Manager, ITD Applications and Software Engineering

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Organizational Overview

Brookhaven National Laboratory is seeking a highly-skilled strategic leader for the Applications and Software Engineering department within the Information Technology Division (ITD) who is comfortable adapting to a dynamic environment with a track record of implementing technical and organizational change through careful analysis and collaboration with senior leadership.

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and ITD division manager, the Manager, ITD Software Engineering, oversees an enterprise software management and development team, a portfolio of local and cloud-based enterprise applications, database platforms, and related integrations. They own and drive application strategy and execution, overseeing projects through completion. They work in close collaboration with business partners and application stakeholders while partnering with ITD leaders and managers.

Brookhaven Lab's Information Technology Division's (ITD) mission is to deliver safe, efficient operations that ensure the delivery of the Lab's research mission by:

• Developing and deploying state-of-the-art information and computing systems in support of scientific research and business operations
• Providing a reliable and secure, high-speed network infrastructure for scientific and business computing
• Developing a scientific computing infrastructure that can support the computing needs that are common among the scientific departments
• Providing support to scientific and administrative programs to help them address their unique computing problems
• Providing a cost–effective, highly reliable, secure, and standardized computing infrastructure
• Promoting best practices in the areas of platform support, application development, and customer service
• Providing cost-effective information services to the Brookhaven Lab community including Research Library, publications, records management, and technical editing services, in support of the research mission and in compliance with contractual requirements

ITD includes experts in information technology (IT) infrastructure and operations, cyber security, business systems, data information, and information services, including records management and the Research Library. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator who is resourceful and innovative, and who understands that collaboration with stakeholders from across the Laboratory is critical to ensuring the right expertise and technology are in place to advance our mission of bringing science solutions to the world.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction while managing a department of supervisors, software developers, and software architects, including evaluating employee performance, setting department and individual expectations and goals, creating an inclusive environment, and focusing on development and teamwork
• Build strong working relationships with laboratory leaders, jointly identifying strategic needs through shared business roadmap development and objective prioritization across resources
• Act as an organizational change agent while advocating for business transformation through technology and operational excellence
• Maintain a continuous learning mindset, bringing modern thinking, practices, and research in technology management and solutions into the role
• Continually improve work procedures and processes for the department
• Addresses unusual and non-recurring problems by devising approaches to assess the situation, developing options, and introducing new procedures or tools as necessary

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or equivalent experience
• Twelve (12) + years of relevant experience with at least 5 years of leading a small to medium sized group dedicated to software development
• Experience leading, developing, and supporting a team of software development professionals
• Experience leading the management of cloud-based enterprise business and productivity systems
• Develop staff capability to meet future needs by building new competencies, maintaining an appropriately trained and motivated staff, and supporting their long-term professional development
• Ability to manage stakeholder and partner relationships, including experience consulting with internal departments to identify customer and strategic needs, integrating them into ap