Technology Lead, Automation (Global Markets Technology) – Standard Bank Group

Job Description

About the Company

Standard Bank Group operates as a prominent financial services institution focused on the African continent while maintaining a significant international footprint. The organization delivers diverse career pathways and collaborates with highly skilled professionals. Customer segments span individual consumers, small and large enterprises, affluent families, alongside major global corporations and institutional clients. The corporate mission centers on fostering economic advancement across Africa, delivering genuine value to society, and instilling a meaningful professional purpose.

Role Overview

The appointed individual will direct the scoping, strategy, creation, and final rollout of comprehensive technical solutions in alignment with established benchmarks and schedules. Responsibilities involve supervising and engaging in technical delivery, translating commercial needs into technical assignments, authoring reliable software, executing thorough testing phases, and resolving technical queries, software glitches, and database complications. Furthermore, the role entails guiding, directing, and coaching software and quality engineering personnel across multiple operational squads to strengthen technical capabilities.

Accountability covers the full lifecycle of technical implementation for a portfolio comprising several delivery squads and engineering resources, maintaining strict compliance with operational benchmarks and quality targets. The candidate will champion agreed development frameworks to facilitate ongoing release cycles in production environments, fostering strong teamwork with peers and stakeholders to achieve strategic goals. Duties also include constructing and reviewing interface elements, handling quality assurance verifications, authoring and running comprehensive system evaluations, eliminating operational hurdles, and leading the mitigation of technical incidents.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Candidates must hold an academic degree in Information Technology. Professional backgrounds must demonstrate extensive background in software engineering spanning five to seven years, showcasing leadership capabilities in agile environments alongside mentorship skills. A minimum timeframe of one to two years managing a group of numerous technical experts is mandatory, alongside a broader tenure of eight to ten years translating functional needs into technical code.

How to Apply

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