DevSecOps Platform Support Manager, Information Technology (Finance)

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience

6

Summary

Working under close supervision of the Assistant Director, manages a unit within IT that develops applications, analyzes financial data, or provides automation infrastructure support for the Board. The Applications Manager manages the development, maintenance and testing of custom applications on mainframe and distributed platforms to support client business functions; directs the design development of major systems by maintaining detailed conceptual knowledge of the systems in the unit; and, follows the System Development Methodology (SDM). The Financial Systems Manager manages the requirements definition and Systemwide coordination of systems to process economic, financial, and supervisory data, and provides technical expertise in data content and analysis; operates the systems processing the Board's economic, financial, and supervisory micro data; develops edit standards for these data and analyzes variances against edit standards as data are processed; and produces releases, reports, etc., for the data services. The Systems and Telecommunications Manager manages the development of requirements, design and installation of central systems software (operating system, database) and telecommunications services (local and wide area networks); supervises the planning and enhancement of these services, and coordinates any modifications to them to increase performance; manages the application of maintenance to these systems, oversees the development of procedures to keep them current; and, oversees planning for changes to the automation architecture for new telecommunication services. The Mainframe and Distributed Systems Manager manages the development of requirements, design and installation of desktop and mainframe operating system software, supervises the planning and enhancement of these services, manages the application of maintenance to these systems; oversees the development of procedures to keep them current; and, oversees planning for changes to the automation architecture for new desktop and mainframe services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, assigns, monitors, leads, and directs all unit activities, and ensures that all deadlines are met and service level objectives satisfied.
• Conducts regular reviews of the performance of unit staff and provides on-going coaching, feedback, and training as required.
• Prepares and monitors unit budget and operating plan; matches expenses to budget and income recovery; makes contributions to preparing branch budget and operating plan.
• Maintains excellent regular communications with clients, peers and IT senior management; keeps them informed in a timely manner of items appropriate to the unit such as project status, schedule, budget, and relevant issues.
• Understands client missions and business functions; develops and implements client requirements and provides status to Assistant Director.
• Serves as technical expert, developing solutions for complex problems.
• Serves on IT committees and may lead ad hoc task forces; may serve on System and federal agency committees.
• In coordination with Assistant Director, develops requirements for outside contract work; selects contract personnel and monitors performance.
• May conduct internal reviews of unit/branch operations as assigned.
• Maintains an extensive knowledge of evolving automation and computer technologies through professional publications, internal research, and training and conferences.

This specific position is for a DevSecOps Platform Support Manager.
The DevSecOps Platform Support Manager manages the DevSecOps strategy and platform roadmaps. Influence and empower engineering teams to improve SDLC processes while fostering collaboration across all shared/cross-cutting IT teams.
Position Requirements
Requires technical and analytical skills typically acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree in computer science, telecommunications, information systems, accounting, economics, finance or a related discipline or equivalent work experience and five years related experience. Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of technology related activities, including cost/benefit analyses and industry standard software development lifecycles. Demonstrates strong leadership in managing professional and technical staff and projects.

This position requires five or more years of experience covering application development, architecture, quality assurance and production support in an agile environment. Deep knowledge and understanding of DevSecOps platforms and practices, 3 years of experience leading a team of engineers through major project engagements that involves Agile & DevOps cultural changes in the technology ecosystem.

This position requires demonstrated competencies of strategic agility; decision quality; drive for excellence; analysis; initiative and resourcefulness; ability to learn; technical knowledge; oral and written communication skills; tolerance for stress; leadership ability; ability to develop collaborative relationships; planning and organizing skills; and a customer and service orientation.

Highly Desirable Experience:

Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, and managing product execution and value roadmaps in a complex dynamic environment, and be able to advise on capacity plans.

Experience partnering cross-functionally with business customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership. Innovative thinking, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Results focused and able to manage and prioritize multiple initiatives simultaneously.

3 years industry experience in DevOps architecture related to continuous integration, continuous delivery solutions & Platform Automation.

3 years of application security experience including architecture, design, testing, and education in an agile environment

This position is hybrid, requiring a combination of telework and in-office presence in Washington, D.C.