Engineering Lead at DeARX Services (Pty) Ltd

Role Overview

• Were looking for a hotshot Engineering Lead / Solutions Architect to drive digital transformation and modernization across complex enterprise systems. This person will lead by design combining deep technical expertise, architectural leadership, and hands-on engineering insight.
• The role requires a blend of strategic architecture thinking and delivery execution, with the ability to design and implement scalable solutions, mentor developers, and ensure alignment to enterprise patterns.

Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define and implement end-to-end solution architectures across front-end, middleware, and integration layers.
• Create and govern reusable frameworks, design patterns, and reference architectures.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects to ensure solution alignment to overall enterprise strategy.
• Modernize legacy ESP stacks into API-first, microservices-based architectures.
• Ensure integration excellence seamless orchestration between systems via APIs, middleware, and event-driven designs.

Engineering Delivery

• Guide front-end teams (React, modern JavaScript frameworks) and integration teams to build scalable, maintainable digital platforms.
• Translate business and technical requirements into well-structured, executable solutions.
• Oversee the technical implementation code reviews, design validations, and architectural sign-offs.
• Build CI/CD pipelines, enforce DevOps practices, and ensure quality and performance standards.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead cross-functional teams through influence, design authority, and delivery excellence.
• Coach developers, solution engineers, and analysts on architecture best practices.
• Instill a culture of technical curiosity, rigor, and accountability.
• Decipher nonsense bring clarity, focus, and practical thinking to complex challenges.

Strategic Impact

• Contribute to digitalization strategy, shaping the technical roadmap for modernization.
• Bring enterprise-level thinking to project execution.
• Serve as a thought leader simplifying complexity, promoting innovation, and ensuring long-term sustainability.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Front-End: Strong experience with React, modern front-end frameworks, and design patterns.
• Integration & Middleware: Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, message queues, and ESB/ESP modernization.
• Data & Back-End: Proficiency in SQL, database design, and data integration.

Architecture:

• Solution and Integration Architecture
• Domain-driven design (DDD)
• Event-driven architecture (EDA)
• Cloud-native & distributed systems

Platforms & Tools:

• Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• DevOps (CI/CD, containerization Docker, Kubernetes)
• API gateways, middleware frameworks

Ideal Background

• 7 - 10 years of experience across software engineering, architecture, and leadership roles.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale digital platforms.
• Strong mix of hands-on technical skills and high-level architectural design ability.
• Experience in banking or financial services (preferred but not mandatory).

Personal Attributes

• Technically sharp able to cut through complexity.
• Articulate can communicate across business, engineering, and architecture teams.
• Visionary sees the bigger picture while staying pragmatic.
• Respected earns credibility through competence and delivery.
• Collaborative thrives in multi-disciplinary tea Candidate Profile Summary