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Manager Systems and Programming
Position Purpose
The Manager Systems and Programming is responsible for assisting the director in
overseeing the mainframe programming and system management group within
Information Systems. This group is
responsible for mainframe system management and programming on the
enterprise's systems. Enterprise
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Problems and Challenges
The enterprise systems are the center of the enterprise's data processing
activities. It is extremely
important to the enterprise that the enterprise systems offer the highest
reliability and performance possible.
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Essential Position Functions
Principal Accountabilities
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Assists the director in the management and direction setting for the
enterprise's application programming group including setting priorities,
coordinating, and the reporting of group activities. The Manager Systems and Programming is responsible for the
daily activities of the members of the enterprise application programming
group.
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Provides senior technical leadership to IS and the enterprise including
being conversant with the future direction of enterprise systems, how that
direction will impact the enterprise, and how future and current systems can
be exploited for the benefit of the enterprise.
Given the high level of technical leadership provided by the manager
of systems, the manager will also serve as a source of documentation and
standards to help direct the activities of IS as a whole.
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Authority
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Oversee the activities of the enterprise application programming group
including system management and application programming.
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Manage the personnel of the enterprise application programming group.
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Contacts
Within the enterprise, contacts will be made with applications and computer
operations staff. Routine contact
is required with IS managers at all organizational levels and with technology
vendors.
Within the business, periodic contact is required with executives in
charge of the key business units using IS services and with sales and technical
support personnel from hardware and software vendors for troubleshooting and the
development of specifications.
Position Requirements
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High school diploma or equivalent
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BS or BA degree in computer science or related field
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Experience with enterprise system internals, including the knowledge of low
level languages such as C and 32-bit macro assembler
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Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and
in writing
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Career Ladder
This position could lead to director positions within Information Systems.
This position would naturally lead into management activities rather than
continued emphasis on technical skills.
A specific position above this one would be Director Systems and Programming.
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