WICS Team Supervisor

Introduction

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is focused on public safety through the custody and supervision of those in our care. Corrections employees have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of others through careers in a variety of fields. Using evidence-based approaches, employees implement lasting change with a positive impact for the people of Wisconsin.

The Division of Management Services is currently recruiting to fill a WICS Team Supervisor (IS Supervisor
2) position. This position will be headquartered at the DOC central office in Madison, WI.

Position Summary

The Wisconsin Integrated Corrections System (WICS) supervisor position provides leadership and management of enterprise applications including the offender management software application and staff scheduling application. This position assists and advises the DOC Apps Section Chief on priorities, hardware/software requests, business opportunities and customer service issues related to their enterprise applications.

Key responsibilities include defining multi-year application development roadmaps, and managing all phases of the systems development life cycle, including upgrades and ongoing support. Key leadership activities include the daily supervision over a team of IT professionals, comprised of project managers, business analysts, developers, solution architects, and support roles. Key activities of the team include coding, configuration, integration, and report writing.

Salary Information

The starting pay is between $114400 and $135657 per year, plus excellent benefits. Pay will be set in accordance with the Compensation Plan and Wisconsin Administrative Code in effect at the time of hire. The pay schedule/range is 70-02. A two-year Career Executive trial period is required.

In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring:

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of vacation to start, 9 paid holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year.
• Insurance:
  Excellent and affordable health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• An exceptional pension plan including a lifetime retirement payment.
• An optional tax-advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.
• The Well Wisconsin Program helps participants set health and well-being goals, track progress, stay motivated, and earn incentives.
• Our Employee Assistance Program offers employees and their immediate family a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being.
• DOC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Job Details

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DOC sponsorship) at the time of application. The Department of Corrections will conduct criminal background checks on applicants prior to selection to determine whether the circumstances of any conviction may be related to the job being filled.

Upon hire, all new DOC employees are subject to fingerprinting.

The Department of Corrections may conduct pre‑employment drug screens. Any applicant who is offered employment in a position which requires a pre‑employment drug screen must pass the screen as a contingency to employment.

Minimally qualified applicants will have experience:

• Performing supervisory or lead worker activities (executing personnel actions, managing staff goals and objectives, mentoring, coaching and conflict resolution, etc.).
• Managing IT projects (working with partners, defining project scope and objectives, managing timelines, overseeing resource allocation, understanding and managing compliance to the project methodology, and developing future project roadmaps).
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external partners.

In addition to the above, well-qualified applicants will have experience:

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