Manager, Application Administration - Information Technology

Sinclair Community College; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver for employee and depend

Tuition reimbursement

OPERS pension 14% employer contrib

Paid time off

14 company holidays

Health insurance with HSA

Wellness programs

Job summary

Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH is seeking a Manager, Application Administration - Information Technology to lead the design, development, and maintenance of institutional business systems. The role guides architecture and strategy to meet growing administrative needs and supports College initiatives.

The position offers a hybrid work model in Dayton with a minimum compensation starting at $100,000, commensurate with education and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• Ability to scope requirements for new projects using formal methodologies.
• Experience with small, medium, and large projects and delivering on time.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create vision and define direction for strategic business systems to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff.
• Research and develop new technologies supporting the College’s strategic initiatives.
• Manage IT projects with campus-wide impact across the project lifecycle.
• Establish test and implementation plans in accordance with standards and coordinate testing phases.
• Oversee documentation of applications and revisions for compliance.
• Lead, coordinate, and review work of Application Administration personnel.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Project management

Communication skills

Scope requirements

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Accounting software

Database software

Spreadsheet software

Word processing software

Job description

Position Information

Job Title: Manager, Application Administration - Information Technology

Location: Hybrid - Dayton, OH

Department: IT Applications

Job Category: Professional

Job Type: Full-Time

Status: Regular

Position Summary

The Manager of Application Administration is responsible forsoftware design, development, maintenance, and overall architectureof the institutional business systems. This position creates thevision and defines the direction required to ensure administrativesystems continue to meet the growing needs of the College. TheManager of Application Administration is responsible for researchand development of new technologies that will support College’sstrategic initiatives.

The potential minimum compensation for this position begins at$100,000.00 and is commensurate with education andexperience.

Why work for Sinclair College?

• Tuition waiver for employee and dependents for all Sinclaircourses and programs
• Support for continued training and education, including tuitionreimbursement for other universities and colleges.
• OPERS pension participation, with 14% employercontribution
• 4+ weeks of personal and vacation leave, 3+ weeks of sick leaveannually
• 14 days of annually observed company holidays
• Expansive and competitive insurance programs, including an HSAwith annual employer contribution available
• High quality wellness programs for work-life balance

*SCC has the right to revise this position description at anytime. This position description does not represent in any way acontract of employment.

Principal Accountabilities

• Create vision and define direction for the strategic approachto business systems in order to meet the needs of students,faculty, and staff
• Responsible for research and development of new technologiesthat will support the College’s strategic initiatives
• Manage Information Technology projects that have campus-wideimpact including all aspects of the project managementlifecycle
• Establish test and implementation plans in accordance withestablished standards and coordinates all phases of testing fromunit testing to end-user acceptance testing
• Analyze test results setting direction if errors are detected
  • Design and implement automated testing
• Revise or direct the revision of existing applications orprograms to increase operating efficiency or adapt to newrequirements
• Ensure systems are in place for the documentation ofapplications or programs and subsequent revisions
• Develop policy for applications or programing standards, dataintegrity, user reports and software revisions
• Prepare comprehensive project plans, budget, and project statusreports for management
• Assign, coordinate, and review work of ApplicationAdministration department personnel
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required; master’s degreepreferred
• Minimum of four (4) years of professional work experience in arelevant field required
• Ability to scope requirements for new projects using formalmethodologies required
• Experience with small, medium, and large projects, and theability to deliver the project on-time required
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, anddraw valid conclusions required
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technicalinstructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with severalabstract and concrete variables required
• Knowledge of Accounting software; Contact Management systems;Database software; Design software; Development software; HumanResource systems; Internet software; Inventory software; Orderprocessing systems; Payroll systems; Project Management software;Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software required
• Familiarity with business analysis, systems administrationpractices, network layout and protocols, security and firewalls,Internet protocols, object oriented programming methodologies,database design practices, and systems integration conceptsrequired
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required
• Strong organizational skills required
• Ability to identify process improvement suggestions, looks forways to improve and promote quality required
• Exhibit sound and accurate judgment; supports and explainsreasoning for decisions required
• Display strong integrity and ethical standards; upholdsorganizational values and goals required
• Seek ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracyand thoroughness required