App Dev Project Manager-Columbus, OH (Remote)

App Dev Project Manager
Location: Columbus, OH (Remote)
Duration: 9-12 Months
Rate: DOE

Senior Technical Project Manager who has managed application development projects in a Retail Pharmacy domain.

Job Description
As a Sr. Manager, IT Applications Services, Retail Pharmacy you will serve as the subject matter and technical expert for assigned applications. You will work with the business, support help desk, and other Team Members to ensure their systems are stable, reliable and flexible enough to meet our dynamic business needs.

• Experience Required: Over 10 years with a minimum of 5+ years in managing or leading support of applications.
• Experience Required: 5 years people management
• Experience Desired: Experience with the full project lifecycle from initial requirements gathering through UAT support to post-implementation support.
• Education Desired: Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or related field

Candidates MUST be experienced in the following technology stack:
Oracle database, Microsoft SQL Server
C#, .Net, ReactJS, Python, Unix scripting
Redis, Apache httpd
Pearl, Java stack traces
Front End, ReactJS
.NET MVC, JQuery, JavaScript, CSS

Job Responsibilities

• Act as the technical focal point for issue resolution, the subject matter expert for administrative and strategic issues and coordinate activities and communications between IS and business areas to ensure business needs are met for assigned application area.
• Act as a leader in the help chain for your application area, ensuring technical problems are addressed and resolved in a timely manner and ensuring a balance between user requirements and technical trade-offs.
• Work with Enterprise Architects to develop long-term strategy and lifecycle plans for each application in your application area.
• Work with development managers to plan application enhancements, ensuring you are reviewing and examining possible trade-offs with existing systems and researching options to ensure efficient and cost-effective use of advancing technologies.
• Serve as a coach for your team and ensure that Goal and Development Action Plans, 360's and Performance Appraisals are executed within your team.
• Work with the Service Desk Manager to provide direction for application support for assigned area, ensuring consistency, stabilization and 24/7/365 availability of applications to support our business.
• Translate specifications for enhancements for assigned applications.
• Develop process improvements of new ideas and concepts in technical design and management and determine where trade-offs are possible with existing systems, applications and processes to provide greater efficiencies in meeting customer requirements.
• Participate in design and ensure code reviews, documentation and testing are delivered on applicable enhancements and projects within your assigned area.
• Work to prioritize root cause analysis and to ensure that fixes and modifications are appropriately prioritized to ensure application availability and stability within your assigned areas.
• Provide recommendations to IS Management Team and implement to reduce the annual operating costs of applications within your area.
• Work with IS Team Members to identify strategic opportunities to ensure stabilization of applications within your area.
• Maintain cognizance of industry trends and technological advances to ensure efficient and cost-effective use of technology.