The Director Product Development leads the software engineering, product design, and quality assurance functions for digital platforms, ensuring high-quality, standards-aligned application delivery in support of e-government implementation mandate.
Qualification: Minimum sixteen (16) years of education with a Bachelor's degree or a Master’s degree will be preferred.
Experience: Minimum 10-12 years of experience in software engineering and product delivery, with at least 3-4 years in a senior role. Experience in managing multidisciplinary software development teams, software development life cycle (SDLC), product quality, user experience, and enterprise-scale application delivery will be preferred.
Core Competencies: Engineering Leadership; Technical Judgement; Communication; Team Leadership. Role-Specific Competencies: Software Engineering; Product Design/UX; QA & Testing; DevOps; Release Management.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Lead software engineering and product development for managed digital platforms and applications.
• Provide functional leadership to the Software Engineering and Product Design & Quality Assurance teams, ensuring effective planning, coordination, and delivery of engineering activities.
• Oversee software development, product design, user experience, and quality assurance activities to ensure delivery of reliable, scalable, and user-centric digital solution.
• Ensure engineering practices follow DevOps, secure-by-design (per CISO requirements), and standards.
• Oversee product release planning, development schedules, engineering quality, and deployment readiness throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Supervise and develop the team responsible for Software Engineering and Product Design & Quality Assurance, fostering technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with operations and infrastructure teams for smooth deployment.
• Prepare engineering performance reports, product delivery updates, and recommendations for submission to the Director General.
• Build engineering team capability and technical standards.
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