Applications Development Supervisor

About the role

The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. This position is for Current Internal ADHS Applicants ONLY.

Job Duties

• Supervises staff, establishes schedules, and completes performance evaluations.
• Mentors staff through skill assessments and coaching on emerging languages/frameworks to ensure technical readiness for evolving agency needs.
• Provides high-level technical guidance and resolves complex development issues.
• Led the tactical adoption of modern technical stacks and architecture improvements to modernize the application portfolio.
• Directs end-to-end delivery of software solutions by managing resource allocation and monitoring levels of effort for projects.
• Oversees the design, testing, and deployment phases to ensure all deliverables meet agency security, documentation, and compliance standards.
• Oversees production support, resolving defects and system vulnerabilities to ensure high availability of applications.
• Maintains rigorous data integrity and system availability within high-compliance environments.
• Selective Preference(s): Bachelor’s degree plus 3 or more years of experience in application development management (or equivalent experience).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge Of: Broad understanding of all facets of team supervision and management. Thorough knowledge of service offerings, customer service principles and processes, back-office server applications, desktop applications, web-based applications, client/server applications, computer/networking hardware, standard operating systems, common third-party software applications, internally developed custom applications, application integrations, networking protocols, and any other computer-related technologies.
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
• Understanding of Agile project structures and practices.
• Basic understanding of Immerging AI platforms and code enhancement tools.
• Understanding of wire frame workflows and business logic.
• Skilled In: Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to details. Strong customer service skills. Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Proficient in performing skill analysis assessments and providing targeted technical coaching to developers. Estimating levels of effort (LOE), establishing project schedules, and allocating resources effectively across multiple priorities. Expertise in modern server-side languages (e.g., C#, Python, or Java) and front-end frameworks (e.g., React or Angular) conducting peer code reviews and ensuring adherence to secure coding standards and SDLC methodologies. Translating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and Project Managers. Ability To: Develop and write technical documentation. Quickly learn and develop in new programming languages, APIs, and platforms. Evaluate and test emerging technologies. Apply creative solutions to business problems to ensure business needs are most effectively. Architect, build and launch complex applications. Balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks. Work collaboratively in teams and across organizations. Synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly. Build strong relationships inside and outside the organization. Resolve incidents/problems efficiently and effectively, recognizing customer's competence levels, and able to approach each level appropriately. Supervise medium to large teams. Understand and anticipate needs and priorities of both internal and external customers. 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here.

Contact Us

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 steven.santiago@azdhs.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.