Cloud Engineering Team Lead – FinTech (AWS, ISO)

Electrum Software; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Generous leave

Cape Town office perks

Job summary

Electrum is a next-generation payment software technology company.

Since 2012, we’ve delivered trusted, enterprise-grade, cloud-native software to optimise financial transaction processing for millions of users in South Africa.

As the Software Engineering Team Lead, you’ll guide a cloud engineering team, drive AWS-based infrastructure, ensure ISO-compliant security, and enable on-time delivery with a strong focus on cost efficiency and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field.
• 2–3+ years of technical team leadership or management experience.
• 3–5 years hands-on software development and cloud operations experience.
• Fintech or payments domain knowledge is highly advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Linux, networking, IaC, and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a cloud engineering team to deliver resilient cloud infrastructure.
• Drive design and implementation of AWS-based services and networking.
• Apply Agile/Scrum to manage capacity and releases.
• Partner with stakeholders to plan releases and optimise cloud systems.
• Ensure ISO-compliant security, encryption, access management, and vulnerability assessments.
• Collaborate with Finance to improve cloud cost visibility and optimization.

Skills

Team leadership

Cloud architecture

AWS

Linux administration

Infrastructure as Code

Agile/Scrum

Cloud security controls

Cost optimization

Networking

ISO compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / IT

Job description

Electrum is a next-generation payment software technology company.

Since 2012, we’ve delivered trusted, enterprise-grade, cloud-native software to optimise financial transaction processing for millions of users in South Africa.

As the Software Engineering Team Lead, you’ll guide a cloud engineering team, drive AWS-based infrastructure, ensure ISO-compliant security, and enable on-time delivery with a strong focus on cost efficiency and stakeholder collaboration.