Software Engineering Team Lead (Hybrid)

SUMMARY:
If you are ready to lead a team, then this role is for you!!
 
Our client is looking for an experienced individual to lead a software engineering team, by being responsible for the end-to-end delivery of products and/or projects aligned to business objectives, processes and standards. You will work within the Software Development Scrum teams developing, maintaining, and supporting our clients existing enterprise applications and frameworks.

POSITION INFO:
Education:

• BSc Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, a BCom, Business Information Systems (BIS) Degree, or a very high quality Technikon Diploma
• Salesforce Certifications are an advantage

• 10+ years of work experience in a development environment
• 5 – 8 years in the software development environment
• 2 – 4 years managing a software development team
• Experience in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management tools (ALM)
• Experience having been a Tech Lead

• Experience in application development in .NET
• Test Driven Development experience is required
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and T-SQL is required
• Working knowledge of full SDLC process and delivery is required
• Good knowledge of SOLID principles and design patterns
• Version control with prior working knowledge of Git and SVN
• Working knowledge of full SDLC process and delivery is required

• Architecture, Cloud Engineering, and Integration experience
• Front end UX platform experience
• Salesforce Lightning development experience
• Prior experience with containerization, using docker
• DevOps and CI/CD experience is advantageous

• Responsible for each phase of the end-to-end Product/Project life cycle as applicable including initiation, requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, infrastructure, capacity, performance, support, monitoring, and decommissioning as appropriate

• Write quality code and unit tests within the prescribed technologies
• Comply with coding best practices, development and management methodologies
• Meet the high level of expertise and experience required of this role

• Participates in the recruitment of new staff
• Manages direct and indirect reports
• Ensures that the team is appropriately resourced (incl. capacity, hardware, software licensing, training material) and members are equipped with the requisite skill set required for both current and future projects
• Developing a training and career development plan for each team member via the iStrive programme
• Facilitate regular performance development conversations and drive agreed actions to support team members' growth as well as their contribution to the team and company culture
• Facilitates mentoring and coaching, as required
• Manage relevant team budgets
• Ensures that the team is aligned with the company strategy and working towards achieving the strategy
• Provides feedback to their manager on a regular basis, regarding team performance, health, wellbeing as well as product and project progress as applicable
• Leads with a software engineering and customer first mindset