Strategic Applications Services Lead

PDS Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PDS Inc. seeks a senior Applications Services Manager to provide strategic oversight for an enterprise application portfolio supporting municipal water and wastewater services. You will guide lifecycle strategy, modernization planning, vendor engagement, and portfolio optimization.

The role requires deep technical fluency to oversee engineering teams, assess architectural decisions, manage risk, and ensure long-term sustainability, security, and reliability of business-critical applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a closely related field.
• Six years of experience developing, evaluating, using, and maintaining technical systems and enterprise applications with oversight or coordination of vendor-supported environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise application portfolio and rationalization efforts.
• Develop strategic lifecycle plans for sustainment, upgrades, modernization, and end-of-life activities.
• Provide oversight into development, configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Track work, metrics, and executive reporting; deliver weekly health and risk reports.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Technical oversight

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS

Tools

Power BI

Job description

PDS Inc. seeks a senior Applications Services Manager to provide strategic oversight for an enterprise application portfolio supporting municipal water and wastewater services. You will guide lifecycle strategy, modernization planning, vendor engagement, and portfolio optimization.

The role requires deep technical fluency to oversee engineering teams, assess architectural decisions, manage risk, and ensure long-term sustainability, security, and reliability of business-critical applications.