Job Description

Job Details Standard Bank is a firm believer in technical innovation, to help us guarantee exceptional client service and leading edge financial solutions. Our growing global success reflects our commitment to the latest solutions, the best people, and a uniquely flexible and vibrant working culture. To help us drive our success into the future, we are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to join our team at our Johannesburg offices. Standard Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.Job PurposeThe Software Engineering Technical Lead is responsible for defining, planning, allocating and directing of the software engineers and software quality engineers within one or more feature teams.Key Responsibilities/AccountabilitiesStrategy – Responsible for defining, maintaining and enforcing software engineering practices, policies, procedures and standards across the allocated feature team/sResponsible and accountable for contributing defining, maintaining and enforcing the software engineering practices and software engineering quality practices, policies, procedures and standards across practice, practice partners and participating countries.Responsible for contributing towards the software engineering CoP (Community of Practice).Provide expert guidance and knowledge on all aspects relating to the application development process and the methodology adhered to.Contribute to and initiate process and service improvement programs as identified, and track to fruition.Contribute to defining, continuously evolving, and making visible the metrics that will provide insight on the overall quality of the software engineering process, artefacts and people.Provide thought leadership and industry expertise with regard to application development trends around process, methodology, technology disruptors.