Lead Developer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITA005756/Raees

Date posted:

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Location:

Centurion, South Africa

SUMMARY:
A leading technology-driven organisation is looking for an experienced Lead Developer: Identity Management to join their Development and Engineering team. This role is ideal for a senior software engineering professional with strong leadership capability and deep technical expertise in C#, .Net Core, APIs, SQL Server, and identity management solutions.

POSITION INFO:
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering scalable, high-quality engineering solutions, driving best practices, mentoring developers, and contributing to strategic technical initiatives within a collaborative Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership across identity management and data engineering solutions
Design and implement scalable, secure, high-performance APIs and back-end systems
Define solution architecture and technical implementations in collaboration with architects and engineering leaders
Deliver strategic projects within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards
Maintain and enhance existing systems while supporting migrations to newer technologies
Ensure adherence to development standards, coding best practices, and testing methodologies
Mentor and coach junior developers while facilitating knowledge sharing across teams
Contribute to Agile delivery processes and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements:

Degree / Diploma with 6+ years’ relevant experience, or 8+ years’ relevant industry experience
Strong experience in:
- C#
- .Net Core
- SQL Server
- Identity management solutions
- REST API development
- Entity Framework 6 / Entity Framework Core
Solid experience writing scalable, high-performance APIs
Experience configuring and managing identity management solutions
Strong SQL Server experience including:
- Relational database design
- Complex SQL queries
- Views and stored procedures
Experience working within SCRUM / Agile environments
Understanding of clean coding principles and source code management

Advantageous Experience:

IIS configuration
Azure DevOps
Microservices / SOA architecture
SOLID, KISS, TDD, DDD and Clean Coding principles
OData
Unit Testing frameworks
RabbitMQ and SignalR
Postman and Swagger
FIDO configuration
Azure Function Apps and Cosmos DB

Soft Skills:

Strong leadership and collaboration abilities
Quality-focused with strong attention to detail
Able to work effectively within cross-functional teams
Strong communication and mentoring capability
Organised and diligent with administrative processes

Benefits:

Medical aid
Pension fund

Apply Now!

For more information contact:
Raees Sadek
IT Recruitment
Researcher

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