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Job Summary : We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Technical Lead. As a Technical Lead, you will be involved in designing and developing quality software, oversee the development of complex software applications, mentor and coach team members, and ensure the successful delivery of projects. Key Responsibilities: Leadership and Team Management : Lead and manage a team of software developers, providing technical guidance, mentorship. Assign tasks, set priorities, and monitor the progress of team members to ensure timely delivery of projects. Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team Software Development: Translate business requirements into detailed designs for implementation. Develop high-quality software applications using a variety of programming languages and frameworks, including Python, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript, Vue.JS, Node.JS, C#, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL. Design and architect scalable and efficient solutions based on business requirements and technical specifications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and QA engineers, to ensure successful project execution. Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, adhering to coding standards and best practices. Take responsibility for quality throughout the SDLC and ensure that deployments are successful. Create and maintain integration, unit, component, and user acceptance tests. Technical Expertise: Possess a deep understanding and hands-on experience with various technologies, including but not limited to Docker, MySQL, AWS (Lambdas/EC2/S3/SQS,SNS), API development, ElasticCache, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ Utilize tools such as IntelliJ Idea, Postman, Visual Studio Code, Medis/Redis UI Tool, MySQL Workbench, GitLab, and Atlassian to optimize development processes and ensure code quality. Extensive understanding of Microservices and Web API integration. Project Management: Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements, timelines, and deliverables. Help your team to estimate and break down work. Track project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies. Ensure adherence to project timelines and quality standards. Provide regular project status updates to stakeholders and management Formal Education: Matric (Grade 12) A bachelors degree in IT or Computer Science (or similar) is highly advantageous. Skills and experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience as a software developer 2 years of which in a senior role. Previous experience in a leadership role highly beneficial. Excellent soft skills (communication, conflict resolution, stakeholder management, facilitation, leadership). Proven experience leading and managing a team of software developers. Strong understanding and practical experience with the mentioned technologies and tools. Experience in JS (including Vue.JS and Node.JS). Hands-on experience with MS SQL, MySQL, AWS (Lambdas/EC2/S3/SQS/SNS), API development, RabbitMQ, Redis, Kafka. Willingness to learn new technologies and frameworks as needed. Extensive understanding of Microservices and Web API integration. Familiarity with development tools like IntelliJ Idea, Postman, Visual Studio Code, MySQL Workbench, GitLab, and Atlassian. Ability to analyse complex technical problems and propose effective solutions. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills. Excellent attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions. Extensive knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle and corresponding agile methodologies. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. A passion for staying up to date with the latest trends and advancements in software development Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholder Reporting to: Head of Software Engineering Department: IT Software Work Location: Johannesburg / Cape Town

Virtu Hire Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Technical Lead We are seeking a skilled and dynamic Technical Lead to guide our client's engineering team in building a scalable, secure, and high-performance integration platform for restaurant reservation systems. In this role, you will set the technical vision, lead the team, and shape the architecture of our event-driven microservices platform. Your work will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams both within and outside the organization to ensure the delivery of robust and efficient solutions. Our client is a technology-driven platform designed to make spontaneous bookings at restaurants and venues seamless. It connects individuals seeking last-minute reservations with businesses that have immediate availability, simplifying the process of finding open spots in real-time. Requirements Lead and mentor a team of developers, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Establish and enforce best practices in software design, testing, deployment, and system monitoring. Architect and oversee an event-driven microservices platform, ensuring efficient API design and integration. Optimize system performance, security, and reliability, ensuring compliance with standards such as PCI DSS and GDPR. Take a proactive approach to incident management, risk mitigation, and production stability. Stay ahead of emerging technologies, integrating modern solutions to enhance the platform's capabilities. Manage relationships with third-party integration partners, resolving API-related issues effectively. What We're Looking For Proven experience in a Tech Lead role with a focus on event-driven architecture. Strong leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and growing engineering teams. Expertise in Kafka, AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, Dynamo DB), and microservices architecture. Proficiency in backend development using Java or Node.js, along with database technologies. Deep understanding of Dev Sec Ops practices and cloud-native architecture principles. Experience designing scalable, real-time solutions that ensure data consistency across services. Bonus Points For Experience with Stripe or other payment gateway integrations. Background in the restaurant tech or booking systems industry. Familiarity with front-end frameworks and API consumer best practices. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting #J-18808-Ljbffr

