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Lead Developer (.NET & AWS)

Blue Pearl
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Contract
1 day ago
The Role

We are seeking a dynamic Engineering Lead (.NET and AWS focus) to join their leadership team and guide a small cross-functional team of engineers.

The expectation of this role is to lead engineers across 2-3 agile teams within a specific domain, ensuring technical excellence, overseeing project execution, and fostering the professional growth of engineering staff. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership and hands-on expertise to drive impactful solutions and deliver high-quality engineering outcomes. 

 
Skills and Experience

What you’ll do:

  • Lead a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, architectural direction, and mentorship.
  • Lead the end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of web applications, ensuring they meet high standards for functionality, performance, and user experience.
  • Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.
  • Collaboration: Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and best practices within the engineering team and cross-functional teams.
  • Problem Solving: Help the team tackle technical challenges, remove roadblocks, and ensure projects meet high-quality standards.
  • Testing and Debugging: Establish testing strategies, develop unit tests, and provide expertise in debugging and optimizing code for performance and reliability.
  • API Integration: Work on integrating APIs and third-party services, focusing on security, scalability, and efficiency.
  • DevOps and Deployment: Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud services to optimize application deployment and scaling.
  • Mentoring and Collaboration: Mentor and collaborate with junior and intermediate developers, contributing to team growth, knowledge sharing, and best practices.
  • Architecture and Design: Drive architectural decisions, system design, and code reviews to ensure scalable and maintainable software solutions.
  • Technical Strategy: Contribute to the development and execution of the company's technical strategy and roadmap.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the engineering team and non-technical stakeholders, providing updates and ensuring alignment with project goals.


Requirements



Lead Developer (.NET & AWS)

(Valid from 28/07/2025 to 25/08/2025)
 
Language:
English (UK)
 
Organisation data:
Internal
Job Number:
iOCO03892
Contract Type:
Contract
 
Types Of Hire:
Project Hire
Functional area:
Computer and Mathematical
Job Grade based on Priority:
A Grade
Location Type:
Remote
Line of business:
Digital
Internal Company:
IOCO
BEE Required:
No
Job Type:
Internal
Internal BU's Client:
Old Mutual
Job Level:
Team Leader
Location:
Blank
 
Client/BU Details-Hiring Manager Email Address:
[email protected]
Client/BU Details-Hiring Manger Details:
Julie Carlin
Client/BU Details-HR Email Address:
Todani
Client/BU Details-HR Contact Person:
Todani
 
The Role

We are seeking a dynamic Engineering Lead (.NET and AWS focus) to join their leadership team and guide a small cross-functional team of engineers.

The expectation of this role is to lead engineers across 2-3 agile teams within a specific domain, ensuring technical excellence, overseeing project execution, and fostering the professional growth of engineering staff. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership and hands-on expertise to drive impactful solutions and deliver high-quality engineering outcomes. 

 
Skills and Experience

What you’ll do:

  • Lead a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, architectural direction, and mentorship.
  • Lead the end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of web applications, ensuring they meet high standards for functionality, performance, and user experience.
  • Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.
  • Collaboration: Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and best practices within the engineering team and cross-functional teams.
  • Problem Solving: Help the team tackle technical challenges, remove roadblocks, and ensure projects meet high-quality standards.
  • Testing and Debugging: Establish testing strategies, develop unit tests, and provide expertise in debugging and optimizing code for performance and reliability.
  • API Integration: Work on integrating APIs and third-party services, focusing on security, scalability, and efficiency.
  • DevOps and Deployment: Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud services to optimize application deployment and scaling.
  • Mentoring and Collaboration: Mentor and collaborate with junior and intermediate developers, contributing to team growth, knowledge sharing, and best practices.
  • Architecture and Design: Drive architectural decisions, system design, and code reviews to ensure scalable and maintainable software solutions.
  • Technical Strategy: Contribute to the development and execution of the company's technical strategy and roadmap.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the engineering team and non-technical stakeholders, providing updates and ensuring alignment with project goals.

 

Your expertise:

  • A Lead Developer with at least 8 years’ experience in development with 2 years Technical Leadership experience with a combination of following skills:
  • C#.NET              
  • Microservices architecture
  • CSS, HTML, JavaScript.
  • SQL Server or Relational Database experience.
  • Strong cloud experience in AWS
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Exceptional communication, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
  • Commitment to staying updated with emerging industry trends and technologies.
  • Agile or Scrum certification and familiarity with project management tools..

 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).         

 



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