Development & Source Code Manager

About the role

The Development & Source Code Manager will lead the external development vendor that builds and maintains Orange Money’s fintech platforms. You will act as the central liaison between business units, compliance, operations and the vendor to ensure high‑quality, secure code is delivered on schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Manage vendor development activities, delivery plans and priorities aligned with Orange Money’s roadmap.
• Coordinate requirements gathering across business, product, operations, compliance, finance and customer care.
• Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications, manage scope and timelines.
• Establish and enforce a complete SDLC with gates for analysis, design, development, testing, UAT and release.
• Oversee source‑code ownership, repository governance, branching strategy, access controls and escrow arrangements.
• Enforce secure‑coding standards, conduct code reviews and manage SAST/DAST testing with the Security Manager.
• Coordinate releases and deployments with the Technical Manager and cloud provider, ensuring rollback plans.
• Supervise testing (SIT, UAT, regression, performance) and defect management to meet functional, security and quality criteria.
• Set development objectives, define performance indicators and report on delivery outcomes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Software Engineering (Master’s a plus).
• 7‑10 years of software development experience, with at least 3 years managing development teams or outsourced vendors.
• Strong background in Microsoft development stacks, especially ASP.NET Core and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Proven experience with modern source‑control platforms such as Git and Azure DevOps.
• Hands‑on experience governing SDLC, release management and source‑code handover in vendor‑based models.
• Fintech, digital payments, banking or regulated financial services experience is a strong plus.
• Relevant certifications required (e.g., PMP, Scrum/Agile, ISTQB, Microsoft/Azure DevOps).

Required skills

• ASP.NET Core
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Git
• Azure DevOps
• Secure coding practices
• SAST / DAST testing
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) governance
• Release management
• Source‑code management and versioning