Senior Manager: Application Development & Maintenance X2 at SITA SOC (Ltd)

Purpose of the job

• The role will be responsible to manage, plan, control and organise all activities related to application development and maintenance projects and services. This Senior Manager will ensure that a formal set of methodologies and tool set are in place and adhered to with a focus on more optimal ways of work. This position will be responsible for the enablement of the SITA Mandate at a sub departmental level relating to financial management, supplier/contract/demand management, human resources.

Key Responsibility Area

• Develop and implement Applications development, maintenance and services strategies, policies and procedures.
• Tracks the development and deployment of Applications services and projects that create brand value for the business and meet the needs of millions of consumers.
• Collaborate with other functional IT teams, company consulting and service management to build customer solutions.
• Manage transformation and modernisation of applications and technologies that enable a modernised government.
• Manage agile and sprint activities for development teams in partnership with Project managers and Scrum Masters.
• Financial and business management.
• Human Capital management.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum: 3-4 Year National Diploma / Degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science /Information Technology or relevant equivalent.
• Certification: A Vendor certification for applications will be an added advantage
• Experience: A minimum of 9 years practical experience in Applications Lifecycle Management. Experience should include: minimum 5 years’ experience in a management/leadership level/role Experience in managing analysis, design, development and support of complex enterprise applications. Experience in managing medium to complex IT projects and or services with multiple internal / external dependencies Added advantage on exposure in API, Mobile Development, Agile/Scrum, IOT etc. 

Deadline:17th June,2026