Head of Platform – Architecture

Turnkey Africa Ltd

. Lead the Architecture & Evolve Platform portfolio covering Architecture & API Standards, Evolve Studio, Shared Experience and Quality Assurance .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeNairobi • KenyaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading architecture and platform development, with a focus on API Standards, Quality Assurance, and shared frontend capabilities. Proven ability to manage cross-team collaboration, deliver strategic roadmaps, and ensure high-quality outcomes in regulated environments.

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Service ArchitectureAPI DevelopmentTest AutomationCloud ExpertiseLeadership of Cross-Disciplinary Teams

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringPlatform LeadershipIntegration PatternsQuality AssuranceRegression ValidationPerformance ValidationConfiguration PlatformsMultitenancyDocumentationArchitecture Decision Records

Soft Skills

Strategic JudgementClear CommunicationRisk ManagementTeam BuildingDecision Making

Industry Keywords

Regulated PlatformsEvolve StudioUX StandardsAccessibility StandardsFrontend Foundations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Architecture & Evolve Platform portfolio covering Architecture & API Standards, Evolve Studio, Shared Experience and Quality Assurance
Provide product teams with technical direction, reusable capabilities and objective quality evidence
Own target architecture, domain boundaries, API and data contracts, integration patterns, architecture decision records and developer documentation
Chair the Architecture Forum and resolve cross-team decisions
Review significant designs before build and record approved exceptions
Define Legacy-to-Evolve transition designs and maintain the architecture roadmap
Own Evolve Studio product and pricing configuration, workflow and underwriting controls, multitenancy and multilingual capabilities
Deliver tested and documented Studio capabilities, support adoption and resolve Studio code defects
Own shared frontend foundations, the design system and reusable components across products and channels
Agree UX and accessibility standards and reduce duplicate frontend builds
Lead QA strategy, test automation, regression and performance validation
Publish test results and defects against release criteria, flag blocking risks and verify fixes through retesting
Lead four squad leads, develop skills and succession, and set performance expectations
Own the portfolio roadmap, quarterly outcomes and budget
Assess build-versus-buy decisions and explain costs, dependencies and investment trade-offs to the CTO and ExCo
Deliver first-90-day assessment, standards, roadmap, quality improvement and resourcing-plan outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in software engineering with proven senior architecture or platform leadership experience
Strong service architecture, API, data-contract and integration skills across large-scale, regulated platforms
Experience delivering reusable configuration platforms or shared frontend capabilities adopted by multiple teams
Practical leadership of QA, test automation, regression and performance validation, with clear release-quality evidence
Cloud expertise, secure design judgement and experience working with Security and Platform Operations
Experience leading teams of 5+ across disciplines
Experience developing leads, managing investment trade-offs and communicating clearly with executives
Ability to combine strategic judgement with practical design depth
Ability to make timely decisions and maintain standards under delivery pressure
Ability to surface risks early, communicate plainly and build teams that deliver without constant escalation

Benefits

Comp & perks

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