Software Development Manager at Capitec Bank

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Manager: Cash Devices to lead the teams responsible for our cash-device technology platforms, terminal applications, integrations and operational delivery capability. This is a strategic technical leadership role for someone with strong ATM and transaction-processing expertise who can provide technology direction, manage key vendor and platform relationships, ensure the stability, availability and security of critical banking systems, and develop high-performing teams. The successful candidate will drive delivery excellence, operational resilience, continuous improvement and people development across a critical customer channel.


What you'll do


Lead multiple ATM technology delivery teams responsible for ATM applications and services.
Drive solution design, architecture governance, engineering standards and delivery quality.
Ensure system availability, performance, resilience and security across a critical banking channel.
Oversee software development, enhancements, maintenance and production support.
Lead major incident management, root cause analysis and recovery activities.
Build and develop high-performing technical delivery teams through coaching and mentoring.
Manage vendor relationships, technical roadmaps and delivery outcomes.
Partner with product, technology and business stakeholders to deliver strategic objectives.
Partner with the Product Head to translate the strategic product roadmap into executable delivery plans, release forecasts, milestones and team-level execution priorities across the cash-devices technology portfolio.
Lead agile planning practices with the team, translating prioritised business features into delivery-ready team epics and, through iterative refinement, clear user stories, while managing dependencies, capacity, sprint and release planning, and delivery tracking.
Drive engineering best practices including secure coding, code reviews, CI/CD and production readiness


What we're looking for:


8+ years of direct ATM domain experience.
Proven experience within ATM delivery, support and operational environments.
Strong technical delivery leadership experience within a banking or financial services environment.
Proven ability to build high-performing technical delivery teams through coaching, mentoring, capability development, succession planning and career growth initiatives.
Experience leading technical teams in an agile delivery environment, including translating strategic roadmaps into delivery plans, decomposing prioritised features into team epics and user stories, forecasting delivery, managing dependencies and tracking execution.
Experience managing critical production systems and high-availability platforms.
Production resilience & Security (ie. Incident Management, Root cause analysis, problem management, disaster recovery, performance analysis and optimisation, production monitoring, ATM security Principles, Encryption concepts, PCI DSS and PCI Pin standards)


Technology Engineering & Integration


Proficiency in programming and scripting languages appropriate to the technology environment
API Integrations
Enterprise Integration Patterns
Architecture Governance
Secure Coding Practices
CI/CD Principles
Technical Design Reviews and Code Reviews


Critical technical expertise:


ATM Technologies
ATM transaction lifecycle
ATM application architecture
Device integrations
ATM deployment and estate management
Production support and device availability
Experience with established ATM manufacturer platforms; NCR SelfServ and Diebold Nixdorf are preferred, while experience with GRG, Hyosung or other enterprise ATM estates will also be considered.


Terminal Applications & Device Platforms:


NCR AANDC / NDC / NDCe
Diebold Agilis / VCP
Self-service banking platforms
ATM, cash recycler, cash deposit and assisted-service solutions
Other vendor terminal application platforms


Postilion (Essential):

Experience with:


Postilion ATM Switching
Terminal Drivers
ATM Application Integration
ISO8583 Messaging
Routing and Transaction Flows
Transaction Debugging
Postilion Configuration
Experience with Postilion ATM App and/or Postilion SDK Development will be highly advantageous.


Delivery & Planning Leadership


Translation of the Product Head's strategic roadmap into executable delivery plans, milestones, release forecasts and team-level priorities
Practical application of agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban and scaled agile practices where appropriate
Release planning, forecasting and delivery tracking
Working from the Product Head's prioritised backlog and partnering with the team to decompose business features into delivery-ready team epics and progressively refined user stories
Dependency, risk and issue management
Capacity and resource planning
Vendor and cross-functional delivery coordination
Stakeholder management and executive reporting


Advantageous experience:


NCR NDCe development and Builder experience
Multi-vendor ATM environments (NCR, Diebold, GRG, Hyosung)
Digital and omnichannel banking platforms
API and event-driven architecture
Kafka and event streaming
Cash recycler and deposit automation solutions
Azure, Kubernetes, DevSecOps and modern cloud engineering practices


Qualifications (Minimum)


Bachelor's Degree in Commerce or Information Technology - Computer Science


Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)


Honours Degree in Commerce or Information Technology - Computer Science


What's in it for you?


Lead technology that supports one of the bank's most important customer channels.
Influence strategic technology decisions and long-term platform direction.
Work with complex, large-scale, business-critical systems.
Lead highly skilled technical delivery teams and strengthen capability across the cash-devices environment.
Drive modernisation initiatives across ATM, digital and engineering platforms.
Gain exposure to leading ATM technologies, switching platforms and vendor ecosystems.
Join a culture that values innovation, ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.


Conditions of Employment


Clear criminal and credit record