfield, Colorado location. This position is hybrid, and the right candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.

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.
• Works closely with the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) on team delivery and attends appropriate stakeholder ceremonies.
• Creates 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.
• Demonstrates 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.
• Works with external vendors for integrated solutions. Stays current with vendor strategic roadmaps to influence the health and currency of our application architecture.

Required Skills, Education, and Experience:

• 4 year related degree or work equivalent
• 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
• Ability to influence executive leadership.
• Understands the principles of project management practices in an agile and iterative project management methodology.

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:

• 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 IBMs 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.