Lead, Technology (Corporate & Investment Banking) at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• To shape, plan, lead Portfolio delivery providing expert Engineering skill, directing system capabilities, priorities, resources ensuring solutions are developed, maintained to standards, practices. To synthesize, mature Engineering Practices (Software Quality; Change & Release; DEVOPS) across Portfolio delivery teams. Lead, manage resources: software -, quality engineers, technical system team (50-80 resources), building capacity, capability, competencies in Engineering team.

Qualifications

• Degree - Information Technology (Required)
• Post Graduate Degree - Information Studies (Preferred) 

Additional Information
Experience Required: Software Engineering
8-10 years

• Proven ability to work effectively as both a team leader and as a member of a small team of technical staff working in an agile development environment.
• Track record in capability and competency building and coaching of staff is required.
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience as a senior manager running a portfolio of 10+ technical experts.

More than 10 years

• Come from a background of full lifecycle design and development.
• Broad experience of application development methodologies, data base methodology, programming languages, data base concepts and IT infrastructure and operations.
• Proven track record to a broad spectrum of stakeholders including senior executives. Knowledge of Agile and Lean frameworks.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Development
• Agile Estimation and Prioritisation
• Agile Measurements
• Agile Planning
• Agile Principles