Analyst Developer Lead

Role Purpose:
The Analyst Developer Lead is responsible for supervising and executing day-to-day application development, lifecycle maintenance, and post-launch support across all corporate environments. This role drives business productivity by modelling, planning, and integrating core application processes while serving as the primary technical and functional anchor for the IT team. Additionally, the Lead ensures that all application development projects and support workflows remain strictly aligned with the broader IT strategy and overarching business objectives.

Key Accountabilities
Supervise, mentor, and guide the daily activities of Business Analysts, Developers, and QA Engineers. Direct team operations by advising personnel on programming methodologies, best practices, software installations, upgrades, and troubleshooting to oversee prompt technical resolutions.
Monitor Oracle EBS performance and provide advanced, first-line application support to ensure system stability, high availability, and operational efficiency across all corporate application environments.
Ensure the availability, reliability, and efficiency of production environments from both the Operating System (OS) and Database (DB) perspectives, closely coordinating all related activities between developers and the DBA.
Respond to, evaluate, prioritize, and resolve user technical requests and operational problems related to ERP, SFA, and integrated application systems, while providing essential troubleshooting support for all custom system interfaces.
Act as a hands-on developer and designer for software development projects; develop applications using Oracle Forms Builder and design comprehensive reports utilizing Oracle Reports Builder and Crystal Reports.
Manage and maintain data interfaces between the ERP and external or internal sub-systems, ensuring rigorous data integrity, proper synchronization, and functional consistency across all core application modules.
Partner with Heads of Departments (HODs) and business process owners to analyze new process requests or business cycles, providing ERP-recommended best practices and ensuring business requirements are accurately addressed in custom objects.
Analyze and assess new or ongoing business requirements alongside the Head of IT & Digital Transformation prior to implementing structural system changes, custom software developments, configurations, or setup amendments.
Regularly review system outputs and reports to implement performance enhancements, drive opportunities for automation, or safely deprecate obsolete custom code objects.
Review system upgrade paths and ERP bug-fix documentation, managing the subsequent updates to internal business processes, documentation, and user training regimens as necessary.
Conduct weekly team meetings to schedule, prioritize, monitor, and assess tasks following the master project plan to ensure timely execution.
Participate in corporate company meetings with HODs and process owners whenever required, delivering detailed Minutes of Meetings (MOM) alongside structured technical action plans.
Assure thorough system documentation of all new processes, handouts, functional configurations, and system setups to secure seamless knowledge transfer and continuity within the team.
Design, develop, and deliver post-launch training sessions and module presentations to business users while providing structured, on-the-job training and guidance to new technical staff under supervision.
Ensure absolute compliance with company IT policies, data security standards, and audit requirements across all application development and user support activities.
Execute any alternative technical or operational tasks as directed by the direct manager to support changing workload priorities within the scope of the ERP & SFA environments.
Skills and Knowledge
Extensive experience working within large-scale Oracle ERP environments, with a deep functional and technical understanding of Oracle EBS architectures.
Solid foundational knowledge of corporate Financial, Inventory, and Human Resources (HR) business workflows and principles.
Advanced expertise in Database Management Systems (DBMS), specifically Oracle DB, backed by excellent SQL and PL/SQL programming skills.
Demonstrated ability to take full ownership of projects, working independently with minimal supervision while managing shifting operational priorities.
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Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications:
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Proven experience supervising software development teams and managing technical deliverables.
Strong background in hands-on code design and software architecture.
Advanced critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, and diagnostic skills.
Experience:
Minimum 6 years of experience in software development, systems analysis, and ERP implementation or upgrade projects.