Cloud-Native Software Engineering Manager (Azure | AI/ML)

ATS Client; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Johannesburg, Gauteng is seeking a Manager Software Engineering to lead a skilled team building digital and innovative solutions using Azure, ML, AI, RPA, SharePoint, and data analytics.

You will establish an agile delivery environment, oversee design, development, testing, and deployment, ensure security and scalability, and mentor junior developers while engaging with analysts, PMs and executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in a software development role with hands-on coding experience.
• 2+ years leading a high-performing development team of 4+ people.
• Strong Azure design, development and deployment experience.
• Experience with Azure services (Functions, App Services, SQL, Entra ID) and integrations.
• Experience using Azure DevOps for CI/CD and work item tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital team to deliver cloud-native Azure solutions.
• Set up and manage agile delivery environments and governance.
• Oversee design, development, testing, deployment and support of software.
• Provide technical guidance and code reviews to junior developers.
• Drive security, reliability, and cost optimisation in cloud architectures.
• Collaborate with analysts, product managers and executives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Agile project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Git

Power BI

SharePoint

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

Job description

ATS Client in Johannesburg, Gauteng is seeking a Manager Software Engineering to lead a skilled team building digital and innovative solutions using Azure, ML, AI, RPA, SharePoint, and data analytics.

You will establish an agile delivery environment, oversee design, development, testing, and deployment, ensure security and scalability, and mentor junior developers while engaging with analysts, PMs and executives.