Lead: Development & Customization at Old Mutual Kenya

Job Description

This role is responsible to manage and oversee the development and customisation capability of the core D365 development, configuration, technical analysis, D365 UI Enhancements, Staging & Warehouse Development, ETL Enhancements, Interface Development, Staging & mapping (Core) Development, Staging and Mapping (UI) Development and Testing

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the setup of the technical framework within the team and implement best practices needed for a technical function to strive.
• Accountable to manage and oversee the codebase, technical design, and development of modifications to the standard D365 F&O solution, unit testing and creating supporting documentation.
• Implement D365 according to best practices.
• Oversee the team to provide technical input in creating functional specifications.
• Oversee the team to create code to assist with interoperability between software platforms and move data between the platforms.
• Oversee the team to develop code to provide or consume data via API end points.
• Oversee the team to Implement bug fixes and other change requests as needed.
• Communicate with requestors to set expectations and notifications for completion and requests for additional information.
• Participate in and help develop and refine Agile processes.
• Oversee the team to manage software code through full development lifecycle.
• Oversee the team to create System architecture and finalizing logical architecture, components, and roles within the platform.
• Manage team to create detail Design & Data Modelling / Sequence Diagram / Data flow / Database ERD
• Manage and oversee team to design Cloud-Native software design on Azure and technical stack details and API design.
• Provide clarity on design principles - Scalability, Cost, Security, Fault Tolerance, Self-Recovery, High Availability, Efficiency, Manageability.
• Manage team reporting development with SSRS or Power BI.
• Manage team to Improve the look and feel and user interaction of apps
• Manage team to create overall concepts for the user experience within a business webpage or product, ensuring all interactions are intuitive.
• Manage and oversee team to analyze responses and website data to determine high traffic web pages and why some perform better than others.
• Manage and oversee team to design the aesthetics to be implemented within a website or product, from the layout menus and drop-down options to colors and fonts.
• Manage team to design and build software applications to function across multiple platforms
• Produce front-end code and visual comps to create a polished and highly functional user interface with a focus on usability and simplicity of design.
• Oversee team to collaborate with end users of software programs, including various professionals and office managers, to determine user needs and adapt programming accordingly,
• Ensure software operates across a range of programs and platforms, including Microsoft and Apple products and various mobile operating systems,
• Manage team to use graphic design software to create branding and logos and incorporate visual elements into programming with the goal of creating a streamlined design and a pleasant but visually simple user interface,
• Manage team to conduct thorough testing of user interfaces in multiple platforms to ensure all designs render correctly and systems function properly, incorporating feedback from actual potential users as well as members of the design team,
• Solve any design or usability issues that arise and anticipate potential future problems so they can be resolved before they impact users,
• Understand full stack of product and service offering.
• Data set up and migration and Master data setups and configuration.
• Manage team to Backup and restore databases and software.
• Manage and oversee team to install and implement packages releases.
• Manage and oversee team to provide technical/functional information as and when required for Requests for Proposals.
• Provide solution recommendations to architects as and when required.
• Ensure as is and to be processes are well understood when participating in workshops.
• Manage and oversee team to conduct on site hand holding after go-live to ensure adoption and understanding of solution and processes.
• Oversee Level 2 support.