Development Manager

WE ARE HIRING: Development Manager

Location: Colombo

Experience: 7-10 years in a development leadership role

Package: Negotiable based on experience and skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Take technical responsibility for the overall design and implementation of the applications.
• Provide accurate estimates on development tasks and proactively communicate potential delays.
• Develop and uphold a common set of programming conventions, practices and methodologies.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure integrations and solutions meet business requirements.
• Manage the development processes to ensure compliance with industry best practices and the ISO27001 framework.
• Work using a consistent agile development methodology ensuring the use of documented user stories, backlog reviews and progress tracking.
• Lead larger projects in solution design activities and development technologies; provide the big-picture view.
• Provide value-add in high severity incident reviews and drive support activities towards root cause analysis and preventative actions.
• Drive down operational support costs via continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage the team to ensure delivery commitments are provided and met.
• Set challenging goals for direct reports to support company vision.
• Mentor junior staff and provide input into career planning for all team members.
• Develop and promote a positive and collaborative way of working throughout the business unit.
• Communicate frequently, honestly and positively with all employees.
• Maintain a team work plan which is reviewed regularly with manager, peers and project managers.
• Implement and maintain robust design, development and implementation processes.
• Demonstrate code review best practices and ensure all software, systems and processes are adequately documented.
• Ensure team safety by enforcing training, policy compliance, equipment handling, and providing adequate supervision.

Requirements:

• Minimum 7 years of commercial experience in a development-related role in IT.
• Experience managing large development teams and complex projects.
• Proven ability in designing and developing layered applications and scalable APIs.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent written communication.
• Confidence in making critical decisions on technical implementations.
• Strong understanding of business requirements and ability to translate them into technical solutions.
• Experience conceptualizing integrated systems involving people, processes, and technology.
• Proficiency with GIT-based source control systems and CI pipelines.
• Ability to guide team members through complex development challenges.
• Experience creating user stories and managing project backlogs.
• Clear and effective communication across all organizational levels.
• Hands-on experience with React.js, HTML, CSS, and responsive design.
• Proficiency in Java with Spring Framework (MVC and Spring Boot) and PHP Laravel MVC Framework.

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