Appl. Portfolio Manager 2
TALENT Software Services · Leawood, KS · 1 mo ago
On-siteManagementFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all technology maintenance and end-user support needs for deployed enterprise engineering systems are resolved in a timely manner; driving continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action opportunities as needed.
- Define and maintain application & technology roadmaps which ensure deployed solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with vendor lifecycles & the overall BV portfolio strategy.
- Partner with business, technical, and software/service providers to translate business & technology needs into potential solutions with costs/benefits analysis, achievable project timelines, and BV-standard deployment architectures.
- Manage relationships with key software providers such as Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, and more to achieve BV business outcomes through vendor solutions and services.
- Lead and develop a small team responsible for executing work within the portfolio, ensuring timely delivery of work in alignment with business priorities and strategic goals.
- Provide oversight to IT service providers to ensure engineering systems are continuously available, performant, and supported per business needs, IT policies, and contracted KPIs/SLAs.
- Collaborate with business/discipline stakeholders to package and deploy application updates to BV workstations which keep engineering client applications current and free of defects or vulnerabilities.
- Coordinate with business owners, software providers, and BV software procurement teams to ensure applications are continuously rationalized, licenses are right-sized, and contracts renewed.
Preferred Qualifications
- U.S. citizen capable of being exposed to data classified as CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information)
- Experience managing the application lifecycle for desktop, cloud, and hosted engineering solutions from key software providers: Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, etc.
- Experience in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry
- Background in designing, building and maintaining enterprise design and modeling environments
- Experience with mapping a solution's recommended deployment application architecture into high-level architectures which align with enterprise standards
Desired Non-Technical Competencies
- Client focus and proven ability to solve business problems through the appropriate application of technology
- Understanding of cross-disciplinary AEC workflows and project execution in CAD/CAE technologies
- Capability to multi-task and effectively prioritize within a multi-tasking environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks independently and deliver to expectations as agreed with stakeholder/requester
- Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills targeted to all levels of leadership
- Experience leading small technical teams in an operational environment
Desired Technical Competencies
- Understanding of and experience with the software development lifecycle and methodologies
- Enterprise data and systems integration experience
- Software and systems architecture design, cloud services, and hosting experience
- Experience managing third party SaaS and application hosting platforms
- Experience with service packaging and deployment technologies and practices via SCCM
- Experience with service Now reporting/ITIL service management framework