LEAD ENGINEER - SANDTON - UP TO R1.3M PER ANNUM

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

Descrizione del lavoro

e-Merge IT Recruitment seeks an accomplished Lead Engineer to join a leading management consulting firm in Sandton. You will shape engineering practices, drive technical decisions and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions for financial services clients.

You will lead technical teams, collaborate with stakeholders, and travel to client sites as required, contributing to delivery excellence and engineering leadership across engagements.

Competenze

• 10+ years in technology consulting or related fields.
• Engineering degree; postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• Hands-on engineering background with production platforms.
• Credible with engineers, architects and client stakeholders.
• Strong cloud, CI/CD, IaC and data engineering delivery.
• Experience leading technical professionals.
• Willingness to travel regularly to client sites.
• Experience in a consulting or professional-services firm.
• Experience delivering data platform, cloud, AI or software projects.
• Experience with Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, AWS or Azure.

Conoscenze

Client leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Technical leadership

Formazione

Engineering degree

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 fields
• Degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business science or business management. A postgraduate qualification is advantageous
• A hands-on engineering background: previously a software, data, cloud or platform engineer, technical lead or architect, with production platforms designed, built or supported
• Credible with engineers, architects and client technical stakeholders on delivery, architecture, engineering practice and technology decisions
• Strong grasp of modern delivery practice: cloud platforms, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, software and data engineering, platform operations
• Proven delivery of client projects
• Experience leading technical professionals
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building
• Basic commercial awareness
• Solid understanding of data platform, cloud, analytics or AI delivery environments
• Professional-level certification in cloud, data platforms or project delivery
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to client sites
• Experience in a consulting or professional-services firm
• Experience delivering data platform, cloud, data engineering, AI or software engineering projects
• Experience with Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, Azure or modern data platforms
• Experience working with enterprise clients

Reference Number 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.