Software Engineering Team Lead - Cloud

About the Role

Since 2012, we've delivered trusted, enterprise-grade, cloud-native software to optimise financial transaction processing. Our deep expertise has established us as a respected partner in high-volume, low-value payment schemes, enabling clients to deliver services to millions of South Africans daily.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the entire journey
• from the spark of an idea to the final product launch.
• Grow your skills through world-class training and hands-on learning every day.
• Receive mentorship and guidance from industry leaders who are invested in your success.
• Work in a dynamic, innovative workplace where collaboration and creativity thrive.
• Tackle real-world customer challenges and see the impact of your work firsthand.
• Explore plenty of opportunities to grow your career and expand your expertise.
• Gain valuable experience in a leading FinTech environment , contributing to meaningful, high-impact projects.
• Team Leadership & Performance : Lead, coach, and support the personal and professional growth of team members through regular 1-on-1s, goal setting, clear career pathways, and performance reviews. Set a strong sense of purpose, recognise talent gaps, and actively recruit to fill them.
• Technical Architecture & Hands-on Contribution : Lead by example with active technical contributions. Drive design and implementation for cloud infrastructure, VPCs, and networking components using AWS services (EC2, RDS, ELB, S3), Linux, and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices.
• Delivery & Project Execution : Utilise Agile/Scrum methodologies to manage capacity, maintain backlog health, and ensure high-quality software/infrastructure releases on time.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner across departments to prioritise, scope, and execute releases, continuously collaborating to optimise cloud systems.
• Cloud Infrastructure, Security & ISO Compliance : Oversee automation, setup, and maintenance of AWS environments. Implement robust security controls, encryption, access management, and vulnerability assessments alongside the security team in compliance with ISO standards.
• Cost Optimisation : Collaborate with Finance to improve cloud cost visibility, forecasting, and drive cost-reduction initiatives across AWS resources.

Requirements

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Leadership Experience : 2–3+ years of technical team leadership or management experience.
• Technical Experience : 3–5 years of hands-on experience in software development and cloud operations/infrastructure management.
• Core Technical Skills :
• Core Soft Skills : Excellent stakeholder management, cross-functional communication, clear goal setting, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain Knowledge : Domain experience in Fintech or payment platforms is highly advantageous.