Object Technology Solutions, Inc (OTSI) has an immediate opening for Appl. Portfolio Manager 2 Appl. Portfolio Manager 2 (Overland Park, KS - Onsite)
Major 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 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 standard deployment architectures.
- Manage relationships with key software providers such as Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, and more to achieve client 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 client workstations which keep engineering client applications current and free of defects or vulnerabilities.
- Coordinate with business owners, software providers, and client software procurement teams to ensure applications are continuously rationalized, licenses are right‑sized, and contracts renewed.
Required Qualifications
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Understanding of application packaging and deployment technologies and practices via SCCM.
- Experience with ServiceNow reporting/ITIL service management framework.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 10+ years progressive experience in IT, engineering and construction practices, and engineering applications including leading large‑scale projects and initiatives in a complex organization.