Job description

To plan, coordinate and supervise activities related to the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of application software and setup parameters.

Key Outputs [KPI’s]

• Strong business partnering with senior management team to participate in planning changes to technology and encourage innovation
• Actively support the transformation towards agile and participate in prioritizing and allocating outstanding work.
• Ensure good collaboration through effective communication among various stakeholders and on-time delivery of projects in cooperation with project managers.
• Ensure that business-as-usual requests and incidents are completed on time and according to requirements in cooperation with the business support team.
• Ensure that service levels are met insofar as these are under the control of the teams concerned.
• Participate in troubleshooting of incidents and interact with vendors and technical teams of our customers whose systems integrate with business systems.
• Oversee task estimations which serve as input to project planning and quotations while enforcing standards, policies and processes, and ensure that audit findings are properly addressed insofar as they relate to application software.
• Perform common line management functions including leadership, motivation, maintenance of an appropriate organisational structure, staff. development, retention, recruitment,  leave planning and approvals, performance appraisals, time-sheet approvals and dealing with general staff issues.
• Resolve conflict as may arise from time to time in connection with roles, technical design, priorities, resource allocation etc.

Requirements

A honours degree majoring in subjects related to information technology or computer science and at least a theoretical knowledge of programming C# as evidenced by appropriate degrees or certification
10 years software development experience and training in management, including project management and specifically agile methodologies
Substantial experience managing and or leading productive software development teams

Posted on 16 Jul 15:56