Lead Engineer

e-Merge IT Recruitment; Sandton; In loco; ZAR 1.170.000 - 1.430.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

e-Merge IT Recruitment seeks a Lead Engineer for a premier management consulting firm with a global footprint. You will lead engineering practices, steer technical decisions and ensure delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions for major financial institutions.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership, will involve travel to client sites, and requires strong stakeholder management and cloud/data platform experience.

Competenze

• 10+ years in technology consulting, software delivery, cloud, data engineering, AI or related fields.
• A hands-on engineering background: software, data, cloud or platform engineer, tech lead or architect.
• Strong grasp of modern delivery practice: cloud, CI/CD, IaC, platform operations.
• Experience leading technical professionals and managing stakeholders for client delivery.

Mansioni

• Lead engineering practice and shape technical decisions across engagements.
• Drive delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions for financial services clients.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and clients to align on architecture and delivery.
• Mentor and manage engineering teams and enable effective stakeholder communication.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Architect / technical lead

Stakeholder management

Travel to client sites

Software engineering

Formazione

Engineering degree

Computer Science

Postgraduate qualification advantageous

Strumenti

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

AWS

Azure

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading, internationally recognised management consulting firm specialising in banking and insurance is looking for an accomplished Lead Engineer. With an international footprint, a strong reputation within the financial services industry and four consecutive years of Top Employer recognition, you will be joining an environment that values exceptional talent, continuous development and a culture of engineering excellence

This is an opportunity to step into a crucial leadership position within a business that partners with leading financial institutions. You will play an influential role in shaping engineering practices, driving technical decisions and ensuring the delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions

Ready to lead beyond the code? Bring your technical expertise, strategic thinking and leadership to an environment where your decisions matter, your ideas carry influence and your contribution makes a lasting impact-

Requirements:

10+ years in technology consulting, software delivery, cloud, data engineering, AI or related fieldsDegree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business science or business management. A postgraduate qualification is advantageousA hands-on engineering background: previously a software, data, cloud or platform engineer, technical lead or architect, with production platforms designed, built or supportedCredible with engineers, architects and client technical stakeholders on delivery, architecture, engineering practice and technology decisionsStrong grasp of modern delivery practice: cloud platforms, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, software and data engineering, platform operationsProven delivery of client projectsExperience leading technical professionalsStrong stakeholder management, communication and relationship-buildingBasic commercial awarenessSolid understanding of data platform, cloud, analytics or AI delivery environmentsProfessional-level certification in cloud, data platforms or project deliveryWillingness and ability to travel regularly to client sitesExperience in a consulting or professional-services firmExperience delivering data platform, cloud, data engineering, AI or software engineering projectsExperience with Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, Azure or modern data platformsExperience working with enterprise clients

Reference number for this position is MAT61586 which is a permanent position based in Sandton offering a cost to company salary of up to R1.3m negotiable on experience and ability.