Head of Software Engineering

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007278/Mon

Date posted:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Head of Software Engineering will lead all aspects of Software Engineering and quality assurance across the organisation. You will be responsible to drive modernisation of legacy systems, supporting Agile practices, mentor cross-functional development teams, and work closely with business and product stakeholders to align technology delivery with orgnisational goals

POSITION INFO:
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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