Strategic DevOps & Development Leader - Hybrid

Woolworths Financial Services; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Leadership development opportunities

Commitment to transformation and equity

Job summary

A prominent financial services company based in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Manager for Development and DevOps. This leadership role involves overseeing the software development lifecycle and driving strategy and execution of DevOps practices. Candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in software development, including significant leadership experience in DevOps, and be skilled in cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. The position operates under a hybrid work structure, emphasizing agile methodologies and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience, including at least 3–5 years in DevOps.
• Experience in leading Native Mobile application development (iOS, Android, Hybrid).
• Deep understanding of software architecture patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Development and DevOps vision and strategy.
• Manage full software development lifecycle including design, development, and release.
• Oversee engineering quality assurance to ensure coding standards.

Skills

Technical Leadership

People Management

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Resilience & Agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Job description

A prominent financial services company based in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Manager for Development and DevOps. This leadership role involves overseeing the software development lifecycle and driving strategy and execution of DevOps practices. Candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in software development, including significant leadership experience in DevOps, and be skilled in cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. The position operates under a hybrid work structure, emphasizing agile methodologies and team collaboration.