IA-DOT- Workday Development Team Lead (586879)
Ames, IA
 5 Months
Either Web Cam or In Person Interview
 
 
 
 
 
Short Description:
This position will oversee the planning, organizing and communicating of the daily work performed by the technical team including the development of numerous system integrations for the ERP (Workday Financials) implementation at the Iowa DOT.
 
Complete Description:
***PLEASE NOTE: The client strongly prefers candidates able to come for an IN-PERSON INTERVIEW ***
 
*** THIS IS AN ONSITE ONLY CONTRACT***
 
 
The Development Team Lead will lead the Iowa DOT Integrations development team by implementing numerous system integrations between Workday Financials and existing internal/external systems. This position will oversee the planning, organizing and communicating of the daily work to be completed by the team. This position will be technical, require strong organizational, analytical and communication skills, with additional leadership/team lead skills also involved.
 
Project details:
 
This project will replace many of the financial systems currently residing on the Iowa DOT’s mainframe platform including accounting, inventory procurement, etc. with a cloud-based ERP solution called Workday. To leverage the capabilities of Workday, a new ERP system, Iowa DOT is implementing, streamlining and re-engineering business processes based on best practices while continuing to meet state and federal requirements. Integrations will be created to exchange data with existing developed in internal house systems, vendor applications, and other state entity external systems.
 
Skills and Technologies:
 
Organizational, Analytical, and Mentoring skills required. Experience with Agile/Scrum framework, preferably using Azure DevOps (Microsoft VSTS). Skills preferred include Workday Financials, Workday Studio, SQL, COBOL, JCL, API, .NET, VB.NET & C#. Experience in Project Management is needed.
 
The Development Team Lead coordinates resources and work to deliver solutions to customers on time and within budget. The Development Team Lead is assigned responsibility and accountability for overseeing the successful completion of all work assigned to the Workday Financials Integrations Team. The Development Team Lead assists Integrations team members in development activities and reviews tasks as required. The Development Team Lead manages and updates progress towards integration of team objectives, assists team members in resolving problems, and engages in guidance to Team members. The Development Team Lead fosters a positive work environment by mentoring, supporting, and committing to the professional development of Application Team members. The Development Team Lead reports to the Iowa DOT IT project director and IT project manager(s) as appropriate.
 
Roles and Responsibilities:
 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven experience mentoring and performing supervisory functions for technical teams.
• Perform detailed reviews of interim and final tasks as appropriate.
• Review and prioritize work requests.
• Conduct structured walk-through or inspections; manage issues to closure.
• Develop and manage short and long-term plans and schedules.
• Direct the development of accurate estimates for integration of Team activities as required.
• Balance workload with integration Teams capacity by managing the integration Teams activities according to schedule.
• Ensure work remains within the agreed scope.
• Track work plan baseline against results.
• Coordinate/communicate with Group Leads and IT Manager to ensure initiatives are in accordance with agreed customer commitments.
• Proactively identify and manage issues/risks affecting the project.
• Communicate accurate and useful status to Group Lead and other management on a timely basis.
• In still a commitment to quality, customer service, ownership, and teamwork.
• Ensure that defined processes are followed.
• Manage expectations of the integration Teams internal and external customers.
• Facilitate communication and knowledge sharing within the Integration Team.
• Develop and deepen understanding of system business requirements supported by the Application Team.
• Conduct structured walk-through or inspections; manage issues to closure.
• Coordinate work with other Team Leads as appropriate.
 
Skill
Workday Financials Experience Highly desired 2 Years
Workday Studio Nice to have 1 Years
SQL Required 5 Years
Team Lead Experience Required 4 Years
IT Project Management Required 3 Years
Azure DevOps(VSTS) Highly desired 2 Years
Agile/Scrum Framework Nice to have 1 Years
COBOL / JCL / Mainframe Experience Highly desired 4 Years
API Highly desired 2 Years
.Net or C# highly desired 3 Years
Visual Studio Highly desired 3 Years
 
Questions
Description
Question 1
The Contractor must report any disciplinary action, misdemeanour or felony convictions to the State for any temporary IT staff provided. Do you agree to this requirement?
 
Question 2
Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI Management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that a resource can be reached during his or her absence. The client has the right to dismiss the resource if she or he does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question 3
This requirement falls under the e-RTR process. The candidate MUST submit their Right to represent electronically following the process to be considered. Do you accept this requirement?
Question 4
Please list candidate's email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR.
Question 5
NO REMOTE OPTION - ONSITE ONLY - Please confirm candidate is aware that there is NO REMOTE OPTION.
Question 6
The client is targeting Friday, February 15th to conduct interviews. In-person interviews are strongly preferred, but the client will consider a web interview for a great candidate not in the local area. Please confirm your candidate is available to interview (in person or web/video interview) on the target date(s) if selected to interview.
 
 
Regards, 
Nishanth
 
Key Business Solutions, Inc.
 
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