Re-Advertisement - Senior Manager: Applications
Listing reference: atns_000027
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 24 November 2020
Position summary
Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
Job category: IT and Telecommunications
Location: Bedfordview
Contract: Permanent
Introduction
Applications are invited for the position of Senior Manager: Applications (Grade 6) based at Bruma. The successful applicants will be reporting to the Chief Information Officer.
Job description
Major Activities
- Participate actively in the IT Senior Management Team and collaborate effectively with technology peers
- and colleagues across the organisation.
- Ensure alignment of the application portfolio to the organisational strategy.
- Lead application rationalization informed by business value analysis of the application inventory.
- Transform the application landscape – modern architecture, scalable, enabling business efficiency and growth.
- Provide strategic leadership and operational management of IT Applications to ensure appropriate
- solution delivery to ATNS divisions.
- Keep abreast of technology trends, local and global regulatory requirements, and evolving best practices in solution delivery and application management.
- Apply strategic judgement to inform build or buy decisions
- Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, configuration and support that integrate principles of lean thinking, continuous improvement and agility, e.g. TDD, CI
- Lead the development of ATNS digital platforms, supported by peers in infrastructure management, data and analytics, and information security, in line with the ATNS modernisation strategy
- Ensure that all IT Applications adhere to relevant standards including those set out by Architecture Forum, CAB and other technology governance structures
- Develop and maintain the Applications roadmap in line with agreed company priorities, initiatives and expected operational service levels.
- Lead the evolution of IT Applications from on-premise to Hybrid cloud, applying sound architecture principles and best practice to future-proof ATNS business capabilities.
- Hands-on technical leadership in the planning, design and implementation of new application solutions, co-ordinating own staff, suppliers, ATNS teams in order to meet identified requirements, budgets and timelines.
- Ensure routine standard operation procedures are documented, kept up to date and followed
- Provide support for use of cloud-based SaaS, PaaS and IaaS solutions, leveraging Enterprise agreements where possible to advance ATNS cloud strategy
- Be familiar with and where required ensure compliance with relevant regulation and compliance requirements including POPIA, GDPR, ECT, etc.
- Schedule and implement regular maintenance of the Applications estate to help maintain a reliable, stable
- IT environment
- Demonstrate ownership of applications at any stage of the application lifecycle.
- Manage solution delivery initiatives, build or buy, to ensure quality code and/or solutions are delivered efficiently.
- Review and update SDLC to improve solution quality and delivery timeframes
- Partner with all stakeholders to meet functional requirements and to comply with regulatory requirements in a dynamic business environment.
- Collaborate with technology peers in every phase of the value chain: project management, architecture, information security, quality assurance, business and technical specifications, third-party sourcing etc.
- Facilitate continuous improvement of the application development/sourcing processes.
- Establish appropriate metrics for performance measurement of the Applications Team.
- Maintain constructive and productive stakeholder relations across the business and with external related entities
- Develop a comprehensive plan to attract, train and retain staff with the requisite qualifications and expertise.
- Visible and active leadership to the organisations Applications landscape.
- Manage the allocation of duties and the performance of all staff in the team
- Determine capacity requirements (fixed and variable) to effectively deliver the required value and service.
- Manage outputs by third-party suppliers for optimum value.
- Ensure regular training of self and staff. Ensure that staff remain suitably trained to achieve the outcomes of their job descriptions in a dynamic technology environment.
- Create and maintain a harmonious and effective work environment to support a motivated, high performance culture.
Minimum requirements
Formal Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Information Systems or related field
Certifications: ITIL or COBIT, MCSE, at least one Microsoft Azure certificate
Minimum Experience
Minimum 10 years experience in Information Technology
Minimum 5 years experience in Software Development or Applications management
Minimum 5 years experience managing technical team(s)