Sr. Manager Software Engineering

A Sr Manager, Software Engineering will lead one or more teams of skilled technical software engineers in the development and maintenance of applications and systems for assigned functional areas or business units. Responsibilities include guiding the design, development and implementation of software solutions by translating business requirements into technical roadmaps and leading teams in building high-quality, maintainable software. This is an on-site position located in Springfield, MO. Remote work is not an option for this position. Responsibilities and Duties: Guide and lead team in strategic discussion and technical developments recommendations to improve quality of software solutions and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs. Drive effective cross-functional team collaboration to conceptualize technology solutions and services, leveraging data to drive original design ideas and decisions. Ensure software engineering team is adhering to software development best practices to analyze, design, develop, test, and implement high quality technology solutions that meet the needs of the business. This includes alignment with IT standards, policies, and guidelines.   Implement and drive adherence to quality assurance change initiatives. Foster and environment that encourages team to continually review and improve operational improvements. Ensure reliability and resiliency in supported technology portfolios by implementing appropriate tools and procedures to monitor, identify, and proactively remediate software stability issues before causing customer impact. Develop complex, long-term work schedules that enable the organization to achieve its business goals. Involves coordinating and planning dependencies across multiple teams to enable prioritized delivery of initiatives across the technology portfolio. Define and maintain a technology roadmap to facilitate application software development and ensure the development work is prioritized across both technical and business needs. Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization. Ensure the performance of skilled technical resources within the department or area of responsibility is appropriately being managed and developed through setting appropriate performance objectives for direct/indirect reports and holding individuals Team Members accountable for achieving them. Ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken, where necessary, to ensure the achievement of committed objectives. Clearly articulate and outline the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and technology strategy within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision, and values; motivate Team Members to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve area goals and commitments. Support the development and management of labor, software, and outside service budgets and work with leadership to report variances and make recommendations where necessary. Evaluate the capabilities of Team Members within the department to identify gaps and prioritize development activities. Implement formal development frameworks within the area of responsibility. Coach and mentor others to support the continued talent grown and development of the team.

Required: Understands and applies the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and maintenance, to effectively develop high quality software solutions. Effectively plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives. Assimilates and understands data and information from various sources in order to draw appropriate conclusions and make relevant recommendations. Understands business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to