Lead Software Engineer

Reference: JHB000884-TM-1

Position Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to drive the technical design, development and delivery of enterprise-grade software solutions within a Trust Shared Services environment.

The role will be responsible for leading the development of secure, scalable and reusable platform services, with a primary focus on Identity and Access Management (IAM), user lifecycle management, access controls and entitlement management.
This position requires a balance of hands-on software development, technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the delivery of robust, secure and operationally ready solutions. Duties & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities

• Lead and guide the software engineering team in the design and development of platform-based solutions.
• Develop and maintain backend services, REST APIs, workflows and reusable software components.
• Drive the implementation of identity, user access, provisioning and entitlement management capabilities.
• Ensure adherence to secure coding standards, software quality and engineering best practices.
• Oversee technical integrations, testing, troubleshooting and defect resolution.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, DevSecOps, QA and Product teams to drive delivery.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, auditable, maintainable and deployment-ready

Minimum Requirements

• +8 years of software development experience, with strong backend and API engineering expertise.
• Relevant qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field.
• Proven experience in technical leadership, mentoring and guiding development teams.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, REST APIs, secure development and system integration.
• Experience working within Agile delivery and enterprise software development environments.

 
Preferred Experience

• Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and access governance.
• Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub and CI/CD environments.
• Cloud-native development, containerisation and DevSecOps practices.
• Workflow automation, access provisioning and entitlement management.

Security-focused, regulated or enterprise technology environments.