Head of Engineering & Platform Delivery (Cloud, DevOps)

Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African bank is seeking a senior manager to lead Engineering practices, overseeing a team of technical experts. The candidate should have over 10 years of experience in full lifecycle development, stakeholder management, and fostering team collaboration. This role offers the opportunity to drive Agile methodologies and implement best practices in a dynamic environment. Strong leadership and knowledge of cloud technologies are essential.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in agile development as a team leader.
• Proven track record in building capability and coaching staff.
• Minimum 3-5 years as a senior manager with technical experts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and implement Engineering standards for best practices.
• Collaborate with Platform Owners to meet service level objectives.
• Conduct quality assurance on developed code to ensure compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Cloud technologies

Microservices architecture

Education

Post Graduate Degree in Information Technology

Post Graduate Degree in Information Studies

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

Job description

A leading South African bank is seeking a senior manager to lead Engineering practices, overseeing a team of technical experts. The candidate should have over 10 years of experience in full lifecycle development, stakeholder management, and fostering team collaboration. This role offers the opportunity to drive Agile methodologies and implement best practices in a dynamic environment. Strong leadership and knowledge of cloud technologies are essential.