Senior Engineering Architect & Strategy Leader

Communicate Finance; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Finance seeks an accomplished engineering leader in the Western Cape to drive delivery, mentor high-performing teams, and align technical work with business goals. The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering, product, QA, and business stakeholders to maintain momentum and ensure quality.

You will guide architectural decisions, focus on scalable solutions, and foster leadership development within the team, balancing innovation with reliability for long-term success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Proven ability to mentor software development teams.
• Strong background in modern software engineering practices and SDLCs.

Responsibilities

• Set the tempo by driving engineering delivery and maintaining momentum.
• Lead the ensemble through coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
• Foster collaboration between engineering, product, QA, and business stakeholders.
• Refine performance through best practices, quality standards, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to technical strategy, architecture decisions, and long-term planning.
• Balance creativity with reliability and scalability in delivered solutions.
• Develop future soloists by identifying talent and supporting leadership growth.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

SDLC practices

Agile delivery

Business alignment

Cloud & architecture

Job description

Communicate Finance seeks an accomplished engineering leader in the Western Cape to drive delivery, mentor high-performing teams, and align technical work with business goals. The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering, product, QA, and business stakeholders to maintain momentum and ensure quality.

You will guide architectural decisions, focus on scalable solutions, and foster leadership development within the team, balancing innovation with reliability for long-term success.