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    Application Devevelopment Manager - Plano, United States - Highland Homes

    Highland Homes
    Highland Homes Plano, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    For over 30 years, one Company has represented quality & leadership -Highland Homes- where building careers goes hand in hand with excellence in new home construction. Highland's employees thrive in an atmosphere of appreciation & confidence, contributing their unique ideas to the Company's overall success.Employee Owned. Customer Focused.

    Highland Homes is currently accepting resumes for aApplication Development Manager role. The Application Development Manager is a key role responsible for overseeing the strategic planning, design, and implementation of the enterprise's technology stack. The person in this role should have extensive IT experience and a thorough understanding of business processes and strategies. They should be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and have strong leadership and management skills.

    Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Application Development
      • Define and communicate the technical strategy to align with business goals.
      • Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure solutions meet current and future needs.
      • Ensure current and future applications have relevant documentation for supportability and extensibility.
      • Ensure that applications are built based on guidelines specified in the Well Architected Framework.
      • Lead a team of developers to design, code and test secure, scalable applications.
      • Oversee the software development lifecycle to deliver solutions in an optimal way.
      • Evaluate and recommend technologies to support application development.
      • Conduct architecture and code reviews on a regular basis.
      • Keep overall technical debt low.
    • Strategic Planning
      • Work with the senior IT and business leaders to understand business needs and priorities.
      • Work with the planning team to plan and prioritize workloads.
      • Ensure that technology supports the overall business strategy.
    • Team Leadership
      • Build and lead a team of developers and architects.
      • Build an environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.
      • Provide coaching and mentorship to team members to ensure professional growth.
      • Ensure team members are operating efficiently and within budget.
      • Provide input into developing team structure to meet business needs.
    • Security
      • Work with the larger IT team to build a security focused environment.
      • Work with the security team to ensure the environment is sufficiently secured from external and internal threats.
    • Vendor Management
      • Evaluate Statement of Work documentation and negotiate outcomes.
      • Collaborate with external vendors to evaluate and integrate solutions into the enterprise.
      • Hold vendors and contractors accountable for the promised deliverables.
    • Other duties as assigned
    Minimum Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field preferred, or 10+ years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
    • Proven record of at least 7 years in IT leadership roles, with a significant focus on application development.
    • Strong understanding of agile development methodologies, DevOps practices, and their application to drive efficient software development and deployment.
    • Strong change management skills and ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
    • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure-based data solutions, including data storage, processing, analytics, and security.
    • Proven experience in managing complex projects, budgets, and resources.
    • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
    • Exceptional attention to detail.
    • Strong organizational skills.
    • Strong communicator (oral and written), including the desire to ask questions and learn from others required.
    • High level of proficiency in MS Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
    • Strong organizational skills with a keen ability to prioritize and multi-task.
    • Ability to focus on short-term and long-term goals simultaneously.
    Highland offers a competitive benefit package, including excellent medical / dental / prescription benefits, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k), new home purchase discounts, & more – all in a business casual atmosphere Join the company that recognizes & rewards the people who create their success. Highland Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.