Managing a team of programmers, the Manager of Development is a hands-on role for a detail oriented individual who can understand business requirements, has a strong sense of urgency, can motivate a team, and can review code and trouble shoot as required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage and motivate a team of programmers, providing them the necessary direction, guidance and tools for success.
- Manage the development of business critical applications to meet business objectives with consideration to re-usability, scalability, and ongoing application management.
- Review the work done by outside vendors and provide feedback on the quality.
- Staff the team appropriately and balance the workload to ensure that critical deadlines are met.
- Ensure all developments and system integrations adhere to best practices from a design, usability, architecture, monitoring, and security perspective and that relevant parties in infrastructure are engaged on the project.
- Review and approve all development work, ensuring it is adequately documented and properly passed over to the IT Operations Team for launch and ongoing application support.
- Stay abreast of trends and new technology which may advance or better support the business.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10+ years of hands-on programming experience, with at least 5 years in a management capacity.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Platform and Technologies including Web Servers, Application Servers and Database.
- Strong knowledge of TFS a must.
- Strong knowledge and experience with Agile methodology.
- Experience with working on multiple concurrent development on a fast pace environment.
- Experience in design, development, testing, and support.
- Degree in a related discipline would be an asset (e.g., B.Eng. B.Sc., etc.)
- ITIL, Togaf or Six Sigma certification desirable.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
- Advanced and creative problem solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
We thank all that apply however only those who meet the qualifications and are local candidate will be contacted.