Tech Lead / Solutions Architect

iqx the Technology Division of iqbusiness seeking a highly experienced Tech Lead / Solutions Architect with a strong background in enterprise solution design, modern software engineering, and technical leadership within consulting and product-driven environments. The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of architecture, hands-on engineering, and strategic technology decision-making, with the ability to rapidly prototype, define technology standards, and guide teams toward scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions.

The role requires comfort with AI-assisted development tools to accelerate solution exploration and proof-of-concepts, alongside responsibility for defining and governing technology stack standards across teams and projects.

• 8+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in technical leadership and/or solution architecture roles.
• Proven experience in enterprise or consulting environments delivering complex, multi-system solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Solution Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Define and own end-to-end solution architectures aligned to business strategy, scalability, performance, and security requirements.
• Establish and maintain technology stack standards, architectural patterns, and reference architectures across the organization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and platforms, including cloud services, frameworks, and AI-assisted development tooling, and drive informed adoption.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Lead design and implementation of complex, distributed systems using modern architectures (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native).
• Set engineering best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps.
• Perform architecture and code reviews to ensure consistency with defined standards and long-term maintainability.

Rapid Prototyping & Innovation

• Rapidly prototype solutions and validate architectural approaches using AI coding tools and environments (e.g. Lovable, Trae.ai, Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT, similar platforms).
• Use AI-assisted development to explore solution options, accelerate proof-of-concepts, and de-risk architectural decisions.
• Translate prototypes into production-ready designs and delivery roadmaps.

Consulting & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to business and delivery stakeholders.
• Translate complex business requirements into clear, implementable technical architectures.
• Support pre-sales, solutioning, and technical due-diligence activities where required.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead and mentor engineers, senior developers, and technical leads.
• Build architectural capability across teams through coaching, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive alignment between delivery teams and architectural governance.

Governance, Security & Compliance

• Ensure solutions comply with security, regulatory, and operational standards.
• Embed security-by-design, resilience, and scalability into all architectural decisions.

Please note: As all iqbusiness roles require honesty in the handling of or access to cash, finances, financial systems, or confidential information, our recruitment process requires that the following background checks be completed: credit, criminal, ID, and qualification verification.

iqbusiness is committed to sustainable growth and transformation, we embrace diversity and employ previously disadvantaged individuals.