DIRECTOR OF APPLICATION SERVICES

DescriptionKforce has a client in South Bend, IN that is seeking a Director of Application Services to join the IT department.Responsibilities:* Author and communicate the IT application mission and goals that align with the business objectives and strategy of the company* Develop and implement the IT application and information roadmap that involves needed resources, budget, and governance framework, ensuring the optimal use of people, effort, and compliance* Manage and rationalize the application portfolio and other enterprise business applications, ensuring their availability, performance, security, and scalability* Supervise, mentor, and build-out a team of systems analysts, programmers, and IT specialists, providing guidance, coaching, and feedback* Evaluate and monitor the application portfolio, identifying opportunities for improvement, innovation, and transformation* Manage the troubleshooting and resolution of any issues or problems with the applications* Establish and enforce information governance policies and standards for the application portfolio, ensuring data quality, integrity, accuracy, and consistency* Lead and support information governance initiatives and projects, such as quality assessment, lineage mapping, cataloging, classification, etc.* Coordinate with the information governance council and other information governance roles to ensure alignment and collaboration on governance objectives and activities* Promote information governance awareness and education across the organization and foster a data-driven culture* Plan the maintenance and support of legacy applications that are large, monolithic, and difficult to modify, ensuring their compatibility with new business requirements and processes* Lead legacy transformation projects that migrate legacy applications to more modern platforms, such as cloud-based solutions, using automated migration tools or refactoring techniquesRequirements* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field* At least 10 years of leadership experience, preferably in an electronic component, distribution and/or manufacturing environment* Experience in implementing and managing information governance programs and projects* Experience in managing legacy applications that are large, monolithic, or based on outdated technologies* Experience in leading legacy transformation projects that migrate legacy applications to more modern platforms, such as cloud-based solutions* Experience in ensuring the quality, performance, security, and scalability of transformed applications on new platforms* Experience in any of the following: knowledge of Sales, Enterprise Resource Planning, HRIS, Middleware, and other enterprise applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics, Iptor ASW (preferred), Infor, Epicor, Boomi, etc. - not all of them are required* Proficient in application programming, administration, and support tools and methodologies* Proficient in automated migration tools or refactoring techniques to transform legacy applications* Capacity to oversee the implementation of major application initiatives that advance a business transformation program while maintaining a legacy environment that continues to run the company* Experience working in manufacturing or distribution (it can be any industry as long as the core area is manufacturing or distribution)Job TypeDirect HireCompensation140000 - $160000