Senior Technical Manager, Application Development

The Job

You will:

• Led development teams engaged in the estimation, design, construction, testing, maintenance, support and installation of complex computer-based solutions
• Oversee the translation of business requirements into functional design that aligns with architectural standards and roadmaps
• Seek opportunities to constantly improve work practices and team achievements
• Mentor, train, motivate and develop staff to establish and maintain a knowledgeable and competent workforce
• Set and monitor budgets for operating and capital expenditure
• Ensure workforce cooperation and engagement within and across the organization
• Participate in the Application Development management team
• Participate and contribute positively to create a diverse and inclusive culture with trust and respect. Play an active role to support cross-team/division/department efforts and model collaborative behaviours
• Set and monitor operational support activities ensuring that team members are suitably skilled

About You

You should have:

• University degree or above in Computer Science, InformationTechnology or related engineering discipline
• Approx. 10 years of IT experience building software solutions with at least 3 years dedicated to development team management leading a team of at least 10 developers
• Experience working on messaging broker platforms and API management platforms in, large-scale distributed, high availability and high-performance systems
• Very strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-solving skills that stand out from the crowd with the ability to quickly and accurately understand a problem and apply appropriate solutions in a targeted manner
• Excellent people organization skills and crisis management skills.Works well under significant pressure from multiple directions

Technical Skills

• Experience in Java or other modern programming languages in a Linux environment and comes from a development background
• Broad and deep software development knowledge and skills, covering; solution, application, infrastructure, data and integration and all aspects of the software development lifecycle process
• Strong knowledge and experience of technology and process frameworks, architecture patterns and design patterns
• Expert or near-expert level of experience with open standards such as OpenAPI, messaging and authentication/ authorization frameworks such as OAuth2
• Experience with practising DevOps, Agile, and common tools such as JIRA and Confluence, Jenkins, SonarQube
• Proven experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server)
• Strong understanding of NoSQL databases, specifically MongoDB and Redis
• Knowledge of AsyncAPI, Solace, Docker, and Kubernetes would be an advantage
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Working knowledge in system design, software development and testing processes and a good understanding of PDLC are mandatory
• In-depth knowledge and experience of IT system development, design concepts and development tools
• Knowledge of agile delivery methods including delivery in sprints/ scrums
• Knowledge in DevOps delivery including Continuous Integration(CI), Continuous Deployment (CD) and Automated testing framework with good working knowledge of major tools includingBitBucket, including JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins etc.
• The ability to communicate complicated ideas clearly with a wide range of stakeholders is essential
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English, Cantonese and /or putonghua

Terms of Employment

The level of appointment will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Enquiries

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