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Job Description:

We’re the obstacle overcomers, the problem get-arounders. From figuring it out to getting it done... our innovative culture demands “yes and how!” We are UPS. We are the United Problem Solvers.

About Applications Development at UPS Technology:

Our Application Development teams use their expertise in programming languages and software design to develop next-generation technology. They are responsible for developing the applications which track and move up to 38 million packages in a single day (4.7 billion annually). This team works closely with all of our customers to build innovative technologies that are customized to drive our business and provide the ultimate customer experience. As a member of the applications development family, you will help UPS grow and provide valuable services across the globe.

About this role:

The Applications Development Manager leads the analysis and design of quality technical solutions. Experience with Agile Development, .NET, SQL Language, Web Development and Angular 2 Experience leading App Development Azure Cloud applications involving Cosmos DB, Mongo DB, App Services, ASB, Azure Functions and SQL DB Experience Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. Leadership, Management and effective communication skills to lead and manage large projects as well as resource and vendor management. Experience developing applications in Supply Chain space.

Responsibilities:

Manages I.S. Projects:

• Manages project life cycles (i.e., project scope, resources, schedule, budget, initiation, start-up, design, building, and deployment) to see projects from beginning to end.
• Forwards project documents to stakeholders to obtain sign-off, agreement on project costs, and needed resources.
• Creates, prepares, and maintains project plans to estimate resources, plan schedules, define goals, establish metrics, assess risks, and develop cost plans and to provide stakeholder reports.
• Ensures affected functions and groups are identified to negotiate changes and ownership of processes and to manage project impact.
• Provides status communications for senior management on issues, concerns, and risks to recommend solutions and to ensure products meet customers' needs.
• Monitors assigned resources formally (e.g., status meetings, etc.) and informally to continuously manage team productivity, project timelines, and deliverables.
• Balances multiple projects and deployment schedules to meet stakeholder goals and expectations.
• Determines decisions regarding tools, methods, and approaches to meet project goals.
• Manages the change control procedure to ensure project deliverables are formally reviewed, completed within planned cost and timeframe, and closed.

Manages System Analysis and Design:

• Collaborates with domain and enterprise architects to participate in and drive designs internally and externally to comply with defined architecture governance processes.
• Delivers solution architecture to meet business needs and to align with enterprise architecture.
• Prepares, reviews, and delivers designs according to standards, methods, and tools to ensure consistency and compliance with enterprise and solution architectures.
• Reviews system designs and contributes to policy to select architecture components.
• Initiates and evaluates impact analyses of major design options to manage and balance project scope, cost, and risk.
• Aligns systems designs to balance functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participates in business requirements and then drives functional requirements to ensure cost-effective technical solutions meet stated business needs.
• Defines technical visualization of proposed applications to obtain customers’ approvals and implementation authorizations.

Manages Design and Development of Applications:

• Evaluates programming tools and techniques usage to ensure team adherence to standards.
• Guides analysis, design, coding, and testing to meet project goals.

Manages Creation of Application Documentation:

• Provides advice on documentation content to satisfy business and system requirements.
• Ensures documentation sign-offs to meet requirements.
• Facilitates the production, maintenance, and distribution of documentation to meet project needs.
• Oversees documentation reviews to ensure documentation meets the needs of project stakeholders.

This position offers an exceptional opportunity to work for a Fortune 50 industry leader. If you are selected, you will join our dynamic technology team in making a difference to our business and customers. Do you think you have what it takes? Prove it! At UPS, ambition knows no time zone.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer

• Now or in the future UPS employment sponsorship, such as H1B, TN, J-1, F-1, etc., is not needed in order to start or continue temporary or permanent employment with UPS.

• Must have at least 5 years hands-on Application design and development experience with .Net, ASP.Net, SQL server.

• Must have at least 2 years hands-on design/development and deployment experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud.

• Must have at least 2 years’ experience leading or managing application development teams.

OTHER CRITERIA:

Employer will not sponsor visas for position.

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee Type:

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.