Role Overview
The Engineering Manager is a mid-senior leader responsible for guiding engineering teams toward successful delivery of complex technical solutions for clients.
This role ensures project success by combining technical oversight strategic planning and people management.
The individual will be accountable for upholding both the client and Deloittes standards policies and contractual obligations whilst ensuring that team members deliver their best work.
Key Responsibilities
Client Delivery
- Oversee the delivery of engineering services ensuring alignment with client requirements priorities and project objectives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between Deloitte and client technical teams and product owners resolving both technical and delivery challenges.
- Support the preparation of client agreements ensuring clarity on engineering deliverables timeframes costs and quality acceptance criteria.
- Support governance meetings with client teams providing transparent reporting proactively identifying engineering delivery-related risks and managing end-to-end technical team matters.
- Manage engineering resource scheduling in line with contractual requirements ensuring accuracy and effective management.
- Proactively identifying and resolving engineering delivery challenges escalating issues according to the agreed escalation procedures.
- Ensure all Deloitte technical teams allocated to client engagements are technically assessed and meet client requirements.
- Manage engineering resources locally as well as offshore resourcing from the broader Deloitte global firms and 3rd party suppliers.
Team Management
- Lead mentor and grow high-performing engineering teams.
- Conduct performance reviews career development planning and succession management.
- Foster a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement.
Execution of Deloitte Engineering Strategy and Growth
- Drive continuous improvement in delivery processes quality assurance and team performance.
- Supporting with the growth of the Engineering division through technical and strategic input.
- Provide technical direction and guidance to the broader team as needed.
- Identify and pursue opportunities within the market for Deloitte to expand its engineering footprint.
- Monitor and address team capability gaps hampering divisional growth ensuring SME support or additional resources are accessed as needed.
Qualifications :
- Minimum 10 years experience in engineering or technology delivery roles with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
- Proven experience managing and growing scaled delivery teams or engineering departments.
- Extensive engineering software knowledge including but not limited to Java Spring Boot Python Angular Jira Confluence CI/CD tools (such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps) Docker Kubernetes and cloud platforms (Azure AWS GCP).
- Financial services (especially Banking) experience preferred.
- Deep understanding of Agile delivery models DevOps and modern quality engineering practices.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (required).
- Software engineering-related certifications and evidence of on-going skills development and learning.
Additional Information :
At Deloitte we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at workin every country in everything we do every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.
Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive. Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile depending on operational requirements.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time