Head Of Software Engineering

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description

Job Summary Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead, mentor, and structure teams across Natural/Adabas, C#, Java, Flutter, and Delphi.
  • Implement modern SDLC, CI/CD, and DevOps practices to enhance delivery quality.
  • Drive the modernisation of legacy systems (Natural, Delphi, Sybase) toward PostgreSQL, .NET Core, Flutter, and Azure-native solutions.
  • Partner with Product, Scrum, and BA teams to deliver against sprint goals.
  • Track resource utilisation, risk, and progress, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
  • Lead architecture reviews, enforce documentation, and maintain version control.
  • Enforce secure coding and QA practices aligned with audit and ISO standards.
Job Experience and skill required
  • Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or related
  • 6+ years in software development with experience leading teams or development streams
  • Demonstrated success in modernising legacy systems and improving platform stability
  • Experience delivering under Agile Scrum, with Jira or Azure Boards.
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1590422
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned