.Net core and Cloud (AWS or Azure)– Sandton – neg to R1.6m ctc

Interesting job this one.
You’d be replacing a core Technologist moving onto another project within the business.
The gig is perfect for leaders of developers who want to code – this is hands on work.

The role is within the R&D & development arm of a major end user. You would (amongst other things) be consulting back to the business on technology, identifying gaps or opportunities, conceptualising technical products/platforms that evolve the business, leading those initiatives & then jumping into more vanilla execution teams to teach them how to do what you do.
This is a role that blends the respect for compliance that the large financial institutions legally must obey with the fearlessness in tech needed for a Fintech shop.
You will find yourself in a high influence gig; in a business that wants your opinion; working with a team of very strong specialists.
You will find yourself playing a mixed hand of futurist with infrastructure optimisation.

You’ll need some heavyweight experience behind you to be able to deliver in this one:
You’ll need those years you’ve spent as a Technical Architect in other environments.
You’ll also find yourself needing the technical (wo)man leadership skills you’ve gained; to be fair this role will demand project leadership skills as well.
You’ll find that your colleagues/peers are stereotypically people who got bored in operational leadership roles because they’re tech geeks themselves.
Without a doubt, you will find yourself needing to manage businesspeople who don’t grasp your world.
I’d expect you to need some sales skills as you drive your own concepts back into the environment.

You will need absolute confidence in your own tech skills:
Imposter syndrome exists; it’s fine to not know things but you’re core technical pain short term will be –
.NET Core – C#.
ASP.NET Core with Razor.
Azure – a variety of elements within the platform.
You’re going to need either enterprise experience in that tech OR serious depth in your own personal work.

It would help you immensely if you already understood:
Banking generally – at least, you will need some understanding of the challenges legal compliance brings.
Continuous delivery.
Agile – Safe or Scrum.
Api Architecture or full on Micro Services – Docker / Kubernetes.
OOP / DDD / Service Fabric.
Broader Cloud experience outside of just Azure (not really NB but it would help you).

I’m comfortable having a confidential chat with you about this. I’m easy to find at georgedm@e-merge.co.za