Deputy IT Lead
Full time
at PST
in
South Africa
Posted on December 30, 2024
Job details
Deputy IT Lead for Development
We are seeking a seasoned professional to lead our development team as Deputy IT Lead. This pivotal role will provide leadership support and serve as a substitute for the Head of IT when necessary.Key Responsibilities:
- Provide inspirational leadership to the IT department, ensuring seamless continuity and decisive action in the Head of IT's absence.
- Unite IT operations, administration, and stakeholders to resolve challenges and drive progress, fostering open communication and collaboration.
- Champion project excellence, allocating team resources, monitoring performance, and sharing successes with the Head of IT to propel our IT vision forward.
Pioneering Generative Technology Transformation:
- Spearhead the revolution from traditional development to cutting-edge, LLM-driven innovation, unleashing automated efficiency in testing, documentation, and workflows.
- Explore and implement AI-powered solutions to elevate software development, quality control, and team productivity, shaping the future of our IT landscape.
Empowering Process and Tool Optimization:
- Join forces with the Head of IT to automate processes, accelerate requirement implementation, and select game-changing tools, amplifying our IT impact.
- Cultivate a dynamic development environment where internal stakeholders are empowered to drive change, innovate fearlessly, and thrive in a culture of continuous improvement.
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering or Higher
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in the software industry
- At least 2 years experience as team lead
- Experience in remote work environment
- Strong interest and significant experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Working knowledge of transformer models, layers and impact of generative AI on software development process
- Understanding of both agile and waterfall methodologies
- Strong business acumen
- Experience in contributing to open-source projects, managing GitHub projects and submitting pull requests
- Strong communication skills
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