Job Description

Job Classification
Engineering Lead II(143149)
TA:Luthando Bower
Closing date: 19 December 2025
Job Family
Information Technology
Career Stream
Application Development
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose
To envision, lead and develop fit for purpose, integrated end- to end technical solutions across multiple technologies for the organisation, through inspirational technical leadership and visionary long-term thinking. Provide leadership across multiple initiatives guiding engineering lead practitioners to achieve product / programme alignment.
Job Responsibilities

• Analyse problems and formulate solution based on organisations boundaries, architectures and constraints: Needs to be achievable and operational, must push boundaries when required and continuously push for improvements
• Working in an Oracle, SQL, .Net, Java, AWS and Kubernetes environment
• Take proposed solutions through relevant governance forums and obtain acceptance for solutions from relevant specialists (domain or technology)
• Collaborate and communicate and obtain buy-in from key stakeholders
• Decomposition of the solution and assisting with the scheduling/sequencing work and identification of resourcing needs
• Flesh out designs and contribute to functional and non-functional requirements
• Assist software designers with lower level designs
• Troubleshoot issues relating to technical delivery
• Design with a holistic, robust and sustainable mindset.
• Apply a product management mindset (long term thinking).
• Mentor and coach software engineering practitioners.
• Keep abreast of the technical landscape on how it fits together
• Understand constraints and risk and make the necessary trade-offs
• Influence and negotiate with key stakeholders
• Craft the end to end solution taking into consideration: people, technology, systems and data
• Future proof end to end solutions as far as possible within the organisation constraints
• Continuously build and enhance the technical assets that are touched by the solution to ensure long term sustainability
• Grow the engineering lead practice through contributing to the engineering lead chapter
• Drive organisational alignment across areas of accountability
• Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.)
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Diploma

Preferred Qualification
BSc (Computer Science), BCom (Information Systems). Professional Qualification Level 6 (Look at new degree naming conventions)
Preferred Certifications
Togaf Certification, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) or equivalent
Minimum Experience Level
Min 8 Years experience in similar roles.
Technical / Professional Knowledge

• IT Architecture
• IT Concepts
• Systems Analysis and design

Behavioural Competencies

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Decision Making
• Collaborating
• Innovation
• Influencing
• Managing Work
• Continuous Learning
• Coaching

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

Skills Required