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Posted: 06-Apr-22
Location: Remote US,
Salary: Open
With minimal direction, provide management for areas of responsibility, setting the direction for operations and change-the-business across technical functional areas or lines of business. Is responsible for knowledge of disparate technology for strategic use throughout the enterprise, possibly including one or more of the following functions: software engineering, platform system development, information security, enterprise architecture, and/or infrastructure (including data center, network, and telephony). Provide a platform for continuous improvement and transformation to better meet GTS and business needs.
Provide direction to the team as required
Inform others of high-level technical impediments spanning across technology areas, businesses, or technology crises; provide updates, and progress in relation to timelines or SLAs, partnering and building a relationship with key stakeholders for planning and execution
Consistently meet deliverables' target date or within the expected timeframe
Provide technology functional planning in support of GTS and VSP Global direction and overlaying strategies for technical infrastructure, architecture, application systems, and/or related business processes within a technical functional area, and ensure proper functioning, and cohesive implementation
Direct technical daily, quarterly and annual planning for group
Engage Team and Peers in opportunity identification to further enhance/deliver technology to the GTS vision, and VSP Global businesses
Drive and adopt functional change within the technology group and adjacent areas through smaller incremental and step changes
Engage in reactive and proactive issue identification, problem-solving, and action extending beyond the team
Active participant in determining or developing best practices for technology functional areas, and technology within the overarching function, possibly including but not limited to: software engineering, platform system development, information security, enterprise architecture, and/or infrastructure (including data center, network, and telephony)
Identify operational and strategic risks; mitigate identified risks
Remain current on new technology and methods to ensure state of the art and cost-effective solutions to business processes
Coordinate training to ensure all departmental staff have appropriate skill-sets and receive appropriate information/instruction
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience; Minimum of 1 additional year of experience related to functional area
Minimum of 3 years of management experience with responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work and managing the performance of direct reports
In-depth knowledge of primary technology area
Strong demonstrated people skills, and technical visionary skills
Prefer to experience managing multiple technology functions
Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of his/her job duties
Leadership and hands-on experience in software engineering and agile development practices in an enterprise using Java, Angular, relational and no-sql databases.
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VSP Global is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
