Development Manager

1 week ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Parvana Full time R120 000 - R180 000 per year
Job Description
About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.

What you will be doing:
  • Build and manage a high-performing engineering team, focusing on recruitment, mentorship, and career development. Foster a culture of ownership and psychological safety.
  • Partner with the Head of Business Analysis to own the delivery plan, translating business priorities into actionable roadmaps. Ensure predictable delivery through clear metrics and improve incident/problem management.
  • Effectively manage an outsourced development partner, overseeing capacity planning and quality. Improve transparency with senior stakeholders through clear reporting and communication.
  • Define and execute a modernization plan to improve system maintainability. Key initiatives include refactoring legacy code, standardizing APIs, and improving overall system architecture.
  • Drive improvements in reliability and scalability through enhanced observability (e.g., structured logging, tracing, alerting) and robust security practices.
  • Elevate the CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps/GitHub. This includes introducing automation for builds, tests, security scanning, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure consistency across environments.
  • Establish and enforce engineering standards for code quality, testing, and branching. Implement robust database engineering practices for SQL Server, including schema versioning and performance tuning.
  • Increase automated test coverage (unit, integration, API, UI) and standardize test data management.
  • Uphold and enforce security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements (e.g., POPIA). Ensure auditability, segregation of duties, and proper Azure Key Vault management.
What our client is looking for:
  • A relevant tertiary Degree would be beneficial (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.)
  • Relevant certifications are a plus (e.g., Microsoft Azure Developer/Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer).
  • Experience leading a team of engineers, with a focus on setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, and fostering growth.
  • Strong background in C#/.NET and Microsoft SQL Server, including performance tuning.
  • Proficient in a modern JavaScript framework is preferred, but skills from React/Angular are transferable).
  • Practical, hands-on experience with a range of Azure services, including App Services/AKS, networking, monitoring, and security.
  • Solid understanding of cloud-specific concerns like identity, secrets management, resiliency, and cost.
  • Experience running a predictable delivery cycle using roadmaps and iterative planning. You are comfortable with CI/CD, test automation, and the secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Take responsibility for outcomes and follow through on commitments.
  • Communicate clearly and can translate technical information for business stakeholders.
  • Use a results-oriented approach, seek feedback, and measure outcomes to drive continuous improvement.
  • Able to handle incidents and deadlines constructively.
  • Experience modernizing legacy systems by using practices like modularization and API standardization.
Nice to have:
  • Experience modernizing data-heavy platforms, with a strong understanding of data pipelines, business intelligence, and integrations with systems like market data and fund accounting.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Bicep, ARM, or Terraform, as well as containerization using Docker/AKS. You are also familiar with observability tools like App Insights and Log Analytics.
  • Experience with security practices in Azure, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), managed identities, network security, and secrets management. You have practical experience with vulnerability management in a cloud environment.
Job ID:
  • J107025
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Requirements

Development Manager, Engineering Team, Credit, C#/.NET, SQL Server, Azure, CI/CD, Legacy Systems, Data Privacy, POPIA

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