Manager, Software Development - RQS

Manager, Software Development - RQS - Hybrid, Glasgow, UK

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About the job

The Risk and Fraud R&D team is looking for a Software Development Manager to be responsible for the design and implementation of strategy set forth by the product management team. There are opportunities available for those with expertise and focus on the SAS Stress Testing product.

You will be primarily focused on hands-on development and technical execution of deliverables, with limited emphasis on managerial or administrative duties.

As a Manager, Software Development, you will:

• Organize, develop, prioritize, and assign resources to deliver high quality, testable and scalable software solutions within established timelines, while adhering to R&D best practices and processes.
• Lead development project designs and enforce technical standards to ensure solutions are executed correctly across various supported environments (i.e. browsers, devices, operating systems).
• Lead test management activities - resource management, monitor and control, manage risks and issues, manage quality and continue investment in test automation frameworks.
• Proactively lead and solicit the involvement of other project stakeholders (e.g. managers, developers, user interface and visual designers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
• Manage and lead project scoping and scheduling; tracks progress of individual tasks and alerts executive management and stakeholders of concerns meeting schedules, while following established R&D standards.
• Maintain accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers.
• Ensure the veracity of design and technical documentation to satisfy both internal and external consumers.
• Contribute to product or project direction through collaboration with Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customers, and others within SAS.
• Provide technical leadership as appropriate for projects and to the team through mentoring, training and managing the activities of the team.
• Manage all aspects of the department including teamwork, performance management, feedback, professional growth through collaboration with SAS human resources, SAS education and executive leadership.
• Responsible for tactical management of a functional area, feature, product, or multiple products or solutions.
• Work with senior management to develop, prioritize, and assign project objectives and responsibilities to individual resources.
• Mentor, train and manage the daily activities of the team.
• Collaborate with product marketing, management, and others to refine product/project direction.
• Engages with upper management in major decisions and complex issues.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5-8 years of experience in Information Technology in the Banking or Insurance Sector. 8+ years of programming or testing experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, MIS, Math, Physics, Statistics, Engineering, or related
• Experience with IT technologies to support Finance and Risk development processes is valued.
• Experience in leading projects to deliver high quality, scalable, performant and secure code.
• Experience in CI/CD and DevOps using GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile practices.
• Experience in multiple development languages (SAS, Python, Go, JavaScript, React)
• Experience of container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Certificates in Risk Management and Accounting Standards are also valued.

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills

• Inspiring Others - Motivating individuals toward higher levels of performance that are aligned with the organization’s vision and values.
• Global Perspective - Demonstrating awareness of and sensitivity to the international market, cultural, technological, political, and legal factors that impact individual and work group priorities and results; leveraging own understanding of the organization’s global strategy, global business trends, and regional differences to enhance individual and work group results.
• Delegation and Empowerment - Identifying and leveraging opportunities to accelerate results and build capability by assigning tasks and decision-making responsibilities to individuals or teams with clear boundaries, expectations, support, and follow-up.

• Strong knowledge in related programming languages, operating systems, development tools, procedures, and methodologies applicable to current projects

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to lead, manage and communicate goals to employees

• Ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems

• Strong decision-making ability

• Ability to lead projects and adapt to changing priorities and deadlines

• Strong working knowledge of SAS products and their applications

• Analytical and creative problem-solving skills

• Ability to understand and translate complex technical and business information to internal/external audiences

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