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Our deep expertise has established us as a respected partner in high-volume, low-value payment schemes, enabling clients to deliver services to millions of South Africans daily.\nAt Electrum, we are grounded in impact - designing solutions that matter, acting with urgency, and continuously learning as we scale. We believe in creating together - working side by side with our clients and teams to build meaningful, lasting solutions. We prioritise making it safe - encouraging open communication, smart risk-taking, and trust so that creativity and alignment thrive. And we back empowered strong teams - hiring brilliant people, collaborating hard, and holding each other to high standards while leading with empathy and kindness.\nWhen you join the Electrum team, you’ll get to:\n Be part of the entire journey - from the spark of an idea to the final product launch. \n Grow your skills through world-class training and hands-on learning every day. \n Receive mentorship and guidance from industry leaders who are invested in your success. \n Work in a dynamic, innovative workplace where collaboration and creativity thrive. \n Tackle real-world customer challenges and see the impact of your work firsthand. \n Explore plenty of opportunities to grow your career and expand your expertise. \n Gain valuable experience in a leading FinTech environment, contributing to meaningful, high-impact projects.\nThe Opportunity\nAs the Software Engineering Team Lead, you will report directly to the Head of Platforms Engineering. Your mission will be to lead and develop a team of cloud engineers in provisioning, maintaining, and securing Electrum’s mission critical cloud infrastructure while ensuring compliance with ISO standards. By bridging hands-on technical contribution with people leadership, you will drive on-time project execution, ensure operational resilience, promote cloud cost-awareness, and foster a collaborative team culture committed to high-quality cloud architecture.\nThe Role\nTeam Leadership & Performance: Lead, coach, and support the personal and professional growth of team members through regular 1-on-1s, goal setting, clear career pathways, and performance reviews. Set a strong sense of purpose, recognise talent gaps, and actively recruit to fill them.\n Technical Architecture & Hands-on Contribution: Lead by example with active technical contributions. Drive design and implementation for cloud infrastructure, VPCs, and networking components using AWS services (EC2, RDS, ELB, S3), Linux, and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices.\nDelivery & Project Execution: Utilise Agile/Scrum methodologies to manage capacity, maintain backlog health, and ensure high-quality software/infrastructure releases on time.\nStakeholder Management: Partner across departments to prioritise, scope, and execute releases, continuously collaborating to optimise cloud systems.\nCloud Infrastructure, Security & ISO Compliance: Oversee automation, setup, and maintenance of AWS environments. Implement robust security controls, encryption, access management, and vulnerability assessments alongside the security team in compliance with ISO standards.\nCost Optimisation: Collaborate with Finance to improve cloud cost visibility, forecasting, and drive cost-reduction initiatives across AWS resources.\nRequirements\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.\nLeadership Experience: 2-3+ years of technical team leadership or management experience.\nTechnical Experience: 3-5 years of hands-on experience in software development and cloud operations/infrastructure management.\nDomain Knowledge: Domain experience in Fintech or payment platforms is highly advantageous.\n Core Technical Skills:\nDeep proficiency in Linux system administration, AWS services (EC2, RDS, ELB, S3), networking, and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts (Architectural certifications beneficial).\nStrong practical grasp of Agile/Scrum, cloud platform administration, and capacity optimization.\nSolid understanding of cloud security controls, encryption, and vulnerability management.\nCore Soft Skills: Excellent stakeholder management, cross-functional communication, clear goal setting, and a continuous improvement mindset.\nBenefits\nWhy Join Electrum?\nWe believe in a People First approach, ensuring a culture where you can thrive and make a real difference\nYour Career & Culture\nCareer Growth: Delivering world-class financial software is challenging, but your effort will earn you hands-on experience with products used by millions, accelerating your career.\nStrong Teams: We keep teams small, focused, and collaborative to maximise impact.\nTransparency: We openly discuss strategy, finances, and salaries. 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