Manager of Application Programming

Job Description Summary

The Manager of Application Programming oversees applications programming activities within the department. Manages work of employees engaged in developing, maintaining, and modifying programs and confirms quality standards of programming are being met. Verifies the accuracy of instructions given to computer programming staff from the user community. Annually reviews, computer programming staff. Annually participates in developing the financial budget for the department. Additionally reviews, analyzes, and modifies programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and documenting programs.

This position has between 12-15 direct reports consisting of Web Based Programmers, System Based Programmers and a Systems Analyst.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or seven to nine years of an equivalent combination of education and experience which has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field.
• Superior knowledge of operating systems, their respective control language and associated file structure and access,
• Experience coding and have an in depth knowledge of C/C++, Dot Net, Pascal, and PHP
• Knowledgeable of MS SQL and MySQL relational database management systems.
• Experience with managing, supervising and providing technical leadership for applications programming staff.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Extremely knowledgeable in application development tools.
• Ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Able to communicate effectively with IT staff and the user community.
• Experience with providing technical direction to the user community and programming staff.
• Must be self-motivated requiring little supervision
• An extensive degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Experience with Unix, Linux, Open VMS or COBOL is a plus
• Verifiable, clean DMV record and the ability to travel to various locations throughout the U.S. up to 5% of time

Duties And Responsibilities

Management of staff & department

• Monitoring programming staff in day to day activities, providing goals, critiquing work performed, and develops performance appraisals.
• Assigns projects, oversees and guides the computer programming staff in day to day work flow and ensuring compliance with department guidelines.
• Participates in developing departmental budgets.

Project Management

• Work with end users to determine needs and project qualifications.
• Provide accurate estimates on time requirements.
• Determine additional hardware/software requirements for systems/project creation/modification.
• Determine impact of project/system creation/modifications to other systems/project creation/modification.

Ongoing Systems/programs Management

• Will provide ongoing programming, and documentation support for new and existing applications and systems.
• Review, analyze, and modify programs/systems including encoding, testing, debugging and documenting programs.

Leadership

• Develop, manage, and lead a team of 3A+ self-accountable professionals.
• Develop a culture of real, personal accountability by modeling the behavior that defines it.
• Instill a culture of safety and expectation, within your respective area/s.
• Require direct reports to hold themselves accountable to high standards of, performance and personal conduct, in a clear, helpful, straightforward way.
• Conduct one-on-one conversations with every direct report, on a quarterly basis, focused on their 3A+ e.g. capabilities, impact and effort.
• Make decisions and choices, impacting staff, by using the: selection and hiring, clarifying roles and objectives, managing performance, correction & discipline and termination steps as outlined in the “Outward Mindset Skills for Leaders” guide.

Other

• Utilize all capabilities to satisfy one mission — to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of our members. Do everything possible to help members succeed by being curious and striving to understand what others are trying to achieve, planning and executing work in a helpful and collaborative manner, being willing to adjust efforts to ensure that work and attitude are helpful to others, being self-accountable, creating positive impact, and being diligent in delivering results.
• Maintain a clean DMV record and the ability to travel to locations throughout the US (mainly California and Arizona) up to 5% of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.