IT Director of Applications

Job Overview

IT Director of Applications

Dubuque, IA

Do you want to work for a strong, stable, and growing company that is “Performance Driven”? The McCoy Group, is a national multi-division family-owned company specializing in trucking, fleet sales, leasing, and operations.

The McCoy Group has an opening for a full-time IT Director of Applications at our corporate office in Dubuque, Iowa.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off----80 Hours in the first year!
• Wage commensurate with experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401K with Employer match
• $50,000 company paid Life Insurance Policy
• Friendly work environment

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (not in order of priority):

• Work closely with Operations teams to prioritize IT projects and meet line of business goals
• Lead teams including the design/architecture, planning, and deployments of new Business Systems & Services
• Ensure the business applications team provides consistent system stability, reliability, availability, and exceptional customer service
• Maintain and upgrade existing systems and integrations
• Coordinate project tasks with IT team members, internal stakeholders, and vendors, including procurement and scheduling of services
• Technical working knowledge of all applications in the portfolio including system capabilities, enhancements, customers, interfaces, data quality, and security protocols
• Execute Vision for optimizing data management, enabling business insight through Data Analytics
• Be skilled in the following areas:
  • Ability to promote Professionalism and Pride within the work force
  • Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities on short notice
  • Ability to carry out Company policies and understand proper protocol
  • Willingness to learn and able to cross train in various areas of the department
  • Communicate and Listen Effectively
  • Ability to maintain clear and accurate records
  • Work closely and in the spirit of cooperation with the Corporate and local teams
• Maintain onsite regular attendance as scheduled
• Participate in process quality improvement activities and program certification

Education, Skills and Knowledge required:

Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field plus at least 5 years of experience in leading large-scale technology implementation projects

• Success leading the design, configuration, deployment and support, of large and enterprise-wide solutions and integrations
• Outcome driven, following standard processes to ensure completeness of project design and execution
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Technical Proficiency in common IT systems and terminology including
  • SQL and Microsoft SQL Server Proficiency (5+ years)
  • Data Architecture in support of Data Analysis tools (Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems
  • Programming languages and frameworks
  • Access and Data security protocols
  • General Network and Server architecture
• Possess outstanding communication (oral/written) skills and a high attention to detail
• Skilled in customer service and human relations and act in a professional and positive manner
• Present neat, clean, professional appearance of self and use proper business etiquette
• Must be skilled in working with confidential information
• Must be flexible with schedule and able to travel occasionally

Apply online at:  https://www.truckcountry.com/careers/

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified women, minorities, and people with disabilities encouraged to apply.