software development manager in Sydney CBD

In this position you will lead a team of Software Engineers who are engaged in a large scale effort to design, develop, implement, and support java based applications.

You will be responsible for the implementation of robust web applications. You will be expected to maintain awareness of internet trends, technologies and best practices.

The client is also looking for proven experience with various big data and BI technologies. Hadoop / AWS stack.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide strong technical leadership and lead a team of dynamic software developers to build and maintain customer facing applications.
• Contribute to technical architecture decisions and lead efforts to build and maintain a highly scalable software platform.
• Seek opportunities to continuously improve quality and development processes.
• Provide estimates and initial assessment for proposed development tasks.
• Track and report progress of the project against key milestones.
• Plan releases and schedule development.
• Balance resources with task assignments.
• Ensure on-time and high quality delivery of the project.
• Coordinate projects that span multiple teams.
• Assist direct reports with career growth and personal development.
• Keep stakeholders updated throughout the development cycle.

Qualifications:

• More than 10 years’ experience building commercial software.
• More than 4 years relevant experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience with Java/J2EE, Spring and Java-based Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Experience with Web development technologies, including HTML5, JavaScript , AngularJs and CSS3.
• Wider knowledge across Web and Development technologies, including but not limited to JQuery, XML, RESTful Services, JSON, JBoss, Maven, Docker, Veracode etc.
• Hadoop, AWS stack.
• Ability to maintain resource allocation, timely communications and meeting deadlines for high profile projects.
• Demonstrated success in working with team members, including senior architects, analysts, and project managers, to design and estimate system implementation timelines and costs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Please understand due to number of applications only suitable candidates with working rights will be contacted.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.