Technical Lead/Solutions Architect (C#, Angular, Kubernetes) (CPT Onsite) (Contract)

DataFin; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global SaaS company based in NZ seeks an experienced Technical Lead/Solutions Architect for a contract position. The role focuses on hands-on technical leadership, architecture, and mentoring of developers in South Africa. Applicants should have a tertiary qualification in Computer Science/Engineering and possess over 7 years of experience, preferably with C#.Net and Angular. The position requires spending the first 4 weeks at the Auckland Head Office.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional development experience, preferably with C#.Net.
• Strong understanding of modern architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with Angular or similar frontend technologies.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers, and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Review and provide feedback on pull requests for backend and frontend.
• Triage and resolve issues occurring outside normal business hours.
• Contribute to product and system architecture decisions.
• Drive best practices and engineering standards.
• Mentor and lead new developers as the team scales.
• Assist with DevOps and infrastructure direction.

Skills

C#.Net

Angular

Kubernetes

Azure

Team leadership

Problem-solving skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Environment

JOIN a global SaaS team of a dynamic NZ-based Software Company seeking an experienced Technical Lead/Solutions Architect on a Contract basis. You will provide hands‑on technical leadership with a strong focus on architecture, quality, and autonomy. You will review and provide feedback on pull request including Backend, Frontend, C#.Net & Angular while contributing to product and system architecture decisions and mentoring SA-based Devs as the team scales. The entire team are employed contractually with no end date – termination based on an agreed upon notice period. You must be able to triage and resolve issues that occur outside NZ business hours. Applicants will require a Computer Science/Engineering tertiary qualification with 7+ years professional Development experience – preferably C#.Net. You should also be proficient with Angular, Kubernetes & Azure.

Please note you would need to spend the first 4 weeks at the Auckland Head Office.

Duties

• Review and provide feedback on pull requests (Backend: C#.Net; Frontend: Angular).
• Triage and resolve issues that occur outside NZ business hours.
• Contribute to product and system architecture decisions.
• Drive best practices and engineering standards.
• Mentor and lead new SA-based developers as the team scales.
• Assist with DevOps and infrastructure direction (Kubernetes and Azure).

Requirements

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or Engineering.

Experience Skills

• 7+ Years of professional development experience (C#.Net preferred).
• Strong understanding of modern architecture and design patterns.
• Angular or similar Frontend experience.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers, and Azure.
• Proven team leadership or mentoring experience.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Self-driven, proactive mindset with a passion for clean, maintainable code.