Manager IT Applications and Development
Seyer Industries, Inc.
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Job summary
Seyer Industries, a Missouri-based manufacturer, seeks a Manager for IT Applications & Development to lead our enterprise applications and software delivery. You will manage a small development team, shape lifecycle management, and partner with the CFO-led IT governance to align technology with business goals across ERP, HRIS, QA, and manufacturing systems.
This leadership role requires strong people management, governance discipline, and a hands-on approach to delivering reliable, secure,
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS or related experience.
- Approximately 10+ years in software engineering, enterprise apps, or systems integration.
- Approximately 5+ years of technical leadership leading software/dev teams.
- Experience implementing and supporting enterprise applications and lifecycles.
- Experience establishing software engineering practices, delivery processes, and governance.
- Strong business partnership skills and change leadership.
- Manufacturing experience preferred; aerospace/defense a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the IT Applications & Development team with priorities.
- Provide stewardship for enterprise applications including ERP, HRIS, quality, and manufacturing systems.
- Lead implementation, maintenance, and retirement of enterprise applications and software.
- Establish software engineering practices, code reviews, CI/CD, testing, documentation, and security.
- Lead the full application lifecycle from intake to retirement.
- Manage delivery capacity, backlogs, risks, and stakeholder communication.
- Partner with process owners to translate needs into tech solutions.
- Lead AI-enabled applications lifecycle and vendor management.
- Manage vendors, licensing, SLAs, and support relationships.
- Maintain visibility into portfolio health and planned investments.
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Job description
Founded in 1957, Seyer Industries is a third-generation, family-owned manufacturer based in St. Peters, Missouri, specializing in complex components for the aerospace and maritime industries. Our capabilities include CNC machining, chemical processing, welding, painting, mechanical assembly, and specialized testing.
Culture is a cornerstone at Seyer. Mutual respect, integrity, accountability, employee welfare, operational excellence, and customer focus shape how we work. Employee longevity and low turnover reflect a workplace where people are trusted to contribute, improve, and grow.
Seyer is seeking a Manager for IT Applications & Development to lead our enterprise applications and software development organization. This role combines people leadership, application stewardship, software engineering discipline, business partnership, and delivery management across a diverse manufacturing technology environment.
The Manager will lead a small, capable development team and help shape how Seyer implements, enhances, integrates, supports, and retires business applications and internally developed software. The role works closely with the Senior Solutions Architect and the Manager - IT Infrastructure & Operations within an IT governance model led by the CFO.
This is not simply a software development manager role. The position spans enterprise applications, custom software, integration, application lifecycle management, AI-enabled solutions, vendor stewardship, and business-facing delivery in a complex manufacturing environment.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the IT Applications & Development team while establishing clear priorities, accountability, and professional growth.
- Provide technical and operational stewardship for enterprise applications, including ERP, HRIS, quality, manufacturing, engineering-supporting, portal, and related business systems as applicable.
- Lead implementation, enhancement, maintenance, support, modernization, and retirement of enterprise applications and internally developed software within approved priorities and architecture direction.
- Establish and continuously improve software engineering practices, including coding standards, code review, testing, documentation, source control, CI/CD, release practices, secure development, and technical debt management.
- Lead the full application lifecycle - from request intake, requirements, and design coordination through development/configuration, testing, user acceptance, release, production support, and retirement.
- Manage delivery capacity, backlogs, schedules, dependencies, and tradeoffs; communicate risks and constraints clearly to technical and business stakeholders.
- Partner with business process owners to translate business needs into practical technology solutions and improve adoption, usability, and operational performance.
- Lead implementation and operational lifecycle management of approved AI-enabled applications, automations, assistants, and agents, including appropriate business ownership, testing, monitoring, support, and cost awareness.
- Manage assigned application and software vendors, licensing, renewals, service levels, technical support relationships, and escalations.
- Maintain visibility into application portfolio health, including ownership, criticality, lifecycle status, integrations, cost, support model, technical debt, and planned investments.
The Manager - IT Applications & Development is the operating leader for applications, software engineering, delivery, and application lifecycle governance. The Senior Solutions Architect provides cross-functional technical architecture, integration and data-pattern leadership, technology standards, and design review. The Manager - IT Infrastructure & Operations provides the infrastructure, cybersecurity operations, identity, resilience, service, and platform foundation on which applications operate.
Enterprise technology strategy, investment prioritization, policy approval, risk appetite, and final decision rights remain with the CFO. The three IT leadership roles work collaboratively within Seyer's IT Governance Framework.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Approximately 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in software engineering, enterprise applications, systems integration, or related technology disciplines.
- Approximately 5+ years of progressively responsible technical leadership experience, including experience leading or managing software development and/or enterprise applications teams.
- Demonstrated experience implementing and supporting enterprise applications and managing application lifecycles.
- Experience establishing software engineering practices, delivery processes, application governance, and organizational standards.
- Strong business partnership skills and experience leading technology-enabled change.
- Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred; aerospace and defense experience is a plus.
- The successful candidate should be comfortable leading in a modern development and enterprise application environment. Relevant experience may include:
- C# / .NET and modern application development practices
- Microsoft SQL Server / T-SQL
- JavaScript and modern front-end frameworks such as React
- REST APIs, JSON, systems integration, and enterprise data concepts
- Git/source control, CI/CD, testing, documentation, and secure software development
- Enterprise ERP and business application environments
- AI-assisted software development, automation, and AI-enabled applications
We are looking for a practical, business-minded technology leader who can balance innovation with discipline. The strongest candidates will be able to move comfortably between team leadership, business process discussions, application portfolio decisions, software delivery, vendor conversations, and technical tradeoffs while maintaining a clear focus on business value, reliability, security, and long-term maintainability.
- Meaningful leadership role within a growing, privately held aerospace and defense manufacturer.
- Opportunity to influence the evolution of enterprise applications, custom software, AI, automation, and digital capabilities.
- Direct interaction with executive leadership and business stakeholders.
- Established internal development capability with room to mature processes, governance, and application strategy.
- Culture emphasizing accountability, collaboration, flexibility, positivity, work ethic, and integrity.
- Performance-based incentive opportunities
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with Company matching contributions
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Professional development opportunities
Seyer Industries is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.
All job offers are contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check.
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