Chief Technology Officer

Goldman Tech Resourcing; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company is seeking a visionary CTO to lead the technology strategy and innovation for a fast-growing payments company in Johannesburg. The ideal candidate will drive technical excellence, manage a talented team, and shape the future of digital financial services. Required qualifications include over 8 years of experience and expertise in microservices and cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles.
• Proven success in designing and scaling high-availability, high-volume systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Cybersecurity knowledge including encryption and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology strategy and innovation for a fast-growing payments company.
• Drive technical excellence and deliver cutting-edge solutions.
• Manage a talented engineering team.

Skills

Leadership

Software engineering

Microservices

Cloud-native architectures

DevOps

Agile frameworks

Security best practices

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Job description

Are you a strategic technology leader with a passion for innovation, fintech, and building scalable, world-class systems?
We’re looking for a visionary CTO to lead technology strategy and innovation for a fast-growing payments company transforming the digital financial landscape. This is an incredible opportunity to shape the future of payments, drive technical excellence, and lead a talented engineering team in delivering cutting-edge solutions.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles.
• Proven success in designing and scaling high-availability, high-volume systems.
• Strong experience with microservices, cloud-native architectures, and API-driven platforms.
• Deep understanding of modern development practices, DevOps, and Agile frameworks.
• Solid knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks in financial services.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Cybersecurity knowledge: This includes encryption, intrusion detection, vulnerability management, and incident response.

Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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About Goldman Tech Resourcing

Goldman Tech Resourcing, TA Stand‑Out Staffing, is one of South Africa’s most agile recruitment companies that focus on placing professionals and skilled people in contract and permanent employment.

Our mission is to be the most respected Recruitment Company within the IT, Finance and Mining Sectors by:

• Providing our clients with any number of quality candidates with the right technical skills and experience for a particular position.
• Providing the candidates we choose to work with a number of attractive career opportunities in a short space of time.
• Focusing on niche segments of market and knowing these segments intimately.