About this role

Ensure alignment of projects with corporate goals by monitoring, planning, prioritizing, work assignments and executing activities.
Customarily and regularly directs the work of two or more full-time employees or their equivalent. Makes suggestions and recommendations for these employees regarding performance and change of status, including transfer, advancement, termination, and hiring.
Be integral in the planning and design of the application architecture.
Present architectural options and design solutions whether re-engineering or developing applications.
Ensure development projects are scoped and delivered properly to meet the requirements of both business and IT.
Monitor and manage a team of software developers, providing feedback and training where necessary, conducting performance reviews and mentoring them in information technology processes and procedures and distribution services concepts and processes.
Oversee the development and refinement of an SDLC, Agile Development, application standards, procedures, templates and tools for system and software development and maintenance.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
Strong project management skills and experience.
Strong design and application development skills and experience.
Strong people management skills and experience.
Good knowledge of information technology industry trends, products, techniques, technologies, and processes.
Ability to write production level code in the same language(s) as the software developers in his/her team.
Very good written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to effectively document procedures and policies.
Project management experience.
Experience in Agile Software Development.

Software Development Manager

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