Software Development Manager - East Tamaki, New Zealand - Advantive

Advantive

Verified Company

East Tamaki, New Zealand

1 week ago

Posted by:

Jack Simmons

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Description

Responsibilities:

Work closely with the Product teams to develop the best technical design and approach for product development.
Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed project plans and schedules; manage the daytoday activities of the development team by defining, implementing, and maintaining a coherent, progressive development strategy for the product line.
Management of departmental resources, staffing, and enhancing and maintaining a bestofclass development team.
Responsible for the overall systems development life cycle within an Agile-SCRUM development process.
Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments.
Evolution of the software development practice within the organization, including better reporting, tools, and evolution of development methodology.
Continue to build an effective development organization by driving the recruiting and hiring of new developers, developing, and managing the group, and conducting performance reviews of team members.
Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies, and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management efforts.
Develop and execute unit testing strategies and processes.
Drive and manage the bug triage process, represent the development team in project meetings to ensure efficient testing and bug fixing process, and be an effective advocate for the development group.
Report on product quality to management, customer support, and product teams via rigorous execution of detailed plans and accurate reporting of test cases executed, bugs discovered, bugs fixed, etc.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Planning and Management
Highly effective planning and organizational skills.

Discipline and Perseverance

Focus and commitment to solving complex issues through to completion.
Flexibility and Hard Work
Operate in a fastpaced, iterative development environment; learn and adapt to new technologies.

Problem-Solving

Strong critical thinking and problemsolving capabilities.

Quality

Dedicated to producing highquality software and implementing development best practices.

Teamwork

Communicate effectively and operate in a team environment.

Effective Communicator

Strong written and oral communication skills.
Excellent time management skills a proven ability to utilize your sense of urgency to prioritize tasks effectively.

Qualification and Experience:

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline; Master's Degree preferred.
5+ years' experience in software development, at least two years as a Development Manager
SCRUM Master Certified
Experience leading software development teams using the SCRUM development framework.
Strong technical vision and continuous improvement drive.
Extensive experience with C#, Java or related Object Oriented Programming language(s)
Proven professional experience working in CI/CD environments.
Extreme understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle's best practices and processes
High proficiency in writing automated tests using a testing framework such as MSTest, Junit, and NUnit.
Desktop development experience is highly desirable.