Manager Application Services

OPPD is seeking a forward-thinking Manager of Application Delivery to lead a high-impact team responsible for the full lifecycle of approximately 130 non-enterprise applications, including both homegrown and vendor-provided solutions. This leader will guide OPPD's evolution toward a more automated, containerized, and modern application environment while ensuring reliability, performance, and strong partnership with internal business units.

What You Will Do

• Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team
• Build and maintain a strong team of business systems analysts and application developers. Lead daily application delivery, support, and enhancement activities while developing staff through coaching, feedback, and growth opportunities.
• Oversee Application Portfolio & Modernization
• Manage the full lifecycle of ~130 applications, ensuring reliability, scalability, and strategic alignment. Drive modernization efforts including automation, containerization, and operational maturity.
• Operational Excellence & Issue Resolution
• Serve as a key escalation point for outages and production issues. Ensure timely resolution, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement across the application ecosystem.
• Project Leadership & Delivery
• Plan and execute application-related projects ensuring on-time, in-scope, and on-budget delivery.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management
• Lead relationships with third-party vendors including performance monitoring, contract expectations, upgrades, and issue resolution.
• Fiscal Accountability & Compliance
• Manage budgets, forecast needs, and support technology investment business cases.

• Bachelor's degree OR 8+ years of BT/IT experience including 5 years in BT management;
• 10+ years application development experience
• 5+ years leading application delivery teams;
• strong SDLC knowledge;
• Agile/Waterfall experience;
• strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• ITIL/COBIT certification
• PMI certification, cloud/on-prem delivery experience.

Foundation - $131. 343

Midpoint - $164,179

At Omaha Public Power District , we're passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it. WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties. WE'RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We're dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future. OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people's lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We're always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are wherever you are and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.