Head of Software Development

2 weeks ago

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia GD Express Full time 120,000 - 240,000 per year

About the Role:

The Head of Software Development is responsible for leading and scaling the software development organization to deliver secure, reliable, and modern applications aligned with business goals. This role drives the migration of legacy systems to cloud-native architectures, embeds agile discipline, and promotes engineering excellence across teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Organization Design (Responsible & Accountable)

  • Lead and manage development team.
  • Define clear team structures, objectives, and performance expectations.
  • Build a high-performing, collaborative, and innovative engineering culture.
  • Ensure alignment of team capabilities with current and future business requirements.

Capability Building

  • Establish and implement a technical competency framework for Developers, Architects, and QA teams.
  • Provide mentorship, career development, and structured learning opportunities.
  • Identify and nurture potential successors for key technical and leadership roles.

Agile Delivery & Process Excellence (Responsible & Accountable; Consulted – PMO, Product)

  • Champion agile and scrum practices across all teams.
  • Oversee sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and velocity tracking.
  • Partner with Product Managers to ensure delivery cadence and stakeholder visibility.

Application Modernization & Cloud Transformation

  • Lead the strategic migration of legacy monolithic systems to modular, cloud-based applications.
  • Approve architecture blueprints, technology standards, and modernization roadmaps.
  • Ensure cloud adoption aligns with organizational security, scalability, and performance goals.

Software Engineering Standards

  • Establish and enforce coding standards, secure development practices, and CI/CD automation.
  • Drive continuous improvement in testing, deployment, and documentation practices.
  • Reduce technical debt and enhance maintainability across all systems.

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Alignment

  • Collaborate with business and product leaders to define technology priorities.
  • Translate business requirements into actionable development outcomes.
  • Communicate delivery status, risks, and dependencies to senior stakeholders.

Governance, Quality, and Risk Management

  • Monitor system quality, manage delivery risks, and ensure compliance with IT policies.
  • Implement structured review and approval mechanisms for all major releases.

Financial & Vendor Management

  • Manage software development budgets and resourcing.
  • Optimize cost-to-value ratio through effective resource allocation and contract management.

Qualifications and skills:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
  • At least 10 years of progressive software development experience, with at least 3 years in leadership.
  • Proven success in building and scaling software teams (Developers, Architects, QAs).
  • Hands-on experience in agile delivery environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in modernizing legacy systems to cloud or microservices architecture.
  • Technical fluency in enterprise stacks such as .NET Core, Java, React, and DevOps toolchains (CI/CD, APIs, Cloud Platforms).

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