Team Lead & Developer

C# and SQL Development Team Lead: Banking as a Service (BaaS) Software Factory
Permanent: Menlyn Maine, Pretoria

About Direct Transact

We're on a mission to improve the global financial ecosystem by enabling banks and corporates to offer innovative financial solutions that benefit society. Integrity, tenacity, learning, enabling and agility are our core values, and weve served our customers and partners for more than 23 years.

About the Role:

This position involves both technical and leadership responsibilities.

What Were Looking For:

• Technical Expertise:
• Expertly Skilled Developer in C#, .NET, .NET Core and Microsoft SQL. (Required)
• Expertly Building responsive, microservices-based web applications with RESTful APIs. (Required)
• Expertly Developing high performance, high throughput applications. (Required)
• Solid knowledge of DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines (Required)
• Experience in modern front-end frameworks (Beneficial)

• Leadership:

• Proven leader in full stack development. (Experience in FinTech / Banking advantageous)
• A strong leadership track record of mentoring and managing development team members
• Proven track record of integrating development team into multi-technology projects across different teams.
• Cloud, Containerization and Observability:
• Experienced in on premisses deployments of developments (Required)
• Cloud deployments such Azure (Advantageous) and AWS cloud (Beneficial)
• Deployment on Kubernetes and containerization (Beneficial),
• Deployment of development that is Observable and System Monitored (Required).

• Security and Performance:
• Well-versed in web and cloud security best practices, including OWASP principles, with hands-on experience optimizing performance across front-end and back-end applications.

Qualifications and experience:

• IT Diploma or Degree in Computer Science or relevant qualification.
• 10 years (minimum) Relevant experience in Direct Transact required development technologies.
• 1+ years (minimum) Relevant experience in leading full stack development teams.

Daily Tasks:

• Code, develop and enhance full stack applications as per requirements, up to and including production deployments.
• Lead, mentor and support your development team, managing timelines, resolving blockers, and fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
• Be involved in Architecting the applications on premises and in cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automating testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to turn business requirements into technical solutions.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong leadership, administrative, analytical, and communication skills.
• Good stress and time management.
• Target-oriented, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail, focus and dedication
• Responsible and Accountable