Senior Technical Business Lead

Overview:

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and Office of State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) is looking for a Senior Technical Business Lead with strong communication skills, and expert knowledge of the Application Development life cycle. This position is a crucial role in bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions within PEMA/OSFC organizations.

The Candidate will be responsible for:

• Plan and coordinate daily-stand up with development team.
  
• Working directly with PEMA/OSFC Section Management to solve IT Business solution needs and problems.
  
• Collaborating with the PEMA/OSFC Application team to identify and fix technical problems.
  
• Provide and lead Incident Management & Change Management for PEMA/OSFC Application support team.
  
• Provide weekly status updates on development teams project, task, and initiatives
  
• Responsible for application inventory, application support documentation & organization of PEMA/OSFC application portfolio
  
• Review specification business requirements and collaborate with the team on development level of effort estimations for requirements.
  
• Involved in adopting COTS products for PEMA/OSFC
  

Requirements

Desired Experience/Skills:

• DevOps and familiar with the SCRUM/iterative/waterfall development.
  
• Strong problem-solving skills.
  
• Experience with ITSM. Including Remedy & ServiceNow
  
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to understand client requirements
  
• IT Project Management
  
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
  
• The ability to build good relationships with clients and colleagues.
  
• The ability to gather and interpret data.
  
• Excellent presentation skills.
  
• A broad knowledge of technologies and applications.
  
• The ability to explain ideas clearly to technical and non-technical staff.
  
• A knowledge of industry quality standards, legislation, and best practice.
  
• The ability to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
  
• A flexible and adaptable approach.
  
• A commitment to keep up to date with technology.
  
• Gather tasks and requirements with security and accessibility in mind
  
• Experience with modernization project