Standard Bank Group

Financial Services

Lead,Technical

$950–1450k ~AI est. Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Lead, Technical at Standard Bank Group. Skills: Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Solution Delivery. Scope end to end solutions. Plan end to end solutions”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Adopting Practical Approaches; Checking Things

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5-7 years Software Engineering Technology, 1-2 years manager experience, 8-10 years translating requirements to code

Nice to Have

Team leader experience, Member of small technical team, Capability and competency building, Coaching of staff

What You'll Do.

Scope end to end solutions

Plan end to end solutions

Design end to end solutions

Deliver end to end solutions

Oversee technical solutions delivery

Participate in technical solutions delivery

Interpret business requirements

Define technical tasks

Engineer quality software

Perform end to end testing

Support technical questions

Troubleshoot technical questions

Troubleshoot software issues

Troubleshoot database issues

Lead Software Engineers

Manage Software Engineers

Mentor Software Engineers

Lead Quality Engineers

Manage Quality Engineers

Mentor Quality Engineers

Build Engineering capability

Improve Engineering capability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Agile development environment; Delivery teams

Communication Scope

Articulating Information

Full Job Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you. To scope, plan, design and deliver end to end solutions against required standards and timelines. To oversee and participate in technical solutions delivery, interpreting business requirements, defining technical tasks, engineer quality software, performing end to end testing and supporting 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: First Degree Field of Study: Information Technology Experience Required Software Engineering Technology 5-7 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 1-2 years' experience as a manager running a portfolio of 10+ technical experts 8-10 years Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions. ## Additional Information Behavioural Competencies: * Adopting Practical Approaches * Articulating Information * Checking Things * Developing Expertise * Documenting Facts Technical Competencies: * Agile Engineering * API Engineering * Automation * Cloud Computing

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