SAP IT Development Manager

Position Summary

Autodesk

is looking for a talented Development Manager to further extend our world class information technology environment. This

position is part of the Enterprise Application Development Team in IT. This group provides business application analysis,

development and support to the worldwide business organization.

The successful candidate will engage in projects that

will provide solutions to internal clients by leading a team of software development professionals skilled in the use of SAP

technologies, Java, J2EE, and Middleware. These technologies will be used to extend the capabilities of Autodesk's

deployments of Siebel Systems and SAP.

This role requires the ability to concisely evaluate the business requirements

of the globally dispersed, end-user organizations and recommend and/or participate in the study of appropriate business

solutions. This role involves active participation with regards to analysis, design, documentation, performance studies, and

implementation of business applications and other mission critical systems as deemed necessary.

The ideal candidate

will have a successful track record of delivering complex solutions in the Enterprise application space. The candidate needs

to be prepared to deliver in a fast paced development environment.

Principal Duties and

Responsibilities:

* Provides leadership to a team of 6-10 software professionals and coordinates

activities with external departments including internal clients, QA, various business groups, etc. Performs career

development guidance for members of the development team.

* As a skilled manager, shifts resources and adapts

to unexpected impacts to the project schedule.

* Assists in the design and deployment of large scale, high

reliability, and high load IT environments to support the needs of a multi-national corporation.

* Manages

external consultants, both independent subject matter experts and teams provided by vendors.

* Ensures

compliance with internal development standards in systems analysis, detailed design, development and configuration

activities.

* Ensures that the development team adheres to modern development processes and activities such as

code reviews, the use of unit tests, version control etc. and provides leadership in identifying opportunities to further

increase the capabilities of the team.

* Evaluates and recommends new tools and technologies to enhance staff

productivity and effectiveness, as well as to improve the capabilities and usability of existing systems.

*

Provides long term planning services to ensure adequate staff and appropriate processes are in place to address the needs of

the department.

* As a skilled manager, shifts resources and adapts to unexpected impacts to the project

schedule.

* Ability to document and present complex solutions to senior management within development and

business community.

* Participate in needs analysis, design reviews and provide detailed design specifications

based on requirements gathered through the business requirements and solution design

phases.

Requirements:

* Minimum 5 years, ideally 10 in software development and

enterprise systems implementation.

* Minimum 3 years experience managing software development staff.

*

BA/BS degree, MBA/MS degree preferred or equivalent.

* Skills in managing multiple and often conflicting

priorities. Proven experience in implementing cross functional systems initiatives.

* Demonstrate a proven

track record in building enterprise-class software products and solutions.

The successful candidate will ideally have

significant experience in the following technologies:

* implementing and supporting enterprise applications

(ERP: SAP, Siebel, preferred).

* using the J2EE framework to implement enterprise systems.

*

software development using some combination of Java, Javascript, XML technologies, C/C++, .NET.

* use of

middleware products such as Tibco or equivalent to integrate multiple application systems.

* deployment and

configuration of standard web technologies such as web servers, application servers, and identity management

infrastructure.

* Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.

* Candidate should have demonstrative

skills in modeling and appropriate tool skills.

* Will require excellent communication skills both verbal and

written, appropriate for both business and technical audiences.

* Ability to multitask effectively in a fast

paced environment.

* Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills.

*

Maturity and ability to work independently in a dynamic project environment with aggressive

deadlines.