DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems, policies or products to enhance performance of job area.
- Follows best-practice SDLC processes and standards (requirements, design/development, testing, demo's, code reviews, etc.).
- Coordinates with solution architects on best-fit design and standards for solutions.
- Provide leadership in the decision-making process ensuring all phases of the SDLC are in place and followed.
- Prioritize and review Test plans with QA resources.
- Mentor and train new QA resources on the details of the systems that they support.
- Work with project teams to provide testing updates, estimates, timelines and other metrics related to the software development life cycle.
- Facilitates, reviews, governs, and improves the Software Development Lifecycle processes and related procedures.
- Facilitates and acts as a focal point for communicating system related problems within the department and collaborates with other IT teams and managers on solutions, enhancements, and process improvements.
- Hires, coaches, and evaluates associates, their performance and implements corrective action as necessary.
- Facilitates and reviews the delivery and SLAs by guiding incident resolution, problem management, maintenance, and enhancement tickets raised by the end users for assigned applications.
- Develops relevant metrics, measures, and publishes the performance of the services provided and enables continuous improvement activities in collaboration with peer groups.
- Works closely with all other IT management personnel in identifying, evaluating, selecting, and implementing specic information technologies that support the business plans and IT strategies.
- Defines procedures that are compliant with IT and Ferguson policies, while working to change those policies that are outdated or do not fit the true nature of the work.
- Reviews and evaluates relevant new technology, processes, developments, and forecasts future trends in the IT industry.
- Maintains a strong understanding of technology and its application to achieve IT and business objectives.
- Participate in leadership meetings and represent associate concerns, policies, and guidelines to the management team.
- Conduct regular associate meetings.
- Has direct responsibility for the formal supervision of at least two (2) associates.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- 9 – 12 yrs of experience in total.
- A minimum of five (2 - 4) years of experience is typically required to perform at expectation. Applies advanced knowledge of specific technical areas. 3 yrs of leadership exp. We will be open for 2 yrs.
- Minimum of 5 years of IT experience is preferred. – hands on as developer.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with various technical solutions and software.
- Solid understanding of the solution delivery lifecycle.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work.
- Ability to effectively communicate in writing. Ability to effectively communicate verbally.
- Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations to groups.
- Ability to lead and motivate individuals and teams.
- Ability to efficiently operate computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
- Requires giving and/or receiving verbal communication.
- Requires giving and/or receiving written communication.
- Hands on experience on Java, Microservices, SQL as a developer
