Director of Development

Location

Denver, Colorado

Responsibilities

• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external customers and internal team members to identify, analyze, and document user stories and deliver artifacts such as requirements configuration design documents, data migration plans, and specifications, etc. 
• Manage technology solutions according to industry and corporate standards such as PCI/DSS and ITIL.
• Work with State Enterprise Support to identify needs and strategize roadmaps for transformation initiatives. 
• Manage application development and deployment of all products and services with Application Security (OWASP best practices) as a primary driver.
• Manage a team of software developers; responsible for hiring, performance management, employee development, training/development, and succession planning.
• Oversee a comprehensive quality control environment; establish and ensure adherence to Dev Ops standards, include release and change management, and foster process automation for builds, testing and deployments.
• Support the Development Team in debugging and addressing technical debt.
• Advise the organization on appropriate need and use of current technology in support of business goals.
• Recommend options for new approaches in work processes as appropriate to ensure efficient configuration platforms for the customer’s needs that minimizes any need for custom development.
• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously. 
• Serve as the conduit between the customer community and the implementation team to achieve successful project acceptance.
• Interact with software vendors and other Tyler teams to understand product roadmaps and applicability to needs of the team.
• Interact effectively with a diverse group of team members and clients within Tyler, the industry, and government communities. 
• Play an active role in troubleshooting and resolving client issues by working closely with the Support and Development departments.
• Assist QA staff with product testing or modification testing and data validation as required.  
• Notify management and appropriate organization/department of issues or unplanned events that could impact the effectiveness/schedule/budget of the implementation. 
• Create implementation tools and documentation to iteratively improve implementation capabilities. 
• Must have experience with product development lifecycle with custom web applications, CMS platforms and SaaS solutions.