The City of Richmond Department of Information Technology is actively seeking a highly qualified and motivated candidate to fill the role of Technology Team Lead. The successful candidate will assume a leadership position, overseeing the Finance HR Application Services team. This team operates under general direction and is responsible for software implementation and support across various departments.

Responsibilities:

• Managing projects
• Gathering requirements
• Designing applications
• Developing software
• Documenting
• Providing customer service and support

Note: Incumbents in this role serve as Essential employees, requiring availability during city closures, public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, or inclement weather. Additionally, on-call duties may be required 24/7 to support critical systems and applications.

Qualifications, Special Certifications, and Licenses:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge in business technology planning/re-engineering
• Capacity planning and monitoring City systems and processes
• Proficiency in computer programs, including Microsoft Visual Studio, System Center (SQL server), and Microsoft Project
• Skills in electronic databases and related software applications (web application servers, UNIX, NT, Oracle)
• Demonstrated abilities in customer satisfaction, systems development life cycle (SDLC), and project management
• Strong interpersonal communication and customer service management skills
• Ability to collaborate with diverse groups and public officials
• Logical reasoning, multi-tasking, and strong work ethic
• Leadership and supervisory oversight experience
• Ability to work in a team environment

Minimum Training and Experience:

• Completion of the core curriculum for a Bachelor or Associate level major in computer science or related field
• Bachelor's degree in computer science preferred
• Four years of journey-level professional systems development experience
• One year of lead or supervisory experience
• Equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered

Licensing, Certifications, and Other Special Requirements:

• Project Management Practitioner's Certification preferred

Preferred Training and Experience:

• Computer programming experience, including two (2) years in computer systems analysis and design
• Application Development experience, including .Net, Visual Studio, C#, ASP.Net
• Business Process Analysis experience, analyzing business processes and documenting requirements
• Three (3) years of IT Project Management experience
• Three (3) years of Supervisory experience
• Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience
• Knowledge of Waterfall methodology
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong time management and multitasking abilities
• Leadership skills with the ability to plan, execute, and oversee multiple projects.