Engineering Lead

Indsafri; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Indsafri is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to envision, guide, and develop end-to-end technical solutions across multiple technologies. You will mentor engineers, align plans with product strategy, and drive innovation while maintaining a holistic view of people, systems, and data.

Responsibilities include governance navigation, stakeholder collaboration, and designing scalable solutions with a long-term perspective.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Expertise in IT Architecture and Systems Analysis.
• Proven ability in decision making, collaboration, innovation, influencing, managing work, continuous learning, and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex problems and formulate achievable, operational solutions.
• Navigate solutions through governance forums and secure acceptance from domain and technology specialists.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and buy-in.
• Decompose solutions, sequence work, and identify resourcing needs.
• Develop detailed designs and contribute to functional/non-functional requirements.
• Provide guidance to software designers on lower-level designs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical delivery issues.
• Adopt a product mindset for long-term sustainability and growth.

Skills

IT Architecture

Systems Analysis & Design

Decision Making

Collaboration

Innovation

Influencing

Coaching

Education

BSc (Computer Science) or BCom (Information Systems)

Professional Qualification Level 6

TOGAF/ITIL equivalent

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Engineering Lead to envision, lead, and develop integrated, end-to-end technical solutions across multiple technologies. This role requires inspirational technical leadership and long-term strategic thinking to guide engineering practitioners, ensure product and program alignment, and drive innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze complex problems and formulate achievable, operational solutions aligned with organizational boundaries, architectures, and constraints, while also pushing for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Navigate proposed solutions through relevant governance forums, securing acceptance from domain and technology specialists.
• Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders, fostering communication and obtaining buy-in.
• Decompose solutions, assist with work sequencing and scheduling, and identify resourcing needs.
• Develop detailed designs and contribute to functional and non-functional requirements.
• Provide guidance and support to software designers on lower-level designs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical delivery issues.
• Design with a holistic, robust, and sustainable mindset, applying a product management perspective with long-term thinking.
• Mentor and coach software engineering practitioners, fostering their growth.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the technical landscape and its interdependencies.
• Identify and manage technical constraints and risks, making necessary trade-offs.
• Influence and negotiate with key stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Craft end-to-end solutions considering people, technology, systems, and data.
• Future-proof solutions within organizational constraints, ensuring long-term sustainability of technical assets.
• Contribute to the growth of the engineering lead practice through active participation in the engineering lead chapter.
• Drive organizational alignment across areas of accountability.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and upskilling to others within areas of expertise.
• Support the achievement of business strategy, objectives, and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in the field of expertise.
• Ensure personal growth and effectiveness in role responsibilities.
• Contribute to the Bank's culture-building initiatives and corporate responsibility programs.
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems through agile thinking.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in similar engineering leadership roles.
• Proven expertise in IT Architecture, IT Concepts, and Systems Analysis and Design.
• Demonstrated ability in Decision Making, Collaboration, Innovation, Influencing, Managing Work, Continuous Learning, and Coaching.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSc (Computer Science) or BCom (Information Systems).
• Professional Qualification Level 6 (or equivalent under current naming conventions).
• TOGAF Certification, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), or equivalent.