Engineering Lead

SUMMARY:
Job Purpose:

• To envision, lead and develop fit-for-purpose, integrated end-to-end technical solutions across multiple technologies for the organisation, through inspirational technical leadership and visionary long-term thinking

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:

• Craft end-to-end solution designs taking into consideration: people, technology, systems, and data – driving for improved efficiency, automation, and client focus
• Understand and align solution delivery with the overall organization’s business strategy
• Analyse problems and formulate end-to-end solutions based on the organization’s software architectures
• Deliver technical leadership into the organization ensuring the correct approaches are followed
• Evangelise the adoption of modern and sustainable designs to continuously improve the IT landscape, building out a future-focused portfolio
• Ensure designs are fit for purpose, balancing future focus against investment available and time to value
• Take proposed solutions through relevant governance forums and obtain acceptance for solutions from relevant stakeholders
• Flesh out designs and contribute to functional and non-functional requirements
• Support Engineering teams in resolving complex or high-impact incidents
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver the solutions, participating in infrastructure designs, lower-level designs, code reviews, and troubleshooting
• Contribute to the engineering-lead community through research, talks, and active engagement

• Experience in designing end-to-end software systems including security, integration, and infrastructure design details
• A proven track record in decision-making and project/product delivery accountability
• Strong technical acumen and software application architecture knowledge
• Software development experience and current skills in this regard
• Experience troubleshooting in complex software solution environments
• Broad software development lifecycle experience including DevOps, agile, and testing methodologies
• Experience in technical design modeling and methods
• Strong financial background either fintech banking start-up or financial e-commerce
  

• Bachelor's Degree or diploma in either Information Systems, Informatics Computer Science, or Engineering (or equivalent work experience)

• 4 years or more in similar roles
• 10 years or more in the IT industry