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Job Title: Software Development Manager<\/strong> Job Summary:<\/strong> TAKE charge of the Engineering team ensuring exceptional delivery of projects while interacting with a variety of stakeholders and functions of a rapidly growing Telecoms Specialist seeking the expertise of a forward-thinking and tenacious Software Development Manager. The SDM will be expected to cover the Operational Management, Line Management and Project Management aspects of managing the Engineering Team. The ideal candidate must have 5\/more years\u2019 experience in a similar role including experience of key development processes, practices and tools such as Agile, Automated Testing, Continuous Integration\/Deployment, Git branching strategies, technical support tools and practices. You will also require Project Management methodologies such as Agile or PMBOK and strong Line Management with a good track record of hiring quality staff and good staff retention and experience managing a DevOps environment which includes provisioning, managing and monitoring physical servers and virtual infrastructure and services.<\/p>\n DUTIES:<\/strong> Ensuring work is completed on time and to budget, that it meets requirements and relevant stakeholders are satisfied with the outcomes. System usability for both internal and external customers. 5 or more years of experience as a Software Development Manager with a proven track record. Technologies such as Python, Django, Postgres, Ubuntu Linux.
\nLocation:<\/strong> Cape Town<\/p>\n
\nDuties & Responsibilities:<\/strong>
\nENVIRONMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDefine, document and implement appropriate Project Management, Software Development and Support processes, practices and tools in consultation with the CTO, Customer Support Team, Technical Operations Team and the Engineering Team.
\nEstimate, plan, execute and report on the development of new features and enhancements in accordance with the priorities and requirements defined by the Product and Technical Roadmaps in conjunction with the QA team.
\nEnsure the frequent, effective release and handover of new features and enhancements to the Technical Operations, Customer Support, Sales and Marketing teams.
\nManage the provision of support services to the Technical Operations Team and Customers and ensure at all times, that there is adequate capacity to meet the Engineering Team support Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
\nEnsure knowledge propagation within the Engineering Team to ensure that the team is not reliant on any single individual for key functions.
\nCoach and mentor Engineering Team members to assist them to perform their functions and improve their performance and knowledge over time.
\nEnsure quality standards are met and improved over time by performing oversight activities including reviewing deliverables and code where appropriate.
\nEnsure that the Engineering Team\u2019s productivity is measured and improved over time along with the quality of their output they produce. and quality is measured and improved over time.
\nEnsure availability, stability and performance of the Platform through appropriate maintenance and monitoring and by ensuring timely interventions and remediation activities to address any incidents that arise.
\nEnsure that relevant information is documented and made available to relevant parties.
\nEnsure there is sufficient capacity and capability in the Development team by maintaining appropriate staffing levels and engaging external service providers where appropriate. This includes ensuring the team is equipped with the necessary skills for current and future projects.
\nAssist team members to set quarterly goals in alignment with the company goals and professional development needs, monitoring performance against the goals on a frequent basis and conducting a performance review at the end of each quarter.
\nArrange training to improve the capabilities of the team or to develop new capabilities in alignment with the needs of the organisation.
\nContinuously seek to automate as much of the development, testing, deployment and monitoring aspects of software, infrastructure and processes as possible.
\nEnsure high quality, appropriately skilled and experienced individuals are hired and effectively onboarded such as they can add value as soon as possible.
\nEnsure high levels of morale within the Engineering team and create a supportive environment where there is low employee churn in the team and conduct exit interviews to identify possible problems so that they can be rectified.
\nKPAs for the SDM will include –<\/p>\n
\nEnsuring the quality of the work performed by the Engineering team and the quality of the Platform is measured and improved over time.
\nKey quality considerations include:<\/p>\n
\nEase of administration and operation of the system.
\nSystem performance including response time, processing time, stability, availability and incident\/disaster tolerance\/recoverability.
\nEffective system monitoring and management.
\nAbility to quickly investigate, diagnose and resolve system issues.
\nEnsure effective stakeholder management, particularly in management of expectations.
\nEnsure ongoing monitoring of the operations of the Engineering team and continuous improvement of processes, practices and tools.
\nREQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGood knowledge and experience of key development processes, practices and tools such as Agile, Automated Testing, Continuous Integration\/Deployment, Git branching strategies, technical support tools and practices, etc.
\nStrong Project Management knowledge and experience including with methodologies such as Agile or PMBOK.
\nStrong Line Management knowledge and experience with a track record of hiring quality staff and good staff retention.
\nKnowledge and experience managing a DevOps environment which includes provisioning, managing and monitoring physical servers and virtual infrastructure and services.
\nKnowledge and experience of managing external Development teams.
\nAdvantageous \u2013<\/p>\n
\nKnowledge of the Telecommunications industry and VoIP switches.
\nWhile we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.<\/p>\n