Technical Specialist

Standard Bank of South Africa Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, based in Johannesburg, seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager to scope, plan, design and deliver complex end-to-end solutions that meet standards and timelines.

You will direct and oversee technical delivery, translate business requirements into tasks, engineer quality software, and drive end-to-end testing and issue resolution. Strong leadership and mentoring across teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Broad experience translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Scope, plan, design and deliver end-to-end solutions to required standards and timelines.
• Direct, guide and oversee technical delivery, interpreting business requirements and defining technical tasks.
• Lead and mentor software and quality engineers across delivery teams to build engineering capability.

Skills

Software Engineering

Agile leadership

Team leadership

Staff coaching

Education

Post Graduate Degree

Information Technology

Job description

Business Segment: Personal & Private Banking

Company: Standard Bank of South Africa

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 5 Simmonds Street

To scope, plan, design and deliver complex end to end solutions against required standards and timelines. To direct, guide and oversee technical solutions delivery, interpreting business requirements, defining technical tasks, engineer quality software, end to end testing and troubleshooting technical questions, software and database issues. To lead, manage and mentor Software-; Quality Engineers across identified delivery teams to build and improve Engineering capability.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology
Experience Required
Software Engineering
Technology
More than 10 years
Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions
More than 10 years
Proven ability to work effectively as both a team leader and as a member of a small team of technical staff working in an agile development environment. Track record in capability and competency building and coaching of staff is required. Minimum 5-7 years' experience as a manager running a portfolio of 20+ technical experts