Senior Developer

Senior Developer / Team Lead – Enterprise Content Management Systems

The Senior Developer / Team Lead is responsible for leading the technical design, development, and implementation of enterprise-grade software solutions, with a strong focus on Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems. This position combines hands-on development expertise with leadership responsibilities, ensuring that development projects meet technical standards, business requirements, and client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

·      Lead a team of 5 or more developers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and performance feedback.

·      Drive agile development processes, including sprint planning, code reviews, and quality assurance.

·      Manage team workload and priorities to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.

·      Foster collaboration and skills growth across the development team.

Technical Development

·      Architect, design, and develop complex applications using Java and JavaScript.

·      Implement and customise Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems and integrate with existing enterprise platforms.

·      Work closely with solution architects and business analysts to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

·      Ensure code quality, scalability and maintainability through best practices and documentation.

·      Participate in solution design for ERP integrations and software implementation projects as required.

·      Experience in the design, implementation, hyper care support and maintenance of large scale software roll outs.

·      Understanding of document management, workflow automation, or RPA.

Client Engagement

·      Act as a customer and partner facing technical lead during solution design, implementation and troubleshooting phases.

·      Prepare and deliver technical presentations and documentation to partners, clients and stakeholders.

·      Collaborate with project managers, sales team and leadership team to ensure alignment of client needs and technical delivery.

Governance & Quality Assurance

·      Maintain adherence to internal development standards, coding guidelines and version control.

·      Participate in security, performance and integration testing of deployed solutions.

·      Ensure compliance with POPIA, data protection, and other relevant regulations where applicable.

·      Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and methodologies.

Internal IT Management

·      Maintain internal hardware and software, ensuring minimal down time.

·      Management of our serves and cloud based platforms.

·      Manage, improve and maintain all matters relating to the office's internal hardware and software.

Required Qualifications & Experience

·      Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).

·      Minimum 5 years of experience within an OEM software environment, focusing on enterprise or large-scale software systems.

·      At least 2 years of leadership experience managing a team of 5+ developers.

·      Proven expertise in Java and JavaScript (additional frameworks such as React, Angular, or are advantageous).

·      Experience with ECM systems such as ELO, OpenText, Alfresco, or similar platforms.

·      Exposure to ERP systems and other enterprise software integration projects.

·      Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

·      Excellent presentation and communication abilities with client-facing experience.

·      Familiarity with REST APIs, SQL databases, and version control systems (e.g. Git).

·      Experience working within agile methodologies and DevOps environments.

Soft Skills & Competencies

·      Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

·      Excellent organisational and time management skills.

·      Leadership presence and emotional intelligence.

·      Detail-oriented with a focus on quality and user experience.

·      Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have) Skills

·      Experience with cloud-based platforms (Azure and Huawei).

·      Support desk management.

·      Certification in Java, ECM technologies, or Agile methodologies.

·      Knowledge of South African ICT regulatory environment.