Leads and supervises a section of Information Technology professionals in the areas of Application Development, Applications support and RTU programming demonstrated through leadership effectiveness and technical expertise.

Strong supervisory experience is required including experience directing and monitoring staff work activities; providing coaching and mentoring to enhance staff technical knowledge; establishing staff performance objectives and setting standards for performance. Demonstrated strategic and tactical management of staff including the ability to reprioritize workloads to effectively respond to special requests and/or unplanned situations. Ability to align staff expertise to achieve section work products in the most effective and efficient manner.  The ability to attract, retain, motivate and reward staff.

Experience in management and technical oversight for infrastructure and application projects and services. Demonstrated ability as an IT decision maker for the team's day-to-day and long-term operations.  Ability to lead the team in discussions of evolving IT technologies. Experience in communicating effectively with other IT professionals and with others District staff.

Technical expertise includes seasoned functional knowledge acquired through formal and on the job training in a successful information technology job progression.  Specific technology experience with one or more technologies is required including IT security, application and web servers, and/or database administration. Knowledge of current technology trends and experience in evaluating technical requirements in order to recommend products to improve business efficiency. 

The Section Leader is responsible for providing technical direction and guidance to his team in all aspects of software developer life cycle (SDLC) such as analyzing requirements, design, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting software applications. This individual must demonstrate advanced experience in software analysis and design. This position applies advanced technical and business knowledge to complete highly complex and mission critical assignments. Must demonstrate knowledge and experience for multiple technology platforms, frameworks and languages such as: Java, Dot Net, JavaScript, Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), HTML5, Angular, XML, REST APIs, Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) programming, Business Rule Management System (BRMS), PI Timeseries Engine, Service Oriented Architecture, Object Oriented Analysis & Design, Power BI and Git. 

The successful candidate will be highly energetic, self-motivated, technology leader, team leader, technology loving individual who enjoys leading a team to develop software to solve highly complex business problems. Minimum 14 years of Information Technology experience required out of which 9 years sha. Minimum five years of experience in leading a team of IT developers required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Set goals and objectives for the team and review progress on a regular basis.
• Analyze, design and develop computer software code that is readable, maintainable and understandable by peers.
• Thrive in an ambiguous environment by adapting, anticipating and resolving problems
• Self-motivated and able to work under minimum supervision
• Mentor, coach, and guide other members of the team
• Prioritize and assign work to team members.
• Lead design reviews and code review sessions.
• Set design and coding standards/best practices
• Make continuous improvements to Software development life cycle and release process
• Evaluate new tools/technologies and develop rollout plans
• Quickly adapts to the emerging technologies
• Develop a working relationship with the customers to understand their needs and expectations.
• Provide excellent customer service
• Actively participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Estimate time, resources and cost to complete a project/task.
• Demonstrate knowledge of approaches, techniques and tools by working with teams in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Demonstrate a logical and structured approach to time management and task prioritization.
• Ensure new developments go through appropriate code reviews, testing processes, and solid release plans.
• Ensure source control is maintained and is kept up to date.
• Provide support and troubleshoot all issues related to functional processes that are not working to customer requirements.
• Ensure that all development efforts follow the District’s standards/best practices and make process improvement recommendations.
• Conduct after-hours production product releases.
• Provide after-hours and weekend on-call support.

Employment Guidelines
Bachelor's degree in a related field and 14+ years' experience that demonstrates measurable career and technical progression that can be applied to Information Technology. Typically, total experience includes 5 years focusing on any technical area within IT and 9+ years focusing on Application development and Application support. 9+ years Application development and support shall include 4+ years of supervising IT Developers. Disciplines for IT education and experience requirements include but are not limited to: Computer Science, Computer/ Systems Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, and Systems Engineering.

License(s)/Certifications
Valid State of Florida Driver's License required.

Physical Requirements/ Working Environment:
Due to the District's response role and in the total scope of emergency management, this position may at times be required to provide support before, during and after major storm events and emergency situations, such as hurricanes or other declared emergencies, depending on assigned emergency response role.
Mostly sedentary in an office environment sitting at a desk and operating a personal computer to produce work products.

Veterans’ Preference:
Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  All documentation is due by the close of the job posting.


Americans with Disabilities Act:
The South Florida Water Management District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Bureau at [email protected].

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