Virtu Hire Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Technical Lead We are seeking a skilled and dynamic Technical Lead to guide our client's engineering team in building a scalable, secure, and high-performance integration platform for restaurant reservation systems. In this role, you will set the technical vision, lead the team, and shape the architecture of our event-driven microservices platform. Your work will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams both within and outside the organization to ensure the delivery of robust and efficient solutions. Our client is a technology-driven platform designed to make spontaneous bookings at restaurants and venues seamless. It connects individuals seeking last-minute reservations with businesses that have immediate availability, simplifying the process of finding open spots in real-time. Requirements Lead and mentor a team of developers, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Establish and enforce best practices in software design, testing, deployment, and system monitoring. Architect and oversee an event-driven microservices platform, ensuring efficient API design and integration. Optimize system performance, security, and reliability, ensuring compliance with standards such as PCI DSS and GDPR. Take a proactive approach to incident management, risk mitigation, and production stability. Stay ahead of emerging technologies, integrating modern solutions to enhance the platform's capabilities. Manage relationships with third-party integration partners, resolving API-related issues effectively. What We're Looking For Proven experience in a Tech Lead role with a focus on event-driven architecture. Strong leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and growing engineering teams. Expertise in Kafka, AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, Dynamo DB), and microservices architecture. Proficiency in backend development using Java or Node.js, along with database technologies. Deep understanding of Dev Sec Ops practices and cloud-native architecture principles. Experience designing scalable, real-time solutions that ensure data consistency across services. Bonus Points For Experience with Stripe or other payment gateway integrations. Background in the restaurant tech or booking systems industry. Familiarity with front-end frameworks and API consumer best practices. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting #J-18808-Ljbffr

The main purpose of a Technical Lead is to oversee and support a team of Software Engineers, conducting code reviews and assisting with removing delivery blockers. It is important for the successful incumbent to have a good understanding of software development technologies, specifically Java programming and should also be personable and capable of effectively leading a team and collaborating with others.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct mentorship and training through regular knowledge sharing with teams as well as 360 peer and team reviews
• Conducting accurate estimations in line with industry standards
• Achieving estimations by working with estimation tolerance
• Tracking and logging accurately in line with delivery
• Flag and raise delivery blockers
• Identify technical or resources challenges
• Continuous learning in terms of programming language, code review skills and keeping up to date with industry norms and the latest technologies
• Contribute and maintain technical library and produce quality and accurate documentation

Core Skills/Competencies

Mandatory technical skills required to do the job:

• Monitors client satisfaction and establishes partner relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Leads by example
• Communicates well and keeps people informed
• The ability to write clear, precise, well-organized documents
• The ability to work under pressure
• Highly proactive
• Displays leadership capabilities
• Drives company values
• Main Programming Languages (Java)
• Web Technology
• Containerization advantageous
• Experience with overall solution design and documentation
• Experience with designing, building and integrating APIs
• Experience with designing and building databases (mysql, Postgres, SQL server)
• Experience with JSON and XML
• CI/CD
• Testing Framework (Unit and Integration Testing)
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership role
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Senior Software Engineer
• Matric
• IT Diploma/Degree is advantageous
• Industry Related certification
• Retail industry experience is advantageous
• Proven track record of successful implementation

Recruitment Process

• Competency based interview to assess above requirements

If you are interested in applying, please email your updated CV to . Please add the name of the vacancy to the subject line of your email.

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A career in our Cloud and Digital practice, within Consulting Services, where you'll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever-changing environment. We deliver the technological solutions that organisations need to compete, grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best-in-class technologies and solution sets.

In joining us, you'll help our clients understand and evolve the way they align Digital with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems

PwC is looking for a SAP Technical Lead to join our Cloud & Digital practice. A SAP Technical Lead is overall responsible for the design and implementation of the technical environment.

The ideal candidate would have a strong SAP technical background and 8+ years proven experience in SAP cloud technology enabled business transformation projects and programmes.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• 8+ years of technical solution specialist experience; consulting experience beneficial
• A thorough understanding of the full software development lifecycle is required.
• Cloud experience recommended
• SAP Certification, preferably SAP BTP
• Understanding of roles and responsibilities between customer, partner and SAP in Cloud projects

Experience required:

• More than 8 years of SAP implementation and/or technical design experience
• Ability to identify and challenge solution scenarios by taking the business environment into account
• Provide input on the SAP platform and tools
• Execute the agreed solution landscape
• Experience and extensive knowledge of SAP systems, including SAP Business Suite, S/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform and the required architecture and infrastructure to support them
• Functional/technical proficiency with at least 4+ full lifecycle SAP implementations
• Understanding of SAP roadmap around Cloud products and how it integrates
• Experience and knowledge of SAP system migration or upgrades
• Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering
• Understanding of IT related technologies that enable digital transformation
• Previous experience in a consulting environment is beneficial

Responsibilities of role:

• Provide technical leadership for development teams, and define the standards and practices to adhere to
• Manage technical architecture analysis, design, build, test and deployment for the
• Execution architecture - technical strategy for printing, faxing, batch scheduling etc.
• Operations architecture – backup and recovery, disaster recovery, high availability etc. and
• Define, manage and assign system administration activities and procedures for the development, quality assurance, test and training systems and assigns ownership of administration activities
• Develop the required policies and procedures to govern the development, quality assurance, testing and training environments
• Create, estimate and plan all work effort relating to SAP Basis activities and technical architecture components
• Work with the Data Management lead to define the data migration strategy for the programme
• Define and manage the sizing of the SAP solution and manage the process with the hardware provider / hosting provider
• Advise on the technical approach for all systems integrating to SAP
• Manage 3rd party dependencies related to the SAP environment
• Plan and manage the SAP systems maintenance schedule
• Participate in the planning and testing of the DR
• Manage all SAP technical changes
• Ensure the implementation, upgrade and support of the latest SAP system versions, where relevant
• Ensure that technical deliverables are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality constraints
• Ensure that developed technical solutions are peer reviewed, formally documented and signed off by business
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the technical team, ensuring appropriate distribution of activities to the team members and alignment on expected deliverables and due dates
• Participate in programme risk and issue management
• Participate in programme Design Authority forums

Skill sets required:

• Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of SAP solutions, SAP architecture principles including Clean Core
• Cloud Platforms: Expertise in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Data Integration: Experience with ETL processes and data integration techniques
• Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders
• Leadership: Ability to lead and mentor teams, providing technical guidance and support
• Adaptability: Willingness to stay updated with the latest data technologies and adapt to new challenges.

