Agile Manager

Sopra Steria; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital banking is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead robust software engineering teams. The successful candidate will oversee Agile project practices, manage team objectives, and facilitate communication across departments, ensuring continuous operational efficiency and adherence to development standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3+ years of experience managing teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Product Owner to manage backlog and ensure objectives are met.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration within the team.
• Ensure software development best practices are followed.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Jenkins

Job description

Sopra Banking Software is the partner of choice for more than 1,500 financial institutions worldwide. The rich variety of solutions, the strength of our conviction and passion for innovation enable us to support clients on a daily basis and in their future projects, as well as in their goals regarding financial inclusion. SBS customers, based in over 80 countries around the world, benefit every day from our technologies and software, as well as the expertise of our employees.

Job Description

Within SBS, the Digital Engagement Global Business Unit is in charge of developing, commercializing and operating the Digital Banking Suite (DBS), the front-end customer-facing engagement products (web, mobile, other digital channels). We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager, who is ready to be part of a team that moves fast within complex scenarios, to lead one of the product squads.

Responsibilities :

• Work with the Product Owner to : Ensure during PI workload planned is in line with the teams' available capacity and skillscross teams' backlog dependencies are identifiedEnsure the backlog is well understood and that user stories are properly definedRevisit priorities in case teams are facing delays or not able to meet their objectives
• Work with the Scrum Master to : Ensure the team is following Agile principles and practicesFacilitate communication and collaboration within the team, as well as with outside stakeholders and teamsProvide support and coaching to the team to help them meet their objectivesIdentify and remove obstacles or roadblocks that may be preventing the team from meeting their goalsIdentify opportunities and take actions to gain operational efficiencyMonitor progress and track metrics related to the execution of the sprints to ensure that the team is meeting their commitments
• Manage the capacity and skills needed to successfully execute the sprints and support building cross-functional teams
• Arbitrate with the required stakeholders (Agile Stream Managers, Program Manager, etc.) to mutualize skills and / or capacity to successfully execute the backlog
• Manage the execution of sprints and ensure the team is meeting their sprint goals and objectives
• Raise risks, propose mitigation measures to the Program Manager, initiate and monitor actions
• Ensure that the team is following software development best practices (coding and testing)
• Attend sprint planning, review, and retrospective meetings. Track the actions identified until closure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering
• 3+ years of experience managing teams of software engineers
• Strong knowledge and experienceof Agile software development methodologies Scrum or Kanban and the related toolchain GitHub, Jira, Jenkins
• Excellent project management skills

Additional Information

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All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.