SAFe Applications Manager – Financial Services & Insurance

Isilumko Staffing; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm seeks a Financial Services Industry Application Manager to oversee technical governance in a SAFe structure. The role involves collaborating with Product Managers and Release Train Engineers, defining release strategies, and facilitating prioritization of technical epics. Candidates should have a technical qualification, management training, and over 10 years of IT experience in enterprise application ownership. This position requires strong collaboration skills and extensive knowledge of the financial services sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of experience in managing software development & Support teams.
• 10+ Years of IT experience with enterprise application ownership.
• Experience on legacy systems will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and governance to applications in the release train.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Release Train Engineers.
• Facilitate Discovery and Elaboration for key technology epics.

Skills

Release Train Responsibilities

Technical Collaboration

Extensive knowledge of the Insurance/Financial Services business

Understanding of Scaled Agile

Significant understanding of DevSecOps

Strong collaboration skills

Education

Technical Post Matric 3-year qualification in Information Systems or Engineering

Management training

Job description

A recruitment firm seeks a Financial Services Industry Application Manager to oversee technical governance in a SAFe structure. The role involves collaborating with Product Managers and Release Train Engineers, defining release strategies, and facilitating prioritization of technical epics. Candidates should have a technical qualification, management training, and over 10 years of IT experience in enterprise application ownership. This position requires strong collaboration skills and extensive knowledge of the financial services sector.