IT Business Applications Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Manager, IT – Business Applications

• Location: Richardson, TX

Description

Lead the applications design and integration for shopfloor and enterprise systems, enabling real-time data collection, monitoring, and automated inspection workflows. Manage validation and traceability frameworks to prevent production errors, while overseeing MES/CVT solutions, backend .NET REST services, and SQL Server data processing for high-volume manufacturing events. Coordinate multi-plant deployments and use application logs and database transaction analysis to improve system performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate shopfloor machine connectivity using Ignition IIoT and SCADA, including gateway configuration and scripting for real-time data collection and monitoring.
• Lead integration architecture for Vision AI solutions to support automated inspection and process validation in shopfloor applications.
• Implement validation frameworks to enforce correct component usage and ensure traceability.
• Lead MES and CVT (Component Verification Tracking) implementation for component-level validation and production data tracking.
• Oversee development and maintenance of backend services using .NET technologies and REST APIs for shopfloor-to-enterprise data exchange.
• Design SQL Server database solutions (stored procedures and transaction logic) to process high-volume manufacturing data such as serial number tracking and production events.
• Assign and review technical work, manage deliverables, and direct system implementation across internal resources and external vendors.
• Coordinate multi-plant application deployments, including configuration management and system validation.
• Analyze production issues using application logs and database transactions; implement corrective actions to improve performance and reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or as a software engineer, applications analyst/developer, or in a related/similar role.
• 4 years developing MES and CVT applications using NodeJS, React, Vision AI (Python), .NET, and REST APIs.
• SQL Server database experience: stored procedures, data modeling, and query optimization for high-volume transaction processing.
• 3 years integrating applications with shopfloor systems using Ignition and IIoT/SCADA, including gateway configuration and scripting.
• Experience architecting and supporting integration and deployments between shopfloor systems and enterprise applications, including ETQ and NEXGEN PIRL; multi-plant rollout experience (including SAP integration with MES and custom shopfloor systems).
• Domestic travel up to 20% annually.

Benefits

Benefits are not specified in the provided posting.