IT Development, Release, and Change Enablement Services Manager

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IT Development, Release, and Change Enablement Services Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provides consulting services to members of management, the professional staff, and the customer in the analysis and design of programming systems, problem-oriented languages, management systems, scientific systems, and related areas of computational projects
• Develops the planning and monitoring of the design, implementation, and checkout of programming systems, and provides technical direction in solving complex problems
• Performs technical tasks that frequently involve customer relations
• Develops principles and procedures for accomplishing customer-programming studies, analyzing the objectives sought and the methods to be used
• Develops analytical and computational techniques for solving problems
• Develops the formulation and design of a project
• Provides technical direction, guidance, and assistance to assigned projects
• Gives advice regarding the programming and analytical phases of development and research problems
• Develops mathematical models when required, conducting original research into modeling techniques when necessary
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems Engineering or equivalent related experience

This is a Senior Level Position. It is required that the IT Development, Release, and Change Enablement Services Manager have the following certification: a. Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. b. ITIL® Foundation or Practitioner v.4 certifications and the DevSecOps FoundationSM certification from the DevOps Institute.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 7 - 12 Years

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

It is STRONGLY PREFERRED that the IT Development, Release, and Change Enablement Services Manager have the following: a. 15-20 years’ experience of progressively greater authority and responsibility, in IT services management positions, with at least five (5) years’ experience in either CI/CD pipeline or DevOps/DevSecOps . 8 b. Demonstrated success implementing and managing CI/CD pipeline and DevSecOps toolsets in a broad and complex IT environment of similar size and scope. c. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant information technology discipline or in a relevant management discipline. d. Demonstrated ability for quality oral and written communication relevant to CI/CD and DevSecOps in a broad and complex IT environment of similar size and scope.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings

It is the policy of Empower AI to provide equal opportunity in recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting individuals in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class or category as may be defined by federal, state, or local laws or regulations. In addition, we affirm that all compensation, benefits, company-sponsored training, educational assistance, social, and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our firm intent to support equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in keeping with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.