Senior Manager, Applications - TForce Freight

Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Applications

Job Summary:

The Applications Manager provides leadership in full systems life cycle management (e.g., analyses, technical requirements, design, coding, testing, implementation of systems and applications software, etc.) to ensure delivery is on time and within budget.

The candidate directs component and data architecture design, technology planning, and testing for Applications Development (AD) initiatives to meet business requirements and ensure compliance.

This position develops and leads AD project activities and integrations.

The candidate guides teams to ensure effective communication and achievement of objectives.

This position researches and supports the integration of emerging technologies.

The candidate provides knowledge and support for applications development, integration, and maintenance.

This position will lead junior team members with project related activities and tasks.

This position guides and influences department and project teams.

The candidate facilitates collaboration with stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:


* Translates business and functional requirements into technical design to meet stated business needs.


* Develops and designs internal component and adjacent system interfaces to ensure inter-operability.


* Participates in technical architecture definitions to align solutions with business needs.


* Identifies new areas for process improvements to enhance performance results.


* Delivers application solutions to meet business and non-functional requirements.


* Analyzes, designs, codes, tests, corrects, and documents large and complex programs to ensure optimal performance and compliance.


* Leads build processes for target environments to create software.


* Verifies integration test specifications to ensure proper testing.


* Creates integration plans to support systems interface testing.


* Monitors the industry to gain knowledge and understanding of emerging technologies.


* Identifies new and emerging hardware and software technologies and products to maintain industry competitiveness.


* Maintains awareness of emerging technology to ensure applicability for the assigned application area.


* Drives problem resolution to identify, recommend, and implement process improvements.


* Monitors and records application defects to ensure systems integrity.


* Coordinates efforts across interfacing systems and service providers to resolve system issues.


* Drives business continuity and disaster recovery design and planning activities to establish agreed upon requirements.

Job Requirements:


* U.S.

citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S.


* Employer will not sponsor visas for position.


* A degree is preferred.


* Experience with the following is preferred:
+ Microsoft .NET
+ Azure including DevOps, B2C and API Management
+ REST and SOAP based w...