Systems Specialist - Sr. Product Manager

Overview

Join us as a Sr. Product Manager where you'll lead and work with a talented team of application developers, applying your project management experience to execute IT transformation projects and migrate applications to the cloud.

- Develop and execute a strategic plan for a team of 10-15 developers and system integrator(s) to migrate applications to on-premise or cloud and define project goals, objectives, and timelines

- Manage system integrators, vendors and contractors by assigning task. Monitor staff progress and support employees with training and/or development needs

- Proactively identify and mitigate risks such as data security, data transfer, and service disruptions associated with application migration projects

- Establish and implement robust testing and quality assurance processes, define testing criteria, oversee test execution, and collaborate with quality assurance teams to identify and resolve issues

- Collaborates with peers; researches, establishes and updates technical standards; manages application development lifecycle and methodologies, provides oversight on processes and other governance responsibilities

- Identifies, evaluates and develops roadmaps for the integration of business processes, applications, technologies and infrastructure, including vendor & internally developed applications

- Develop a communications plan for use with customers, stakeholders and business leaders

- Stay abreast of current trends and use of emerging technologies to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Enterprise applications

- Must be flexible and able to work off-hours as required to support deployments, resolve production problems or respond to corporate emergencies

- Perform other related tasks and assignments as required

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

- Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of (3) years full-time work experience in IT or

- Associate's Degree and a minimum of (5) years full-time work experience in IT or

- High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of (7) years full-time work experience in IT.

Preferred Education/Experience

- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering and a minimum of (3) years full-time work experience in IT.

Relevant Work Experience

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and/or VMware Certified Professional - Cloud Management and Automation (VCP-CMA), Preferred

- Knowledge of Maximo 9.0 or other releases and/or energy industry experience, Preferred

- Led teams to implement customer-focused technology solutions with track record of successful migrations to on-premise or cloud using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and related services, Required

- Built scalable, high-performing, resilient applications using Microsoft products: .NET, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, Required

- Developed integration approaches to bridge front-end implementations with legacy systems, Required

- Applied cybersecurity best practices, data protection, access controls, encryption, and compliance requirements, Required

- Monitored and responded to technical or migration issues, provided application expertise for incident resolution, and conducted root cause analysis, Required

- Worked with programming languages, frameworks, and infrastructure-as-code tools for cloud environments; proficient with technologies including containers, microservices, serverless computing, and orchestration tools, Required

- Practical understanding of migration strategies with consideration of value realization, scalability, and optimizing system performance, Required

- Written comprehensive test suites such as unit, snapshot, integration, end-to-end, Required

- Led a team, mentored others, and guided team members for professional development and growth, Required

Skills and Abilities

- Project Demonstrated project management skills

- Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments

- Excellent collaboration and team building skills

Licenses and Certifications

- Driver's License Required

Physical Demands

- Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 40 pounds

- Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday

- Possess manual dexterity and the ability to use hands for the duration of the workday

- Ability to stoop, bend, reach, and kneel throughout the workday

Additional Physical Demands

- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as a hard hat, gloves, and safety shoes when required

- Ability to read small print and symbols