ONESOFT LLP is a resident of the Astana Hub international technopark of IT startups. We create digital solutions for the modernization of critical industries in various sectors of the economy.We are looking for an experienced technical director (CTO) who will lead the development of large-scale digital platforms of national importance and build a high-performance technical team.

Key responsibilities:

Technological leadership:

• Development and implementation of a technological strategy for projects
• Product management from architecture to launch is a full cycle of technical implementation
• Architectural decision-making and technology stack selection
• Designing a high-load microservice architecture
• Ensuring scalability, fault tolerance, and system security
• Conducting architectural reviews and technical audits
• Setting development standards, code review processes, and best practices

Team Management:

• Managing a technical team of more than 10 specialists: Backend/Frontend developers, DevOps, QA, architects, analysts, designers
• Planning, distributing and tracking tasks in a team — ensuring transparency and efficiency of work
• Development of a technical roadmap, prioritization of tasks together with the product team
• Hiring and onboarding new specialists as projects scale up
• Formation of the team structure, allocation of areas of responsibility
• Development and mentoring of technical specialists, team competence growth
• Building a corporate technological culture: implementing best practices, creating an environment for knowledge exchange, forming common standards and approaches to development
• Conducting 1-on-1, performance assessment, career development planning

Development processes:

• Building effective development processes (Agile/Scrum)
• Implementation and control of CI/CD pipeline, automation of testing and deployment
• Data management: designing data governance processes, ensuring data quality, versioning database structures, migrations
• Technical debt management and code quality assurance
• Organization of sprint planning, grooming, and retrospects
• Monitoring velocity, burndown, and other team metrics
• Continuous improvement of development processes and tools

Strategic cooperation:

• Working closely with the CEO/Product Owner to create a product roadmap
• Presentation of technical solutions to stakeholders and customers
• Estimating deadlines, risks, and resources for new functions
• Participation in strategic meetings on product development
• Interaction with external contractors and integration partners
• Presentation of projects at technical conferences (if necessary)

Infrastructure and security:

• Design and control of infrastructure solutions
• Ensuring compliance with information security standards (ST RK, ISO 27001)
• Working with security auditors and passing certification
• Organization of monitoring, logging, and incident response
• Disaster recovery planning and fault tolerance

Budget and planning:

• Planning the technological budget of projects
• Cost control for infrastructure, tools, licenses
• ROI-justification of technological solutions
• Project technical risk management

Requirements:

Required:

• At least 5 years of experience as CTO/Tech Lead/Engineering Manager
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering / architecture (required)
• At least 2 years of experience in managing technical teams (desirable)
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (development, product, analytics, design)
• Full-cycle experience in the development of large projects (from design to launch)
• Experience in GovTech projects - understanding the specifics of government systems, security requirements, and approval processes
• Experience working with large corporate or complex projects
• Experience in hiring, developing, and retaining technical specialists
• Deep understanding of architecture of distributed systems and microservices
• Expertise in Backend development: Java/Node.js/Python/.NET (minimum 2 languages)
• Understanding Frontend technologies: React/Vue/Angular, Mobile development
• DBMS knowledge: PostgreSQL/MySQL and experience designing databases for high loads
• Experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD (GitLab/Jenkins)
• Understanding the principles of REST API, GraphQL, Message Queues (RabbitMQ/Kafka)
• Knowledge of design patterns and best practices of development
• Skills in DevOps, cloud technologies, networks, monitoring
• Understanding ML pipelines and computer vision will be a plus.
• Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies
• Experience in implementing DevOps practices and culture
• Knowledge of SDLC and quality assurance processes
• Experience working with team metrics and development KPIs
• Understanding information security requirements
• Knowledge of security standards (ISO 27001, OWASP, etc.)
• Experience passing security audits
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• The ability to present complex technical solutions in simple language
• Strategic thinking and the ability to see the big picture
• Leadership skills and the ability to inspire a team
• Decision-making skills in the face of uncertainty

It will be a significant advantage:

• Work experience in GovTech or large Enterprise projects in various industries
• Knowledge of the specifics of highly loaded systems with millions of users
• The experience of building a team from scratch
• Experience working with Big Data and analytical systems
• Knowledge of the specifics of billing and financial systems
• Experience of integration with government information systems
• Participation in opensource projects or technical communities
• Public appearances at technical conferences
• Certifications: AWS/Azure/GCP, TOGAF, CISSP or similar
• Knowledge of English

We offer:

Professional opportunities:

• The ability to create architectures from scratch without the limitations of legacy systems
• Freedom to choose technology stacks and tools
• Creating strong cases for an international portfolio

Conditions:

• Fair and competitive salary (discussed individually at the interview)
• Offline work format (office in Astana)
• Official employment
• Budget for professional development (conferences, courses, certifications) — in case of significance and benefit for the company's projects

Impact and scale:

• Your decisions will affect the lives of millions of people.
• Participation in projects of social significance
• The opportunity to modernize entire industries
• The prospect of scaling solutions internationally

Working conditions:Location: Astana (offline, business trips in Kazakhstan are possible)
Schedule: 09:00 to 18:00
Probation period: based on the results of the interview

How to respond:

Fill out the form using the link: https://forms.gle/WL61aNyaHZ6QXPbBA
Telegram: @onesoft_info