Job Openings at Ovations Technologies

Minimum Requirements

• Location Constraints: Must reside and be legally entitled to work within South Africa.
• Frameworks & Methodologies: Proven experience leading technical test implementation strategies across the entire Product Lifecycle.
• Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to align cross-functional disciplines including Business Analysis, Development, QA, and Environment teams.
• Team Leadership: Strong track record of driving team effectiveness and fostering healthy team dynamics.

Technical Requirements

• Automation Focus: Front End and API automation experience.
• Toolsets: Proficiency with Selenium, Appium, Healenium, and RestAssured.
• Non-Functional Testing (NFT): Performance testing experience using JMeter.
• Asset Management: Ability to inspect, analyse, design, develop, and implement highly reusable automated test assets that validate complex solution architectures.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead Test Implementation: Oversee the execution of testing strategies in strict accordance with agreed corporate Quality Assurance principles and standards.
• Risk Mitigation: Actively manage product risks and technical inter-dependencies across the product delivery stack.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Optimize testing efficiencies by bridging technical communication gaps between Analysts, Developers, QA, and Infrastructure/Environment teams.
• Develop Automation Assets: Code and maintain scalable, reusable automation test assets utilizing the enterprise automation framework to protect architectural stability.
• Cultivate Team Dynamics: Manage, mentor, and guide team members to ensure operational effectiveness and a collaborative culture.

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• In this role, you will take full strategic and operational ownership of the Group Fintech Technology documentation framework. As the primary custodian of their central repository, you will build and enforce an audit-ready, single source of truth across all IT functions. If you are a self-driven Information Governance professional with deep SharePoint/M365 architecture experience and a knack for creating order out of chaos, this high-impact contract is for you.

Core Responsibilities

• Framework Ownership: Establish and enforce the strategy, taxonomy, naming conventions, and metadata standards for all IT documentation.
• Quality Gatekeeping: Manage the end-to-end document review, approval, and sign-off workflows. Block non-compliant documents prior to publication.
• Repository Custodian: Maintain the central SharePoint/M365 ecosystem as an audit-ready, single source of truth; migrate and clean up legacy local files.
• Audits & Compliance: Conduct regular compliance reviews across functions and Opcos, owning the escalation path for document-quality bottlenecks or risks.
• Reporting: Build tracking dashboards and report documentation health directly to the GM: Technical Service Delivery.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: 4-year degree in Information Management, IT, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• Experience: 5–7 years in document control, records management, or information governance.
• Domain: At least 3 years inside a technology, financial services, or highly audited ecosystem.
• Systems: Deep hands-on administration of SharePoint / M365 governance (metadata, retention labels, automated approval flows) and Jira.
• Bonus: ISO 15489, ITIL Foundation, or Microsoft M365 certifications.
   

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• Our client is seeking an experienced External Sales Representative to drive revenue growth by selling engineering consumables to the hard-rock underground mining sector, focusing on PGMs in the Rustenburg region. This full-time role requires a technical sales professional dedicated to frequent face-to-face client engagement and robust market expansion.

Key responsibilities:

• Sales & Growth: Execute cold calling, lead follow-ups, and live product demonstrations to achieve monthly and annual sales targets.
• Relationship Management: Conduct frequent on-site visits to build strong partnerships with mining houses, contractors, and engineering teams.
• Technical Support: Provide technical advice and after-sales support for underground/surface applications, quickly resolving client complaints.
• Commercial Cycle: Manage the full sales lifecycle: generate quotations, track orders, monitor stock availability, and update customers.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor competitor activity and market trends to inform sales strategies and complete accurate monthly reporting.

Requirements include:

• Experience: 5+ years of proven sales experience within a mining, industrial, or engineering environment.
• Industry Focus: Demonstrated success selling directly to hard-rock underground mining operations (PGMs).
• Product Knowledge: Technical experience with mining consumables (valves, snatchblocks, hoses) is highly advantageous.
• Education: Matric (Grade 12). A qualification in Business, Marketing, or Engineering is a plus.
• Logistics: Valid driver's license and absolute willingness to travel frequently around Rustenburg.

Core skills

• Deep understanding of hard-rock underground mining processes and MHSA safety regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office for reporting/forecasting and experience using CRM/ERP systems.
   

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Job Description:

• This is a 12 - month contract with our client in the banking sector.
• We are seeking a versatile Senior Project Manager with to drive the execution of medium-sized strategic projects for our client in the banking sector. This cross-disciplinary role spans multiple environments—including IT, engineering, and property—requiring an adaptable leader who can blend traditional project governance with deep Agile expertise.

