Application Development Manager

About the Position This recruitment may be used to fill future permanent, substitute, limited term, and temporary positions, both full‑time and part‑time throughout the County. This is a continuous recruitment and will remain open until filled. The County of San Luis Obispo fosters a healthy work‑life balance while making valuable and personal contributions to enhance the livelihood of our wonderful community. Responsibilities Communicates with various department stakeholders to assess business needs and goals. Manages one or more development teams within the Information Technology Department. Manages users and system requirements, analysis, application development and maintenance, software systems operations and support, and system administration. Performs long‑ and short‑range strategy planning for developing scalable software products and services, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while meeting quality standards and business objectives. Participates in the development, management and implementation of the department’s overall strategy, goals, and objectives by managing the business application project workload and priorities. Supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned personnel; interviews and selects employees and recommends transfers, reassignments, termination, and disciplinary actions; coordinates subordinate work assignments and reviews work to assure accuracy, completeness and compliance with established standards, requirements, and procedures. Meets and consults with customers and vendors regarding service delivery needs and expectations. Assists County departments with their information security awareness, business continuity and disaster recovery planning efforts. Prepares and administers assigned areas of the budget; prepares or supervises the preparation of special studies and reports. Plans and controls development sprints, oversees quality assurance, manages automated testing, and communicates progress with executive leaders. May act for a Deputy Director as needed. Performs other work as required. Ideal Candidates Should Be a good communicator with keen business insights. Have a high degree of self‑motivation, and a desire to engage, grow, and learn new technology. Have strong technical backgrounds and expertise in software development and effective leadership skills. Understand how data is accessed, shared, managed, and aligned with the overall enterprise strategy and related business architecture. Be detail‑oriented, with strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills. Be an effective multi‑tasker prioritizing and managing several tasks at once. Become an effective and trusted partner with county departments in their planning, designing, and deploying software systems. Have a great attitude and display a contagious “get it done and done right” mindset. Technical Skills Microsoft M365 and Power Platform Active Directory and Identity Access Governance Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET Frameworks Angular Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, XML, JSON, SOAP, and RESTful web services SQL Server Management Studio to develop and maintain queries and stored procedures Application Management, configuration, integration, deployment, troubleshooting Understanding and proficient at managing the Agile Scrum software engineering development lifecycle Knowledge of data security and data ETL processes SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Power BI Azure DevOps, GitHub, and/or Copilot Education and Experience A combination of education, training, and experience resulting in the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. An example of qualifying education and experience includes: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, system analysis, or a related field AND 5 years of experience in either a management role OR technical leadership role related to data and systems architecture design and deployment, systems lifecycle management, project or portfolio management, information security, or infrastructure planning and operations. Licenses and Certificates Certain positions within this classification may require driving. When driving is an essential function of the position, a valid CALIFORNIA driver license will be required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment. Remote Work This is not a 100% remote job. Reasonable Accommodation Notice Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Please call View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance or e‑mail View email address on click.appcast.io for more information. Veteran's Preference Points If you are applying for employment with the County of San Luis Obispo and you served in the United States Armed Forces, you may be eligible for veteran’s preference points as part of the recruitment process. Some dependents and survivors of eligible veterans may also be eligible for preference points. Please note that Veteran’s credits must be on file with the County of San Luis Obispo Veterans Services Office prior to the recruitment closing date indicated on the job announcement. Equal Employment Opportunity The County is an equal opportunity employer. Objectives are directed toward assuring equal opportunity in selection / promotion, pay, and job assignments. Recruitment and selection procedures have been established to ensure non‑discrimination on the basis of political or religious opinions or affiliations, age, sex, race, color, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or other non‑merit factors. In addition, the County complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act in hiring and retaining employees. For more information contact the Human Resources Department at View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr 6AM City, LLC