Release Engineering ManagerTakealot.com

• Build and retain a high caliber engineering team
• Build relationships through regular one on one conversations
• Remove roadblocks and interruptions to help the team perform
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, and manage expectations
• Support and develop the careers of members of the team
• Support and give direction to innovation in the team
• Build a robust Build and Deployment across various Tech stack used in Engineering.
• Present practical input for strategic technology decisions
• Stay up to date with industry trends, and standards
• Lead the Agile processes within the team
• Manage the roadmap for the Release Engineering team, playing a key role in prioritization and planning.
• Implement monitoring and observability across build and deployment solutions and production services to provide seamless service to Engineering.
• Facilitate discussions in the team on different requirements and innovative solutions.
• Resolve conflict in the team when necessary
• Promote the achievements of the team
• Track and ensure team productivity is healthy using a metrics based approach.
• Track and ensure operational excellence in the team using a metrics-based approach
• Interview candidates for technical and organizational fit
• Drive innovation, vision and strategy
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and costs

The skills we need:

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
• Good understanding of SOLID principles.
• Proven knowledge and experience of modern CI/CD solutions like Jenkins, Github Actions, Flux CD etc.
• Good planning and team management skills in modern Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people
• Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
• Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree/Advanced Diploma in Computer Science or Information Systems with 3 years experience of Software Development experience is required and at least 3 years of experience leading a team of engineers in the capacity of technical lead, project lead or similar.
• In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Computer Science, Information Systems), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of Software Development experience and at least 3 years of experience leading a team of engineers in the capacity of technical lead, project lead or similar.
• Proven track record of leading and managing teams on complex software projects
• Experience with a broad range of related disciplines such as Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Build Systems, Release Automation, Site Reliability, Provisioning, Configuration Management, and Managed Systems.
• Experience with Open Source Operating Systems and technologies
• Experience with Web Architectures (e.g. SOA, REST)
• Excellent understanding of theoretical Software Engineering fundamentals, including but not limited to distributed systems, highly scalable systems, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and programming paradigms is advantageous
• Experience with e-commerce-based applications is advantageous
• Experience with Python, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, and Linux is advantageous