Lead Technology – Domestic High Value Pan Africa at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Lead the agile solution design, deployment & ongoing optimization & evolution of enterprise wide technology products and services (full stack engineering & ownership / control) in complex environments.

Job Description

• We are looking for a seasoned and strategic Payments Technology Lead to head up the RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement) payments team, responsible for our in-house developed RTGS application within CIB Payments Technology across Pan Africa.
• The successful candidate will bring extensive experience in real-time payments infrastructure and RTGS systems, along with a strong track record of working across Pan-African financial institutions or fintech environments.
• This role demands a combination of technical depth and leadership excellence to drive the delivery of secure, high-performing, and scalable payment solutions.

Key critical requirements and experience:

• 8-10 years Information Technology experience
• Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science OR; equivalent level of industry certification in Technical field
• Experience working in a Payments or RTGS payments environment
• Banking and or Corporate Investment Banking experience
• Understanding or prior experience working with SWIFT payments
• Prior experience implementing payment solutions across multiple African countries
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable payment infrastructure
• Experience and proven track record defining enterprise wide technical strategies single / limited product / service environment
• Excellent communication, analytical skills and decision making ability in collaborative environments
• Experience working on a high risk and complex systems or environment
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements
• Experience working with core banking systems, payment switches etc
• Risk mindset
• Experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) in payment contexts

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the technology strategy for payment platforms, with a focus on real-time and cross-border payments across Africa
• Drive the architecture, development, and integration of RTGS systems in line with country-specific central bank requirements
• Product and Service Direction Setting, Solution Design and Performance Management
• Act as the single point of partnership and assume responsibility for managing the senior business interface (product owner) relationship
• Collaborate across the tech value chain to guide the business on the appropriate technical solution (cost to value) and the range of strategic technical choices to be made
• Lead the detailed scoping, prioritisation & integration planning for the design & deployment of products and services with and across multiple stakeholder groups
• Meaningfully contribute and ensure solutions align to the design and direction of the Group Architecture standards, principles, preferences and practices. Short term deployment must align to strategic long term delivery
• Meaningfully contribute and ensure solutions align to the design and direction of the Group Infrastructure standards and practices
• Strategically and operationally monitor the performance of products and services (all applications) – ensuring ongoing optimization & cost to value for our businesses (think bank wide)
• DevOps (with deep knowledge & understanding of context within which we develop architecturally & infrastructurally)
• Delivery Management (where there is a specific product / service you manage)
• Build a high performance team environment through self-directed teams by driving performance management and measurement that is aligned with agile working practices (
• Accountable for the right people in the right teams to deliver on our tech strategy
• Leverage coaching techniques in all squad related activity to drive a higher quality design and deployment of technical products and services
• Financial and Vendor Management, Risk and Governance

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree: Information Technology

End Date: September 25, 2025