Software Development Manager Jobs in Des Moines, IA

The role helps create, implement, and maintain secure environment controls to enable the execution of projects and to support sustainment teams. Responsible for working alongside key stakeholders and project managers to understand environment needs to maintain scope, timeline, and budget expectations. Can accurately articulate the current state of key software in the environment, including versioning, production refresh dates, patch schedules, and planned changes. Is able to work with other technical teams to organize, plan, and execute environment needs on a set schedule.

Coordinate environment needs and priorities for upcoming and active projects with leadership, technology groups and stakeholders.

Develop, implement, and maintain environment management standards for enabling projects in a DevOps environment.

Collaborate with project teams, support teams, and security teams on environment requirements, standards, delivery, and support.

Coordinate with project teams through every stage of the project lifecycle to enable successful and secure environment controls.

Utilize newly defined standards to ensure that environments are available for development and testing during a project lifecycle.

Develop and maintain a process for tracking software versions, patch updates, data refreshes, and upcoming changes to utilize for project planning and on-going support.

Ability to work across other technology groups to review environment needs and expectations while providing alternatives if needed.

Utilize project tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO) and Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) to provide updates and actions on project tasks.

Continuously seek out and, when appropriate, recommend opportunities for efficiencies within the environment management lifecycle. Ability to professionally coordinate and communicate with all program stakeholders including IT, business partners and vendors.

This is a multi-level posting. Candidates may be considered for any of the posted levels 17/18, depending on their level of experience and depth of expertise.

Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science or related business or technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically, four years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)

Five or more years of information technology and/or project management, including three years in a senior technical/leadership role preferred.

Six or more years of information technology and/or project management, including three years in a senior technical/leadership role preferred.

Experience in information technology system operation/environment and/or development.

Experience in IT Environment Management in a corporate environment.

Understanding of agile methods, processes, and key concepts.

Understanding of system development lifecycle within an enterprise.

Understanding of IT infrastructure.

Ability to coordinate across teams to accomplish tasks.

Effective project management skills and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.

Knowledge of information technology terms, equipment, systems, functions, and major vendors.

Effective oral and written communication skills.

Effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Effective interpersonal skills and customer relationship skills.

General understanding of IT operating and capital investment budgets.

Understanding of company's existing IT environment and of applicable company policies, practices, and procedures.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.