Role related attributes:

• Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of SAP systems, particularly SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP.
• Facilitation: Excellent leadership, collaboration and influence skills
• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues.
• Experience in large-scale projects and teams and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

* Industry experience required:

Cross-industry experience preferred.

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Work Hours

Full Time

Description

Are you an all-round, strong Salesforce Technical Lead with hands on experience in Apex coding and confidently can perform technical architectural designs?

Would you like to join a boutique Salesforce consulting company where you can utilise your Salesforce technical expertise to make a considerable contribution to their customers Salesforce implementation projects?

Working at this Salesforce partner in South Africa, as a Salesforce Technical Lead, you will be the 'go to' Technical Lead for their clients’ innovative projects. In return, you’ll get the chance to be a part of this company's outstanding culture, who value team bonding, with continuous professional development opportunities.

You must hold a valid right to work in South Africa.

Responsibilities

The Salesforce Technical Lead will:
- Design, develop, and implement customised Salesforce technical solutions to meet business needs.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather technical requirements and provide technical expertise, including solid technical architecture.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of Salesforce with other systems.
- Conduct workshops and training sessions to ensure successful adoption of Salesforce solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable codes and conduct thorough testing to ensure quality deliverables.

Skills

The Salesforce Technical Lead will have:
- Proven experience working in Salesforce development with hands on experience.
-Proficient communication and problem-solving skills.
- Successfully provide technical designs that fit the needs of the customers Salesforce requirements
- The ability to take accountability of own technical workload and clients.
- Ideally worked for another Salesforce Consultancy firm.

Experience Requirements

Experience in core Salesforce Cloud and also Sales, Service, Marketing Cloud, Pardot, CPQ, Experience and Field Service Lightning.

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Development Technical Lead

Apply locations Gauteng, Johannesburg | time type: Full time | posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago | time left to apply: End Date: August 31, 2025 (20 days left to apply) | job requisition id: JR101762

Join TIH, home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and grow your career while being part of an organisation with purpose.

Job Purpose

Responsible for high-quality software, governance, and development standards throughout the software development life cycle. Mentor and coach less experienced developers. Utilize architectural knowledge. Analyze and design within application areas, working individually or in teams. Design or customize software to optimize operational efficiency. Develop, create, and modify computer applications software or utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop solutions. Review design and code changes, producing technical and functional documentation.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership and Direction: Explain the local action plan, support team members, provide technical leadership, and ensure appropriate customer service levels.
• Organizational Capability Building: Coach team members, identify training needs, and develop skills improvement plans.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Use data to analyze themes and impacts on the business.
• Applications Software Review: Review and correct complex software defects.
• Information Security: Implement security measures such as data encryption and monitoring.
• Quality: Develop quality procedures, certify processes, and supervise tests.
• Application Software Development: Design, review, and guide development of applications, analyze areas for improvement, and develop new applications.
• Improvement / Innovation: Suggest process improvements and deliver change management plans.
• Testing IT Performance: Monitor and diagnose performance issues, resolve system problems.
• Personal Capability Building: Act as subject matter expert, maintain certifications, and stay updated on industry practices.
• Operational Compliance: Ensure team compliance with policies and regulations, report issues.
• Application Software Roadmap: Contribute to and maintain development roadmap aligned with business needs.
• Customer and Peer Service: Provide technical solutions, guidance, and quality service.

Education

Grade 12/SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); Recognized software development certification/degree/diploma (Essential); Microsoft Certifications (Advantageous) (Required)

Experience

7+ years' experience with relevant programming languages or technologies (Essential); Azure experience (Advantageous).

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Job Title: Technical Lead Java

Our client is a financial institution looking for a driven leader with over 8 years of experience who possesses deep knowledge of Java tools and technologies to bring an innovative service offering to their customers.

As a Technical Lead Java, you will lead and mentor a team of developers to design, develop, and implement solutions that meet the needs of the financial institution, as well as play a crucial role in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of their mission-critical applications.

Knowledge of:

1. Spring framework for building scalable, reliable, and secure applications
2. Hibernate ORM for managing relational databases
3. Some leadership experience with over 8 years hands-on development

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced and challenging environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

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Responsibilities :

• Review and provide feedback on pull requests (backend: .NET C#; 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

• 7+ years of professional development experience (.NET C# preferred)
• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or Engineering
• 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