Senior Backend Technical Lead – Agile, Cloud & Java

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a senior IT portfolio lead to shape, plan and drive delivery, providing expert engineering skills and directing system capabilities, priorities and resources to ensure solutions are developed to high standards.

You will mature engineering practices across multiple teams (5–12) and manage a software quality, change and release process within a DEVOPS framework, guiding a broad technical staff to deliver reliable, scalable platforms.

Qualifications

• Post graduate degree in IT; information systems or related field preferred.
• 10+ years translating requirements into technical specs and leading agile development teams.
• Minimum 5-7 years as a manager running a portfolio of 20+ technical experts.
• Proficient in Java (8+), Spring Boot, Docker, Maven, ActiveMQ, SQL, OpenAPI, and AWS CodeCommit.
• Fluency in Java/PHP/Python or related languages; understanding of operating systems may be required.
• Experience with Agile Development, IT Applications, DevOps, and software refactoring.

Responsibilities

• Shape, plan and lead portfolio delivery with expert engineering input.
• Mature Engineering Practices (Software; Quality; Change & Release; DEVOPS) across Portfolio delivery teams (5-12 teams).
• Lead and manage resources: software, quality engineers, and technical system teams (50-80 resources).

Skills

Java (8+)

Spring Boot

SQL

OpenAPI

Agile

DevOps

Leadership

Team coaching

Education

Post Graduate Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Docker

Maven

ActiveMQ

SQL

OpenAPI

AWS CodeCommit

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a senior IT portfolio lead to shape, plan and drive delivery, providing expert engineering skills and directing system capabilities, priorities and resources to ensure solutions are developed to high standards.

You will mature engineering practices across multiple teams (5–12) and manage a software quality, change and release process within a DEVOPS framework, guiding a broad technical staff to deliver reliable, scalable platforms.