First Solar · 2 months ago
Manager I- IT (Software Development) USA
Perrysburg, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $142K/yr
6+ years expFirst Solar is a leading company in the solar energy industry, and they are seeking a Manager I- IT (Software Development) to oversee the design and execution of global software solutions for Manufacturing Enterprise Systems. This role involves managing a team of software developers and architects, ensuring successful project execution, and maintaining strong relationships with key business stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Partner with key business leaders, and software engineering global team to plan capital solution budgets, consult with business to prioritize requests, propose innovative solutions, assist with the initiation, governance review, and preparation of software projects
Supervise architects and software development team members to ensure successful implementation, delivery, and operation of prioritized solutions to meet business goals and IT standards
Ensure resourcing and throughput of critical incidents and prioritized change requests as identified by business teams and program managers
Implement remediation strategies identified by the problem investigation process within specified timeframes
Manage team of 5-15 direct reports (architects, software developers, and Scrum Masters)
Provide annual and quarterly goal planning, manage work assignments and load balancing, hold frequent 1-on-1 meetings, manage performance assessments, pay planning, training planning and career development planning
Play a leadership role in interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new team members, including interns and candidates for the broader MES department
Review and approve project designs and staffing plans, ensuring adherence to IT processes and industry best practices
Supervise the evaluation and approval of new technologies to the IT landscape
Promote improvements to Scrum/Agile process implementation through leadership of cross-functional groups
Execute Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls for software development lifecycle processes
Manage relationships with key global business stakeholders and executive leaders in Manufacturing, R&D, Quality & Reliability, and IT
Participate in recurring steering meetings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent years of work experience
Minimum 6 years of related work experience in software development
3 – 6 years of software team lead or supervisory experience or 1 year of management experience
Thorough understanding of and experience with the capabilities, trade-offs and design principles of modern software solution architectures
Successful track record of innovative and breakthrough solutions introducing new technology, lowering total cost of ownership, improving solution reliability and accelerating business value delivery
Software development and design in Microsoft technologies using C# (required)
SQL Server relational database applications, scripting, and reporting (required)
Unit testing frameworks and software development best-practices (required)
Service-Oriented Architecture (required)
ITIL (ITSM Foundation Certification (required))
Demonstrated expertise at performing industry/vendor searches, ranked functional scorecards, vendor evaluations, RFP analyses and contributing to contract negotiations
Successful track record of managing relationships and partnering with both global internal teams as well as Offshore Development Centers (ODC) in a distributed global enterprise
Proficient in writing, speaking, hosting meetings and delivering presentations
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences
Expert-level ability to understand and translate business strategies, capabilities and needs into high-level solution requirements
Successful track record of project and program management and/or supervision of project managers for complex projects
Enterprise capital budget planning and estimating of software development projects
Ability to lead by example, mentor, motivate, inspire, set and measure goals, provide career guidance, and resolve conflicts between direct reports
Preferred
MS Team Foundation Server use and administration (highly desired)
Proven understanding AI development concepts and experience developing AI-based solutions (desired)
Proven experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization concepts, including both platform-based development and deployment expertise (desired)
RabbitMQ, Message Queuing or similar technology (highly desired)
OPC Data Access (highly desired)
Theory-Of-Constraints (desired)
Scrum Master and/or Product Owner certification highly desired
Project management tool expertise required (Planview, Remedy, and MS Project desired)
Company
First Solar
First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.17BKey Investors
U.S. International Development Finance CorpMizuho Corporate Bank
2023-07-06Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2021-12-07Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2021-04-01Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Mark Widmar
CEO
Angela Younes
Office Manager/Assistant to the CTO
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