Applications Manager

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment agency is looking for an Applications Manager to lead and manage core business applications within a dynamic organization. The role involves ensuring application stability and performance, optimizing workflows, and driving innovation for improved operational efficiency. Ideal candidates should have expertise in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), hands-on experience with ERP systems like Odoo, and a solid grasp of integration architecture. This position promotes digital transformation and actively participates in governance councils.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Hands-on experience with ERP and enterprise business systems (e.g. Odoo, SAP, or similar).
• Solid understanding of integration architecture, APIs, and system interoperability.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages development, enhancement, and performance of core applications.
• Ensures stability, scalability, and alignment with business goals.
• Manages integrations between systems and optimizes application workflows.

Skills

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

ERP and enterprise business systems

Integration architecture

Quality Assurance practices

Application performance management

Job description

The Applications Manager leads and manages the development, enhancement, and performance of the core business applications to ensure stability, scalability, and alignment with business goals. This role delivers innovative customer‑centric software solutions that drive value, efficiency, and digital transformation across the organization. The Applications Manager oversees architecture, development, roll‑out, and maintenance of all core business applications, ensuring system stability and performance. This role manages integrations between systems, partners with business functions to configure and optimize application workflows, and drives measurable improvements in operational efficiency. The position actively participates in the Technology Governance Council and translates business requirements into scalable, user‑centric technology solutions while managing end‑to‑end delivery of application projects using Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Hands‑on experience with ERP and enterprise business systems (e.g. Odoo, SAP, or similar).
• Solid understanding of integration architecture, APIs, and system interoperability.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance practices and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
• Experience managing application performance, availability, and system stability.
• Ability to reduce recurring application‑related incidents through root‑cause analysis and optimization.