Digital Lead: Systems Intelligence (Gauteng) at Enaex Africa

Description

• Report on departmental performance by monitoring progress against targets, highlighting achievements and concerns, and preparing quarterly (or ad hoc) reports for submission. 
• Manage operational performance through regular tracking, identifying deviations from targets, and implementing corrective actions monthly or as required.
• Ensure overall compliance for Enaex Africa, align with local and corporate regulations by staying informed, executing compliance measures, monitoring outcomes, and resolving any non-compliance issues monthly or as necessary. actions to align, monitor and manage compliance and address areas of non-compliance monthly and as required.
• Oversee business process development and implementation by leading process mapping, evaluating efficiency and relevance, ensuring compliance, detecting anomalies, and applying corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure compliance with departmental policies by tracking adherence, identifying issues, and enforcing corrective measures as required.
• Manage departmental systems and processes by assessing usage, identifying improvement opportunities, and implementing initiatives to enhance functionality and adoption.
• Monitor regulatory and compliance requirements by reviewing legislative changes and updating internal policies and procedures accordingly.

Data Reliability & Governance

• Ensure data is reliable, clean, structured, and future-proof to enable trusted decision-making and digital adoption across the business.
• Establish and enforce data standards that promote credibility, accessibility, and long-term usability.
• Strengthen governance frameworks to ensure data integrity across platforms.

Systems Compliance & Documentation

• Adhere to and enforce documentation standards and digital build procedures.
• Identify gaps in system, platform, and architectural documentation, ensuring completeness and audit readiness.
• Promote compliance with established digital governance frameworks and policies.

Solution Design, Rollout & Change Enablement

• Ensure digital initiatives are practical, operationally aligned, and value-driven.
• Engage with operations to translate business requirements into fit-for-purpose digital solutions.
• Implement and manage rollout of digital initiatives, including structured change management and proper handover.
• Develop and deliver digital platform training and training materials (non-operational focus).

Data Platforms & AI Enablement

• Design, build, and continuously evolve scalable and intelligent data platforms aligned with company growth ambitions.
• Enable advanced analytics, modelling, automation, and adoption of market-leading AI tools.
• Drive innovation by embedding AI capabilities into core business processes to enhance competitiveness.

International Integration & Cloud Governance

• Align local digital solutions with international best of breed systems and practices across global branches.
• Identify opportunities for integration and standardisation of digital platforms.
• Establish local ownership and governance over data hosted in global cloud environments.

Infrastructure Optimisation & Redundancy Elimination

• Evaluate and redesign digital infrastructure to minimise hardware dependency and reduce redundancy.
• Replace outdated hardware solutions with scalable software-driven alternatives where appropriate.
• Improve system resilience, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Mentorship & Digital Capability Development

• Mentor and guide junior developers and data analysts, fostering technical growth and innovation.
• Promote digital literacy across the organisation and advocate for AI driven transformation.
• Act as a digital thought leader, cultivating creativity and forward-thinking technology adoption.
• Manage SHE implementation by ensuring comprehensive training programs are delivered, completed by all relevant employees, and any training gaps or noncompliance are promptly addressed.
• Monitor SHE performance by defining clear standards and timelines for monitoring activities, ensuring timely execution, and resolving identified issues within set deadlines.
• Ensure ongoing SHE compliance through regular review of practices, identification of noncompliance, and timely corrective action.
• Manage stakeholder relationships by engaging internal and external stakeholders, offering input and feedback, and fostering collaboration as needed.
• Engage with industry stakeholders by identifying strategic issues, representing the organisation, contributing to industry initiatives, and addressing sector-related concerns as they arise.
• Manage service providers by defining and negotiating service level agreements, monitoring performance against agreed standards, and implementing corrective actions monthly or as required.
• Recruit employees in line with the EE targets by conducting interviews, evaluating candidate performance, and providing timely feedback as needed.
• Manage resourcing by assessing workload demands and securing appropriate staffing to support operational output.
• Oversee employee performance by setting clear expectations, monitoring delivery, giving regular feedback, addressing performance issues, and implementing corrective actions monthly or as required.
• Support employee development by identifying development needs in line with departmental training needs analysis, facilitating skills enhancement, mentoring team members, and tracking improvement on a monthly basis or as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in data engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Business related Post Graduate Diploma NQF level 7 or higher
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) or Data Engineering credentials preferred
• 7+ years in Digital development and integration experience.
• 7+ years in a Data Engineering or related technical role.