Application Engineering Manager

Seeking an Application Engineering Manager responsible for designing, building, implementing, and supporting both vendor-packaged and custom internal solutions that enhance a core platform (Symitar) and other enterprise applications, in line with a strategic plan and technology roadmap. Lead the design, development, and delivery of business solutions aimed at optimizing operational efficiency through technology.

Oversee a team of core developers, interact with business units and internal IT groups to deliver enterprise solutions that meet the organization’s operational needs, utilizing software delivery best practices. Excellent problem-solving abilities, strong software engineering discipline, and knowledge of Symitar PowerOn. Must be an initiator who is self-motivated, creative, agile, accountable, efficient with strong analytical & interpersonal skills.

Work location: Broomfield, CO (hybrid)

Duration: Fulltime position

Annual salary range: $113,000-$142,000

Annual bonus: up to 8%

Duties:

-Manage & supervise the core development team distributed across scrum teams and business lines. Oversee resource administration, planning, allocation.

-Work closely with the Project Management Office (PMO) on team delivery and attend appropriate stakeholder ceremonies.

-Create a supportive team-oriented work climate that enables project and resource team members to develop professionally; and values diversity, promote teamwork, collaboration, and emphasize quality, customer satisfaction, creativity, and cost-effectiveness.

-Demonstrate expertise and leadership in design and development concepts, practices, procedures, and governance, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and efficient software solutions.

-Implement processes for continuous improvement of application management practices.

-Seek feedback from users, analyzes performance metrics, and identifies areas for enhancement or innovation.

-Define design patterns, review code, and ensure that solutions adhere to coding, compliance, and information security standards.

-Work with external vendors for integrated solutions. Stay up to date with vendor strategic roadmaps to influence the health of the application architecture.

Required skills & experience:

-At least 6yrs. of exp. with financial institution technologies: Jack Henry (Symitar, Synapsys, Synergy, SymXchange, ARCU), MeridianLink, Encompass, Alkami, COTS, Image Center, OpCon, etc.

-Exp. with software development methodologies, version control, and testing practices.

-Leadership & people management experience with an emphasis on coaching, mentoring, guiding and motivating team members on project, product delivery and career/professional development.

-Ability to influence executive leadership.

-Understands the principles of project management practices in an agile & iterative project management methodology.

Preferred skills, education, and experience:

-BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent.

Hands-on experience developing, integrating and supporting core banking applications (Symitar/PowerOn/RepGen).

-Knowledge and experience with IBM’s AIX operating system, SQL development for relational databases, HTML, and JavaScript.

-Knowledge of the ITIL framework & exp. implementing engineering processes, procedures, and templates.