DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Address:  150 N 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007

This Posting is for Current Internal ADHS Applicants ONLY.

Salary: $120,000 

Grade: 30

The Senior Applications Development Manager leads and supports the planning, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise and program-specific applications in support of the mission and operations of the agency. This position will oversee the application development managers for all business units including Arizona State Hospital and will oversee the coding standards, application documentation, and change control processes for the agency. This position will ensure the proper oversight and management for all application development and will ensure compliance with any state or federal regulations.

Coordinate with the infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data management teams to ensure systems are secure and properly integrated.

Supervise and mentor a team of application developers managers, including performance management and professional development.

Collaborate with public health program leadership to assess application needs and deliver effective technology solutions.

Participate in the development of IT strategic planning and enterprise architecture initiatives.

Collaborate with the CIO and ITS leadership team to ensure up-to-date and compliance with ITS policies, procedures, and standard work.

Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge of:
- Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
- Modern software development methodologies (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD).
- Broad and generally deep understanding of all facets of management and leadership, as well as a vision for the specific business program/function being managed.
- Thorough working knowledge of most infrastructure technologies and in-house developed applications utilized in the enterprise.
- Thorough working knowledge of the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Thorough working knowledge of the organization’s methodologies and tools
- Thorough working knowledge of interrelationships among various internal and external organizational functions

Skill in:
- Strong customer service skills
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in teams and across organizations
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly
- Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organization
- Demonstrated ability to integrate new concepts, practices, and emerging technologies into strategic planning process

Ability to:
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal
opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.
- Demonstrated ability to apply creative solutions to business problems to ensure
business needs are most effectively met

Minimum 5 Years of supervision experience; 7+ years of experience is IT applications development; Public Health or Healthcare industry experience preferred.

This Posting is for Current Internal ADHS Applicants ONLY.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by emailing nicole.zawacki@azdhs.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.