Apps Development Lead Senior Manager

System architecture and integration

• Develop and execute enterprise architecture strategy to align systems with future digital infrastructure.

• Design interoperable solutions connecting existingplatformsandservices

• Lead migration from legacy systems to modern scalable platforms while ensuring data integrity security and accessibility.

Requirements Analysis & Solution Design

• Establish project standards and selectappropriate frameworks platforms and environments to ensureoptimalsolution design.

• Validate requirements for completeness feasibility and compliance ensuring alignment with institutionalobjectivesand security standards.

Application development

• Architect develop and deliver applications using contemporary frameworks and languages.

• Implement microservices APIs and event-driven integrations for core systems (Student HR Finance).

• Lead agile development practices across the team including sprint planning backlog grooming and daily stand-ups. Ensure effective collaboration continuous integration anddeliverypipelines (CI/CD) to accelerate development cycles andmaintainhigh-quality standards.

• Ensure robust testing strategies includingfunctional performance user acceptance testingand document architecture and code tofacilitatefuture upgrades and support.

Security and compliance

• Enforce secure development practices and compliance with PDPA policiesand collaborate with cybersecurity teams for vulnerability management and penetration testing.

• Implement secure coding guidelinesmaintainaudit-ready documentation andmonitorsecurity KPIs such as vulnerability closure rate and compliance adherence.

Project Management

• Manage outsourced application development projectsensuringvendor deliverables meet agreed timelines quality standards and security requirements.

• Coordinate with external vendors and internal stakeholders to align outsourced solutions with enterprise architecture and compliance standards.

• Oversee project planning risk management and acceptance testing for outsourced deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor orMaster of Engineeringin Computer science Communications Engineeringor related field.

• Preferred Certifications in AWS/Azure associatelevel or higherCertifiedscrum masterand having a Project Management Professional (PMP) wouldbeaplus.

• Minimum4 years in software engineering with at least 2 years leading teams or projects preferably in Agile environments.

• Hands-on experience in Agile development practices including sprint planning backlog grooming and CI/CD implementation.

• Proven ability to manage outsourced development projects ensuring vendor compliance with timelines quality and security standards.

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and experience in designing interoperable solutions.

• Expertise inAPI-driven integrations microservices and event-driven architectures for core systems.

• Proficiencyin modern frameworks and languages: React Core.

• Solid knowledge of REST APIs relational databases (SQL Server) and familiarity with data warehousing patterns.

• Experience with AWS or Azure (compute storage networking identity).

• Skilled in CI/CD pipelines automated testing containerization (Docker) and deployment strategies (blue-green rolling).

• Strong grasp of secure coding practices vulnerability management and compliance with PDPA.

• Familiarity with OWASP standards identity and access management (SSO)secretsmanagement and encryption techniques.

• Advanced knowledge of message queues/events (e.g. AWS SQS/SNS Azure Service Bus) ETL/ELT processes and webhook patterns for asynchronous and scalable integrations.

• Overseemodernizationof >10 legacy systems and ensure integration with enterprise architecture.

• Manage in-house developers and coordinate with multiple external vendors for outsourced projects.

Desirable Characteristics

• Excellent communication skills to translate complex technical concepts into clear actionable plans for stakeholders.

• Collaborative mindset for working effectively with internal teams external vendors and cross-border stakeholders

• Adaptable and proactive in addressing challenges related to legacy systems andintegrationconstraints.

• High attention to detail and commitment to quality security and compliance standards.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluatemodernizationstrategies and integration approaches

• Results-oriented with a focus on delivering projects on time and meeting performance and security benchmarks