Contract ICT Jobs at Ovations Technologies

• Join an in-house engineering team to implementing critical security remediation, strengthen CI/CD infrastructure, and support BSS integrations for a major 5G consumer network launch. We need strong generalists who take full ownership of our Python, Django, and AWS ecosystem while seamlessly adapting as business priorities evolve.

Key Responsibilities

• 5G Network Launch: Support the rollout of our 5G consumer network through BSS development and system integration.
• Security & Code Remediation: Audit, rework, and refactor ~20 Python/Django repositories to fix vulnerabilities across application code, dependencies, and AWS infrastructure (applying SAST, secrets scanning, and OWASP principles).
• CI/CD & DevOps: Establish automated build, test, and deployment pipelines to elevate code quality and maintainability.
• Engineering Quality: Participate in code reviews, write automated tests, maintain technical documentation, and ensure smooth knowledge transfer to permanent teams.

Minimum Requirements

• Core Tech Stack: Strong hands-on Python and Django development experience.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Solid AWS expertise (EC2, ECS, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda).
• Application Security: Practical knowledge of OWASP Top 10, secure coding, SAST, dependency scanning, and secrets detection.
• Delivery & Tooling: Strong Git/GitHub workflow skills, REST API/microservices architecture, and hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Docker, containerisation, GCP, or event-driven messaging (Kafka).
• Telecommunications / BSS environment background or security-focused project experience.

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• We are looking for an experienced Analytical Engineer with strong Data Analysis and Data Modelling expertise to join a dynamic data team. This role is ideal for a data professional who can translate complex business requirements into structured, analytics-ready datasets while ensuring data quality, integrity, and usability across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate business requirements into scalable data solutions and analytics-ready datasets
• Perform data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and quality assessments
• Design and implement Data Vault 2.0 and Dimensional Data Models
• Develop advanced SQL transformations and analytical queries
• Deliver trusted data assets for reporting, business intelligence, and analytics initiatives
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, and analytics teams to bridge business and technical requirements
• Support enterprise data governance and best practices

Requirements:

• Proven experience as an Analytical Engineer, Data Analyst, or Data Modeller
• Strong expertise in Data Vault 2.0 and Dimensional Modelling methodologies
• Advanced SQL skills for data transformation, validation, and analysis
• Experience with data profiling and data quality management
• Exposure to Azure Data Platform, Azure Databricks, or similar cloud-based data environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working within enterprise-scale data ecosystems

Preferred Skills:

• Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, or related technologies
• Data warehousing and modern analytics architectures
• Banking, Financial Services, Telecommunications, or large enterprise experience

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• This is a 12 – month contract with our client in the Banking sector
• Design, build, and optimize SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM) models and integrations across core enterprise systems, ensuring high-performing financial allocations, model execution, and closing support.

Key Responsibilities

• Model Design & Maintenance: Build and maintain complex SAP PaPM models for cost allocations, Asset Liability Management (ALM), margin modelling, VAT allocations, and General Ledger (GL) analytics.
• System Integration & Development: Integrate PaPM across SAP S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, ECC, HANA, SAC, and external platforms; write and optimize SAP HANA SQL Scripts, AMDP procedures, CDS Views, and linked ABAP code.
• Performance & Automation: Monitor execution times, optimize model performance, and design automated process scheduling and background runs.
• Operational & Closing Support: Provide month-end/year-end financial close support, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, system transport management, and user guidance.
• Testing & Upgrades: Lead unit, integration, and UAT testing, while supporting validation during database, application, and ODS upgrades.

Minimum Requirements

• Core Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience designing and configuring SAP PaPM models.
• SAP Ecosystem Proficiency: Strong technical background across SAP BW/4HANA, S/4HANA, ECC, SAP HANA, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Development Skills: Proven ability in ABAP development, SAP HANA SQL Script, AMDP procedures, and CDS Views.
• Financial Processes: Sound understanding of financial allocations, GL analytics, and financial close operations.
   

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Job Description:

• This is a 12 – month contract with our client in the banking sector
• Drive the availability, security, and scalability of our enterprise event-streaming ecosystem. As a Senior Systems/Platform Engineer, you will own, automate, and manage our Kafka infrastructure—ensuring peak performance, robust observability, and seamless cloud integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Kafka Platform Administration: Design, deploy, configure, and maintain production Kafka clusters (Confluent Platform and/or Confluent Cloud).
• Automation & IaC: Provision, manage, and automate cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, and Python/Bash scripting.
• Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce end-to-end Kafka security controls, including TLS/SSL encryption, SASL authentication, and ACLs.
• Observability & Performance: Build and optimize real-time monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Azure Monitor.
• Linux Systems Engineering: Troubleshoot complex low-level Linux systems, network, and platform-level issues to ensure high availability and reliability.

