Hybrid Engineering Executive

at Nebula

• Job title: Engineering Executive
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cape Town, South Africa

About the role

• Engineering Executive responsible for technical execution and delivery of software engineering at 1Nebula. Directing teams and ensuring alignment with product roadmaps and technology strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy in alignment with business goals and the technology roadmap set by the CTO.
• Oversee and ensure delivery across all engineering teams including OneView, Stactize, and the Analytics team.
• Drive engineering standards, best practices, and architectural decisions in collaboration with the CTO and Software Architects.
• Contribute to executive-level planning as a member of the 1Nebula Exco.
• Directly manage the Development Manager and DevOps Manager, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance management.
• Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee capacity planning and resource allocation across development, DevOps, QA, and service desk teams.
• Ensure consistent and predictable delivery of sprints, releases, and project milestones across all product teams.
• Establish and monitor engineering metrics (velocity, defect rates, deployment frequency, lead time) to drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, cloud operations, infrastructure automation, and production stability.
• Ensure the service desk operates effectively with appropriate SLAs and escalation procedures.
• Partner with the Product Manager to ensure engineering priorities align with the product roadmap and backlog.
• Collaborate with Customer Success and Sales teams to support client-facing technical requirements.
• Work with the CTO on technology strategy, R&D initiatives, and innovation projects.
• Coordinate with BizOps and Compliance teams on operational and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain quality assurance processes, including testing strategies and code review practices.
• Manage technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and production incident response.
• Ensure compliance with ISO/SOC2 standards from an engineering perspective.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field (required)
• 15+ years software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in senior engineering leadership.
• Proven track record leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams (Development, DevOps, QA, Service Desk).
• Demonstrated experience operating within a SaaS or product-based technology environment.
• Strong strategic capability and the ability to translate business objectives into engineering execution plans.
• Deep understanding of modern architecture, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices (CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, production stability).
• Experience driving engineering metrics and delivery performance (velocity, defect rates, deployment frequency, MTTR).
• Proven ability to build and sustain a high-performance engineering culture focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing technical risk, security, compliance (ISO/SOC2), and technical debt.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and the ability to collaborate effectively with Product, Sales, Customer Success, BizOps, and Executive stakeholders.
• Strong commercial and operational acumen, including budget management, resource planning, and cloud cost optimisation.

Benefits

• Enjoy 20 Leave days a year plus a “mulligan day” each quarter after meeting all your deliverables. That’s 4 extra leave days annually!
• High spec laptops and equipment for you to comfortably work remotely.
• A once off at home office allowance to set up your home office.
• Flexible working hours.
• We work on a flexible schedule from Monday to Friday where you can make the hours work for you.
• Access to our Well-being program and Employee support services – we believe in work/life balance being of utmost importance for you and your family so this perk is for them too.
• Grow your skills and learn something new with paid for Microsoft courses and certifications.
• Take up a hobby and unlock a training allowance every 2 years to do something non-work related.
• Give back by participating in our Culture and Social Responsibility initiatives.
• Free Gap cover