Applications & Data Supervisor - Career Executive

This position is responsible for overseeing and supervising members of the DMS Applications and Data unit, which manages the agency wide application and data systems.

The incumbent must manage and direct the efforts of state employees and consultants oversee cost estimates and proposed project budgets, oversee technical activities and plans that address the business needs of the department, and provide task-oriented leadership to ensure and optimal service delivery to the agency and its partners., Due to the nature of the position, final candidates will be required to complete a comprehensive fingerprint-based background investigation to determine whether the circumstances of any pending charges or convictions would be substantially related to the job being filled.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DCF sponsorship.) The Department of Children and Families does not sponsor visas, either at time of hire or at any later time., Minimally qualified applicants will have:

• Experience leading an IT application development team for an organization of 100 employees or more (tracking work product, overseeing technical activities to meet objectives, directing work, coaching/mentoring, and setting an example of quality customer service, etc.)
• Experience participating and/or leading an IT project (development and execution of details, managing project budgets, administering work plans and schedules, making assignments, etc.)
• Experience developing and/or maintaining IT applications development standards and guidelines (defining architectural principles for scalable and maintainable IT applications, data management best practices, establishing and enforcing IT application security compliance standards etc.) for an organization of 100 employees or more.

Well-qualified applicants will have:

• Experience supervising and/or managing expert level IT professionals (evaluating staff performance, discipline, assigning work, providing feedback, hiring staff, etc.).
• Experience working with customer/stakeholder engagement (internal/external stakeholders, negotiating project priorities, etc.) to provide IT solutions to end users.
• Experience developing and/or advising upper management on IT’s strategic plan.

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Division of Management Services (DMS), Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS), Enterprise section is currently recruiting to fill an Applications & Data Supervisor position. DCF offers great benefits, personal growth opportunities and work-life balance as a State of Wisconsin employee; and the intrinsic reward associated with serving the children and families of Wisconsin. To learn more about DCF’s complete compensation package, please visit our Total Rewards Calculator!

This position may allow hybrid work for a portion of the work schedule up to 95% depending on the employee’s preference and needs of the work unit. Any hybrid work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process.

For positions that do allow hybrid work flexibility, employees may need to report to a DCF office location on short notice. There is no mileage reimbursement when traveling to the headquarter location. Our DCF locations are in the following cities: Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Rhinelander. Employees need to report to the 201 W. Washington Ave. Madison, WI office or the 635 N 26 St. Milwaukee, WI office on their first day for onboarding and orientation.

High speed internet access is required to meet the needs of remote work.

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