Minimum Requirements

• Systems Engineering: 6+ years of hands-on experience in Systems or Platform Engineering.
• Kafka Expertise: 4+ years of direct, hands-on administration of Apache Kafka (preferably Confluent Platform / Confluent Cloud).
• Cloud & DevOps: Strong background in Azure cloud infrastructure alongside CI/CD workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform / Ansible).
• Scripting: Advanced proficiency in Python or Bash.
• Systems & Security: Deep Linux troubleshooting experience and solid expertise in Kafka security protocols (TLS/SSL, SASL, ACLs).
   

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Job Description:

• This is a 5 - month contract (renewable) with our client in the Fintech industry
• We are seeking an experienced IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Specialist to lead third-party security risk evaluations, conduct impact assessments, and safeguard our organizational risk posture. Working in a hybrid setup, you will evaluate external vendor risks, ensure alignment with global compliance frameworks, and present actionable risk intelligence directly to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Third-Party Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks introduced by external vendors, suppliers, and third-party service providers.
• Risk Assessments & Audits: Conduct comprehensive Risk Impact Assessments, vendor due diligence, third-party audits, and contract reviews for security compliance.
• Governance Framework Alignment: Ensure third-party ecosystem compliance against leading frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS).
• Executive Advisory: Articulate complex security risks, audit findings, and remediation plans clearly to senior leadership and key stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: 7–10 years of dedicated GRC experience with a proven track record of conducting formal Risk Impact Assessments and vendor due diligence.
• Education: 3-Year IT-related Degree (NQF Level 7).
• Required Certifications: Must hold one or more of the following: CISA, CISM, or CISSP.
• Framework Mastery: Deep, practical knowledge of NIST, ISO, and PCI-DSS standards.
   

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Job Description:

• This is a 5 – month renewable contract with our client in the Fintech industry.
• We are looking for a Senior SOC Threat Analyst to join our Security Operations Centre. In this hybrid role, you will be on the front lines of defence—detecting, analysing, and prioritizing real-time security incidents, driving proactive threat hunting, and ensuring high-priority threats are rapidly mitigated.

Key Responsibilities

• Threat Detection & Real-Time Analysis: Monitor, analyse, and prioritize security incidents in real-time across enterprise SIEM platforms.
• Proactive Threat Hunting: Conduct deep-dive threat hunting and validation to uncover hidden risks, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and vulnerabilities.
• Incident Escalation & Validation: Rapidly identify and filter out false positives while escalating high-priority, critical threats for swift remediation.
• KQL & SIEM Optimization: Utilize Kusto Query Language (KQL) to build custom queries, correlation rules, and dashboards to enhance threat visibility.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: 5–10 years of hands-on experience working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC) with a dedicated focus on threat hunting and validation.
• Education: 3-Year IT-related Degree.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in KQL (Kusto Query Language) and extensive experience monitoring enterprise SIEM platforms.
• Required Certifications: Must hold Microsoft SC-200 / SC-400 series (e.g., SC-200/SC-400/SC-100/CySA track) and CompTIA CySA+.

Work Environment

• Location: Hybrid (On-site & Remote flexibility).
   

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Job Description:

• This is a 5 - month contract with our client in the Fintech sector.
• We are seeking an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Specialist to join our cybersecurity team in a hybrid capacity. In this role, you will be responsible for securing digital identities, designing directory structures, and managing access lifecycle policies to enforce the principle of least privilege across enterprise systems and data.

Key Responsibilities

• Identity Governance & Access Control: Review, manage, and secure digital access to systems, data, and applications using RBAC/ABAC models.
• Directory & Policy Configuration: Configure and maintain directory structures, access policies, and identity lifecycle processes (Joiners, Movers, Leavers).
• Least Privilege Enforcement: Define and enforce security controls, conditional access, and privileged access policies to minimize security risks.
• IAM Infrastructure Management: Support, build, and optimize enterprise identity systems across cloud and on-premise environments.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: At least 5 years of dedicated experience in building and managing IAM systems (strong preference for Microsoft Active Directory / Entra ID).
• Education: 3-Year IT-related Degree.
• Domain Expertise: Advanced knowledge of IAM protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC), directory services, access control models, and identity governance.
• Required Certifications: Must hold Microsoft SC-300 (Identity and Access Administrator), Microsoft AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer), and CompTIA Security+.

Work Environment

• Location: Hybrid (On-site & Remote flexibility).

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Job Description:

• 5 Months Contract (renewable)
• We are seeking an experienced Information Security officer to drive alignment between security policies, regulatory compliance, and business objectives. This role requires a strong governance mindset with the ability to translate complex security risks into clear business insights.

Educational Qualifications

• 4-year IT-related Degree

Experience Required

• Minimum 7 years experience within the Cyber Security domain
• Proven experience defining and implementing IT processes derived from security policies
• Strong exposure to local and industry regulatory frameworks

Required Certifications

• CISM
• CISSP

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure security policies, controls, and practices are aligned to business goals and regulatory requirements
• Drive security governance, risk, and compliance initiatives across the organisation
• Translate cyber security risks into clear, meaningful insights for business stakeholders
• Support audits, compliance assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of security governance and compliance
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Analytical thinking and strong risk-based decision-making
• Ability to operate confidently in a regulated environment