Lead IT Applications & Systems Manager

Galveston County YMCA Inc; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 111,596 - 150,982; Full time

Job summary

County of Galveston is seeking an IT Business Systems Manager to oversee the County’s business applications environment, including enterprise, departmental, and line-of-business systems. You will lead a team, coordinate deployments, and align solutions with security and governance standards.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least eight years of IT experience with supervision, plus hands-on expertise in databases, integrations, and development tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Eight years of progressively responsible information technology experience involving business applications, application development, systems integration, systems administration, or related functions, including a minimum of two years of supervisory or technical leadership experience.
• Experience in enterprise, departmental, or line-of-business application administration and support, SQL Server or comparable relational databases, systems integration, APIs, data exchange, and lifecycle management.
• Software development or scripting using C#, .NET, Java, PowerShell, SQL, or comparable technologies; reporting and automation (SSRS, SSIS) and knowledge of security, change management, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff; provides technical and operational guidance; mentors and develops team members; and completes employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates and assigns work; establishes priorities and schedules; monitors progress and service delivery; maintains standards.
• Manages the support, administration, maintenance, configuration, and enhancement of enterprise, departmental, and line-of-business applications across County departments.
• Directs application lifecycle activities, including implementations, upgrades, patching, integrations, migrations, modernization, replacement, and retirement of supported systems.
• Establishes operational standards and procedures for configuration, development, integration, testing, deployment, documentation, change management, and support.
• Evaluates performance, supportability, technical debt, vendor performance, and lifecycle risks; recommends modernization, consolidation, or replacement.
• Collaborates with departments and stakeholders to translate operational requirements into technical solutions; ensures cybersecurity practices and governance.

Job description

County of Galveston is seeking an IT Business Systems Manager to oversee the County’s business applications environment, including enterprise, departmental, and line-of-business systems. You will lead a team, coordinate deployments, and align solutions with security and governance standards.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least eight years of IT experience with supervision, plus hands-on expertise in databases, integrations, and development tools.