Chief Technology Officer

Cyberpro Consulting; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Cape Town is seeking a visionary Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead their technological transition into a modern, AI-first environment. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience with a strong background in cloud architecture and a proven track record in scaling e-commerce platforms. The role offers an opportunity to shape the company's strategic direction while ensuring high-performance engineering and innovation.

Benefits

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical experience with at least 5 in senior leadership.
• Proven track record of scaling high-traffic e-commerce or tech platforms.
• South African market knowledge preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the long-term technical strategy and system architecture.
• Mentor the Head of Development and establish development processes.
• Drive innovation across AI personalisation and big data platforms.

Skills

Architectural knowledge across modern cloud platforms

Hands-on coding ability in modern frameworks

Leadership and strategic insight

Understanding of multi-tenant e-commerce platforms

Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives

Education

BSc / MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Overview

CyberPro Consulting is a professional services company servicing the South African, European and Australian markets with a focus on Cloud Enablement, System Integration, Software Development, Web and Mobile Digital Solutions, Database, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics solutions.

Services

• AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Software and System development
• System integration, Data integration and migration
• Web and Mobile Digital solutions
• Business Intelligence, Big Data and Data Analytics
• Workflow and Robotics Process Automaton
• System Analysis and Business Analysis
• DevOps
• Automation Testing
• IT Project Management
• Finance, Risk & Compliance

Engineering

With over consultants, CyberPro has a 24-year track record with a customer base ranging from enterprise to midsize businesses and particular expertise in:

• Insurance
• Banking
• Wealth and Investments
• Retail
• Telecommunication

Job Description

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location : Cape Town HQ (in-office)

Reports to : CEO / Executive Team

About the Role

We’re at a pivotal moment. After years of strong growth, our business is ready to scale into its next chapter. We’re seeking a visionary Chief Technology Officer to assess our legacy systems, lead the transition to a modern, AI‑first architecture, and build the tools, structures, and teams that power innovation. This is a strategic, hands‑on leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology and business.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the long‑term technical strategy and system architecture.
• Rebuild or replatform legacy systems into scalable, modular, API‑first architectures.
• Lead front‑end, back‑end, and data platform direction using modern stacks and tools.
• Collaborate with directors and potentially serve as a technology advisor at board level.
• Mentor the Head of Development, establish development processes, engineering culture, and performance expectations.
• Drive innovation across AI personalisation, big data platforms, and customer experience.
• Make build vs buy vs partner decisions with commercial ROI in mind.

Who You Are

• A strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and commercial acumen.
• Comfortable operating across board‑level strategy and hands‑on technical leadership.
• Driven by innovation, optimisation, and measurable business impact.
• Adept at building and mentoring high‑performing, multidisciplinary teams.
• Excited by scale, complexity, and transformation in a fast‑moving e‑commerce environment.
• Think like a founder, code like a craftsman, and build like a systems engineer.
• Thrives under pressure, can switch from whiteboarding a 5‑year roadmap to debugging production issues, and loves driving innovation, speed, and reliability through technology.

What Success Looks Like

• Secure, scalable systems with 99.9% uptime.
• Rapid feature delivery and innovation.
• Real‑time insights across business units.
• Alignment between tech roadmap and business strategy.
• High‑performance engineering culture focused on speed, learning, and excellence.

Requirements

• Architectural knowledge across modern cloud platforms, microservices, containerisation, and event‑driven systems.
• Deep understanding of large‑scale e‑commerce platforms (multi‑tenant, multi‑country, high concurrency).
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives with product, marketing, finance, and operations.
• Hands‑on coding ability in modern frameworks.
• Business‑minded: cost‑to‑scale, margin impact, data ROI.
• Inspirational leader, respected by senior developers and teams.
• BSc / MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of technical experience, 5+ at senior leadership level.
• Proven track record scaling high‑traffic e‑commerce or tech platforms.
• South African market knowledge preferred but not essential.
• Core competencies across front‑end, back‑end, infrastructure, architecture, DevOps, data & reporting, BI tools, analytics, leadership & strategy, and platform innovation.

Benefits

Get the chance to be part of a dynamic fast growing company where no two days are the same – literally. My Client is South Africa’s original daily deals site. Started with a small handful of employees and no offices to three offices and over employees. You now get to make real impact in where the business is going and determine their strategic direction allowing them to scale up, expand and grow even further. You get to be part of a team where your idea is potentially our next best‑selling deal. Also, the staff discounts are great. Salary R R GROSS Per Month, no benefits.

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