Manager, Development & Integrations

THIS POSITION REQUIRES RESIDING IN THE MISSOULA, MT AREA.

In this dual-role position, you'll manage a talented team responsible for developing and supporting custom and integrated applications across our enterprise, while also directly engaging in technical work like architecture planning, configuring systems, and building integrations.

You'll create roadmaps, ensure seamless upgrades, and support the overall application lifecycle.

A key part of your work will involve coordinating with cross-functional teams, crafting standards, and actively troubleshooting issues, especially post-go-live, to ensure reliable performance.

The IT Development and Integrations Manager is responsible for the management of all development and technical integration services across Washington Companies.

This role will be responsible for both on-premise applications and SaaS applications requiring customizations or integrations.

This role will create and maintain roadmaps for the enterprise wide software development architecture.

You will be responsible for planning, configuration, maintenance, enhancements, upgrades, support and the overall lifecycle of these applications, systems, and integrations.

This role is responsible for defining scopes, setting deadlines, coordinating workflow, developing integrations into and out of our enterprise applications as well as other 3 rd party applications as requested.

You will also be responsible for monitoring progress for projects related to our custom applications and integrations.

This position will craft policies and set standards to guide the team and ensure the optimal function of our developed applications to support business goals.

This will also include monitoring system performance metrics to ensure the reliability, security, integrity, and integration of developed code and data so that you can recommend improvements or modifications.

Works collaboratively across the IT and with the Operating Companies to understand business needs and future requirements to deliver technical solutions that meet goals and objectives.

This position will ensure development standards including support processes and documentation standards within the team are defined and adhered to.

The Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Development team.

You will be responsible for collaborating with the department Director on best practices and structuring the team for short and long-term success.

In addition, the Manager will collaborate with the Director and CIO on contract negotiations, renewals, development and integration strategy, budgets and critical issue resolution.

This position will ensure that projects, milestones and goals are met and approved budgets are adhered to.

In addition, this position will work closely in collaboration with the Enterprise Applications Manager to set best practice standards, software architecture selection, and utilize similar standards across the software development lifecycle.

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