Our client, a leading ICT based in Cape Town, is now looking to employ an experienced Manager to lead the development teams consisting of 3 large development teams compromising 20 staff members.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for the development and implementation of development and product strategy; lead the overall development life cycle; quality assurance; stakeholder management; HR management; cost and time planning and management, and reporting directly to the CTO.

This position will be based in the Somerset West office 2-3 days per week and alternate days remotely.

The Development Manager needs to have a solid Development background to understand the technical side, operations experience in order to manager throughput and sprint efficiencies, and finally a solid general management and business background
In order to manage people and the departmental budget.

To apply for this position, you need to meet the following requirements:

  • Bachelors/Masters degree in IT or related
  • 5 – 10 years management experience within a development environment (project management)
  • Experience delivering large projects
  • Agile and Lean methodologies
  • Technologies: Delphi, JavaScript, C#, T-SQL
  • Eperience in testing and test automation
  • Own transport and able to travel

To apply for this position, submit your detailed CV including technical skills and projects to Tara at Serenity Personnel Services.

If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessul.

Desired Skills:

  • project management
  • Delphi
  • JavaScript
  • Agile
  • C#

Desired Work Experience:

  • 5 to 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

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