Key Responsibilitie;

• End-to-End Delivery: Manage medium-sized projects from commencement to completion, ensuring alignment with scope, budget, governance, and timelines
• Agile Execution & Mentorship: Partner with Product Managers to translate epics and stories into actionable sprint tasks; run weekly facilitation and retrospective sessions; coach and mentor junior staff on Agile best practices.
• Stakeholder & Change Management: Map and manage diverse stakeholder groups, lead business change impact assessments (processes, systems, roles), and maintain transparent reporting using quality metrics.
• Financial & Scope Control: Ensure accurate cost estimation, manage project budgets, allocate resources efficiently, and maintain strict traceability of defined business benefits.

Requirements

• Experience: 7 to 10 years of project management experience leading cross-functional or multi-disciplinary initiatives.
• Agile Expertise: Deep operational knowledge of Agile frameworks, backlog refinement, and software delivery mechanics.
• Stakeholder Mastery: Proven ability to navigate complex corporate environments, facilitate diverse groups, and manage change cycles.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong background in scoping, resource allocation, budget management, and project governance.

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Job Description:

• This is a 12 - month contract with our client in the banking sector.
• We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Technical Consultant to serve as the strategic custodian of technical thought leadership within our Group Technology (GT) environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Thought Leadership: Act as the strategic custodian of technology standards across Group Technology (GT), driving innovation and aligning solutions with the overall strategy of the Bank.
• Complex Solution Integration: Provide expert guidance and architectural advice on integrating solutions across multiple complex technologies, ensuring systems are resilient, scalable, and sustainable.
• Process & Quality Advisory: Define and advise on supporting engineering processes and practices to ensure GT consistently delivers high-quality, stable software and infrastructure.
• Technical Capability Growth: Actively mentor, coach, and uplift technical expertise within the organization, fostering a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence.
• Stakeholder Consultation: Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders, translating complex banking strategies into robust, practical technical frameworks.

Requirements

• Experience: 8 to 12+ years of deep technical experience, with a proven track record in a consulting, advisory, or principal engineering capacity within a large-scale banking or financial services environment.
• Integration Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of multi-technology landscapes, enterprise integration patterns, legacy systems, and modern cloud-native architectures.
• Consultative Leadership: Strong capability to influence senior stakeholders, provide high-level technical direction, and steer organizational technical governance.
• Mentorship & Coaching: Demonstrated passion and capability for developing talent, running mentoring programs, and growing technical skills across teams.

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• Are you passionate about Graph AI, distributed systems, and cloud-native platforms? We're looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist/AI Engineer to design and implement enterprise-scale graph platforms that power advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning solutions.
• You'll play a key role in architecting and deploying TigerGraph solutions on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), enabling high-performance, relationship-driven intelligence across enterprise data.

Key Responsibilities

Graph Engineering & AI

• Design and develop enterprise-scale graph data models and graph analytics solutions.
• Build advanced graph-based machine learning solutions, including:
• Graph Neural Networks (GNNs)
• Link Prediction
• Community Detection
• Path Analysis
• Develop enterprise Knowledge Graphs supporting AI, GenAI, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Create graph-derived features to improve machine learning models and intelligent decision-making.

TigerGraph Development

• Develop and optimise graph queries using GSQL.
• Design scalable graph architectures and optimise query performance.
• Implement secure, high-performance data ingestion pipelines from enterprise platforms such as Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) and Databricks.
• Deliver graph analytics solutions supporting:
• Fraud Detection
• Financial Crime
• Customer Intelligence
• Network Risk Management

Kubernetes & Cloud Engineering

• Architect, deploy, and manage TigerGraph clusters on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Design and manage containerised workloads using Kubernetes.
• Configure networking, storage, autoscaling, security, and monitoring for graph platforms.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Kubernetes-native DevOps practices.
• Continuously optimise platform performance, scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency.

Architecture & Leadership

• Design end-to-end graph solution architectures integrated with enterprise data platforms and APIs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship on graph technologies, Kubernetes, and cloud-native engineering.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to the evolution of enterprise AI platforms.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related STEM discipline.

Advantage

• Master's Degree in a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• TigerGraph Certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Microsoft Azure Certifications

Required Experience

Senior

• 7+ years' experience

Principal

• 10+ years' experience

Experience in:

• Enterprise Graph Engineering
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud-native Architecture
• Kubernetes Platform Engineering
• Financial Crime or Fraud Analytics
• Enterprise API Integration
• DevOps and Infrastructure Automation

Technical Skills

Graph Technologies

• TigerGraph
• GSQL
• Graph Theory
• Graph Algorithms
• Knowledge Graphs
• Graph Machine Learning

Programming

• Python (Essential)
• Java and/or Scala

Cloud & Data

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
• Databricks
• Apache Spark
• Streaming Frameworks

DevOps

• CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code
• Kubernetes-native deployment
• Monitoring & Observability

What We're Looking For

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passion for AI, graph technologies, and innovation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working in high-performance, enterprise environments
• Ability to mentor technical teams and drive engineering excellence