Software Development Lead

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa C. Steinweg Group Full time

**Key Job Functions**:
**Team Leadership & Delivery Oversight**:

- Lead and mentor a team of developers and developer architects.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering, working with business analysts and product owners, to deployment and support.
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, architectural principles, and secure development practices.
- Manage workload distribution, performance reviews, and career development of team members.

**Application Development & Integration**:

- Ensure robust integration across systems using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware. - Maintain and optimise database interactions (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).

**Scaling & Partner Management**:

- Identify when and how to augment internal capacity with external development partners.
- Manage onboarding, quality assurance, and delivery of outsourced development resources.
- Collaborate with the IT Vendor Manager to ensure alignment with procurement and contract standards.

**Strategic Alignment & Collaboration**:

- Contribute to the evolution of the IT operating model, including cross-functional development capability and solution architecture.
- Provide technical guidance to the Information Management team on development and integration technologies.

**Governance & Quality Assurance**:

- Ensure all development work is documented, tested (unit, regression), and compliant with security standards.
- Support release management processes and coordinate with support engineers for production deployments.
- Maintain visibility into dependencies and roadmap alignment across teams

**Requirements**:
**Education**:

- Matric - Grade 12
- BSc in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.

**Experience**:

- Minimum 7 years’ experience in software development, ideally within the freight/logistics industry.

**Technical Skills**:

- Mastery of web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Laravel.
- Strong grasp of OOP, MVC, and SOLID principles.
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure), server technologies (IIS, Apache, Nginx), and integration platforms & approaches (Tibco, Azure API management, Logic Apps).
- Understanding of supply chain concepts including SCM, route optimisation, warehouse automation, and cross-border logistics.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving
- Leadership and team development
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail
- Adaptability and change management skills
- Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
- Conflict resolution skills to navigate challenging situations calmly.

**Interested?**:

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