SA Software Team Lead

SUMMARY:
SA Software Team Lead Position Available

POSITION INFO:

Duties:

• Line management and personal development of a team of highly skilled staff including software developers;
• Provide technical leadership to the team through coaching and mentoring;
• Work closely with onshore and offshore developers, UX, BA, Testers, and other product development resources, providing technical expertise on projects, as well as supporting team members and end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction;
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing and promoting good practices and habits;
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team;
• Collect Non-Functional requirements and ensure that solutions deliver them;
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans;
• Prepare reports, manuals and other applicable documentation on the status, operation, and maintenance of software;
• Provide advice to delivery teams and clients on the design and implementation of solutions during project delivery;
• Prepare reports, manuals and other applicable documentation on the status, operation, and maintenance of software;
• Ensure the Development Team adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget;
• Provide third level support to business users;
• Raise and contribute to architectural design decisions;
• Provide marketing and sales support activities necessary to ensure success of the products and services offered by the software ream and the company as a whole;
• Promote and demonstrate the organisation’s products and services at exhibitions or to customers where appropriate, including facilitating in-house and outside demo / training courses;
• Undertake travel on company business when required. This may include short trips to mine sites, as well as overseas travel;
• Represent the company in a positive, helpful, and professional way at all times;
• Define project delivery phases, including activities, sub-activities, and milestones, ensuring these are documented and used as the basis for the project events log, issues and risk log and any subsequent reporting;
• Assist in the development of proposals and business cases;
• Successful delivery of software development projects, using the Agile / SCRUM methodology;
• Uphold and assist in maintaining the software development component of the Agile Delivery Framework, with the supporting documentation on the organisation’s Confluence site;
• Managing the delivery of multiple complex simultaneous system development projects from design through to release to production;
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility;
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and report progress;
• Manage scope, variation, and cost management on the project;
• Produce project status reporting, and facilitate project steering committee meetings;
• Manage relationships with the client and all stakeholders;
• Working closely with Software Architects, Project Managers, and Business Analysts to produce accurate delivery estimates and manage the transition from analysis through to design and delivery;
• Provide regular and effective progress updates to, and work closely with, Project Managers to ensure the management of any delivery risks or issues;
• Ensure awareness, involvement and support from the key stakeholders and participants by building strong project teams and maintaining robust communication on the project status throughout the project life cycle;
• Participate in reviews and meetings as well as provide updates on progress;
• Work closely with relevant teams internally to ensure alignment and coordination across operations as part of the seamless implementation of existing and new systems;
• Contribute to post implementation reviews helping to demonstrate success or otherwise of projects, identifying lessons to take forward to future projects;
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks that may be asked of you by your supervisor or senior management;

Health, Safety and Company Standards:

• Present fit for work in a fit healthy state and inform supervisor of any illness or medication that may impact your fitness for work;
• Ensure the health and safety of all personnel involved in operations in compliance with company standards;
• Ensure that operations activities comply with company standards including but not limited to, enforcement of housekeeping, workspace organisation and waste management standards as defined by the Chief Executive Officer / Board;
• Comply with all relevant Legislation, Codes of Practice, client instructions, policies, procedures, specifications, and practices;
• Observe all warning, prohibition and mandatory PPE signs and notices;
• Wear corrects personal protective equipment;
• Identify hazards and take corrective actions as appropriate;
• Report all hazards or potential hazards, unsafe or unsatisfactory practices, incidents, personal injury or near misses immediately to your supervisor;
• Take appropriate action in the case of an emergency;
• Provide safety leadership by the example you set for the company;
• Participate in accident and incident investigations as required, where necessary lead investigations for more serious events;

Staff Development:

• Actively contribute to your personal and staff development;

Operations:

• Executive tasks as directed by the COO and Managing Director;

Relationships:

Internal:

• Managing Director;
• Chief Operating Officer;
• Architecture Manager;
• Delivery Manager;
• Software Development Manager;
• Test Manager;
• Architects;
• Project Managers;
• Developers;
• All staff;

External:

• Clients;
• Suppliers;
• Sub-contractors;
• RUC and M&R All Staff;

Environment:

• Act responsibly and accept the application of leading practice environmental standards;
• Identify and help eliminate, mitigate, or remediate the environmental impacts of our activities;
• Improve the ways with which we use raw materials, energy, and natural resources;

Communities:

• Respect the culture, customs, interests, and rights of the community within which we work;

People:

• We act with integrity at all times;
• We will respect each other;
• Any form of workplace discrimination, bullying, harassment, or physical assault will not be tolerated;
• All employees and contractors will be treated fairly and without bias;
• The privacy of all our employees and contractors will be respected;
• The identification and communication of training and development needs.

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