FamilySearch Software Development Manager 1 (Lehi, UT)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsLehi, UT, United StatesJob Description
This opening is to lead the Rights Management Team within the Records Group in FamilySearch Engineering. The team develops and provides operations support for the services that ensure that image and record-level rights are applied and enforced according to established contracts with the original records custodians.
The Mgr, Software Development 1 role is a management role that supports the broad objectives of the department and the Church in the work of software development. These objectives include code consistency, code quality, project maintainability, developer job satisfaction, retention and propagation of developer business knowledge, developer recruiting, developer training, and developer resource allocation across projects and software development methods. The manager is expected to have excellent technical skills in addition to project management and personnel management experience. The development manager acts as the coach and mentor to ensure the effective use of software development methodologies within the teams he / she oversees. This position is responsible for a group of developers, systems / products, and projects within a portfolio.
This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.
We value early, mid and late-career candidates and encourage all applicants with the posted skills and abilities to apply.
Responsibilities
- Interacts with Program Managers, Technical Leads, and customers on projects under active development ensuring long-term interests are addressed
- Participates in team meetings, team planning sessions, team goal-setting, and other team activities
- Provides software development methodology coaching
- Provides full project management functions for maintenance projects already deployed and in use
- Facilitates training and professional development of software engineers
- Keeps abreast of industry best practices and emerging trends and technologies
- Provides significant direction for strategic plans and solution roadmaps
- Provides technical leadership in the design and development of technologically advanced issues
- Participates in the Problem Management process
- Complies with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and ensures others are doing the same
- The employee must regularly manage the work of other employees (may include mixed workforce)
- The employee is authorized, in partnership with HR, to hire or fire employees and recommends advancement, promotion or any other change of status of employees within their reporting line
Qualifications
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About Us
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings- giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances-our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.