Software and Applications Manager
HORIZON GLOBAL SERVICES PTE. LTD.
a day ago
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Human ResourcesKey Responsibilities
Technical Competencies
Professional Attributes
Qualifications
Experience Requirements
- Develop, manage, and execute the enterprise applications roadmap, ensuring alignment with business strategy and technology architecture.
- Oversee application development, customization, integration, testing, deployment, change management, and post-implementation support activities.
- Evaluate new technologies, platforms, and tools to improve operational efficiency, user experience, security, and scalability.
- Ensure application performance, availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery preparedness aligned to service-level objectives.
- Lead incident management, problem resolution, and root cause analysis for complex application-related issues.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to define functional requirements, solution specifications, and technical feasibility assessments.
- Manage vendor relationships, procurement cycles, licensing, support contracts, and application outsourcing operations where applicable.
- Enforce governance standards including SDLC, system documentation, testing protocols, release management, and cybersecurity controls.
- Drive automation, DevOps adoption, CI/CD maturity, and modernization initiatives (e.g., cloud migrations, microservices, containerization).
- Develop and maintain policies for application lifecycle management, system upgrades, patching, versioning, and compliance.
- Prepare and present management reports, technology evaluations, business cases, and budget proposals.
- Mentor application engineering teams and foster a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Technical Competencies
- Comprehensive understanding of enterprise application architecture, integration patterns (API, ESB, ETL), and systems interoperability.
- Strong exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid hosting environments.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL data platforms, performance optimization, and data governance considerations.
- Proficiency with software development methodologies, SDLC, Agile frameworks, DevOps principles, and CI/CD toolchains.
- Familiarity with enterprise cybersecurity controls, IAM, data protection, regulatory compliance requirements, and audit processes.
- Experience with application monitoring, observability, and APM solutions (e.g., Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Prometheus, ELK).
- Knowledge of enterprise software ecosystems such as ERP, CRM, HRIS, SaaS platforms, or vertical-specific applications is advantageous.
Professional Attributes
- Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder management, vendor management, and cross-functional leadership.
- Effective communication skills suitable for both technical and executive audience engagement.
- High level of accountability, operational discipline, and risk awareness.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities and timelines.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.
- Master's Degree or equivalent professional certifications (e.g., PMP, ITIL, TOGAF, AWS/Azure certification) would be advantageous.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience across software engineering, enterprise applications, or system management functions.
- Proven track record managing mission-critical or large-scale application portfolios is highly desirable.
- Experience leading teams, vendors, or cross-functional delivery squads preferred.
JOB SUMMARY
Software and Applications Manager
HORIZON GLOBAL SERVICES PTE. LTD.
Singapore
a day ago
N/A
Contract / Freelance / Self-employed
Software and Applications Manager