Enterprise Application Development Manager - University of Idaho at Another Source in Moscow, Idaho

Job Description:

Another Source’s client, University of Idaho, is recruiting an Enterprise Application Development Manager to join their team in Moscow, ID. This is a flexible hybrid opportunity. 

Here’s a little about the University of Idaho and the position they are recruiting for: 

Located in the beautiful rolling hills of the Palouse, Moscow is a great place to live, work and play! In addition to housing our residential campus, this safe, close-knit community offers amazing restaurants, arts and entertainment, shopping, recreational activities, and breathtaking natural beauty. In fact, Livability.com voted Moscow, Idaho as the number one place to raise a family in the United States.   

Enterprise Applications (a department within OIT – Office of Information Technology) supports the key administrative computing systems for the University of Idaho. These systems include enterprise business applications such as Banner, MyUI, and UIdaho.edu, as well as supporting several custom-developed applications that serve departments across the university. Learn more about the OIT department:  https://www.uidaho.edu/oit   

Working at U of I:     

Benefits:  https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/benefits     

Founded to make a difference:  https://www.uidaho.edu/about   

Salary range: $100,000 - $115,000 

Offering relocation assistance 

About the role: 

The Office of Information Technology-Enterprise Applications is seeking an Enterprise Application Development Manager responsible for the planning, design, development, reporting and operations of enterprise applications for the University of Idaho. This position is responsible for leading a team of Enterprise Developers in a complex and changing environment. This position will work closely with cross-functional business leaders, peers, and technology leadership to ensure the systems are positioned for the growth of the University. This includes analysis, design, development, and testing, ensuring the deployment of reliable, secure, and scalable business-critical applications and platforms. 
 

The Enterprise Application Development Manager works in a collaborative environment with business and technology owners, product managers and fosters a culture of teamwork and support across the University and within the technology team. 
 

What you will be doing: 

• Recruit, develop, retain, mentor and manage staff performance  

• Establishing foundational application development practices and procedures including technical standards, software-coding standards, tools, and platforms standards  

• Enforce technical governance  

• Direct project planning activities, coordinating with OIT units, university departments, vendors and external technology personnel  

• Monitor client satisfaction and ensure departmental responsiveness  

• Build and lead effective work groups, justifying budget requests for necessary resources  

• Clarify job responsibilities and conduct staff development workshops and training  

• Other duties as assigned  

Provide Vison and Leadership for the Enterprise Development Team by:  

• Recruiting, Developing, Retaining, Mentoring and Managing Performance of staff.  

• Ensuring the development team has a clear understanding of their short- and long-term goals and priorities  

• Establishing foundational application development practices and procedures including technical standards, software-coding standards, tools, and platforms standards.  

• Establishing, continually improving, and leading processes for development, testing, release management, code management, creating and maintaining technical specifications, and other key processes related to software development and integration.  

• Enforcing technical governance throughout the entire software development lifecycle, participates as a reviewer and contributor in requirements, design, and code reviews.  

• Enforcing adherence to industry accepted standards and techniques to rapidly deploy solutions for optimal performance, compliance with defined specifications, and usability.  

• Overseeing testing strategies and enforcing defensive coding practices to ensure applications and member data is secure from threats and vulnerabilities.  

• Managing customer satisfaction as well as adhering to service level agreements.  

Provide Product Ownership and Project Management by:  

• Ensuring development projects and software deployments meet business requirements and goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and comply with all applicable security, privacy, audit requirements and regulations and delivered with the highest quality.  

• Gathering requirements and user stories, prioritizing tasks, monitoring progress, and providing feedback.  

• Developing technical design documents, architectural diagrams and process flows by collaborating with peers and team members.  

• Performing continuous review of technologies, industry standards and industry-related developments and making recommendations relative to the need for further research and associated changes.  

• Delivering projects and initiatives to meet organizational priorities and timelines.  

Manage Key Partner Relationships by:  

• Representing organizational IT in meetings related to IT policies and procedures across the institution.  

• Creating and promoting a culture of excellent customer service.  

• Establishing and maintaining ties with colleagues throughout the institution to ensure optimal collaboration and coordination of effort.  

• Maintaining relationships with technology vendors for the department and/or business owners.  

• Maintaining relationships with leadership, business owners and end users to better understand their needs and address organizational goals.  

Required experience: 

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience managing projects and/or teams  

• Experience prioritizing work and ensuring projects and workloads are completed on time  

• Experience collaborating with peers, colleagues, and staff  

• Project management and leadership skills  

• High school diploma or equivalent  

Preferred experience: 

• Higher Education technology  

• Agile methodologies  

• Ellucian Banner ERP systems  

• Projects developing user-facing web applications  

• Front-end JavaScript based technologies (e.g., React.js)  

• Modern API development with web services (e.g., RESTful APIs, MicroServices).  

• Understanding the relationships between ERP, CRM, CMS, third-party solutions, relational databases  

• Relational and/or Semi-structured databases  

• Source Code Control / Versioning tools (e.g., Git).  

• Unit-test frameworks, testing automation and CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Selenium, JUnit, GitLab CI/CD)  

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis. We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us.