Job Vacancies at Investec

Role Description 

• To strengthen the Compliance Function's capability to assess, challenge and evidence compliance with complex prudential / Banks Act financial risk regulatory requirements by providing an independent second line compliance assurance over the bank's interpretation, implementation and ongoing operation of relevant requirements related financial risk pillars of the bank (e.g., market, credit, capital, liquidity / balance sheet risk).
• This role is intended to demonstrate and strengthen compliance technical oversight through (i) robust engagement on Basel reforms and Banks Act regulatory interpretation and (ii) perform targeted assurance that the bank has implemented key prudential requirements appropriately, without duplicating mandate of existing second-line Risk functions.

Key Deliverables

• A Financial Risk Regulatory Assurance Plan (Market Risk first; optional extension to other financial risks) with quarterly/thematic reviews.
• Reporting on completed assurance reviews with issues/action tracking to closure.

Responsibilities:

Prudential regulatory risk assessment & interpretation (Banks Act / Basel-related)

• Maintain working knowledge of the Banks Act regulatory framework and prudential requirements relevant to financial risks (including market risk and associated returns requirements).
• Provide technical challenge on the interpretation of complex prudential rules such as Basel III reforms on The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) and document the compliance view and rationale.
• Support the Compliance Function in demonstrating financial risk regulatory technical skills oversight to enable credible engagement on complex regulatory requirements.
• Develop, review, and maintain policies and procedures relating to prudential and Banks Act financial risk regulatory requirements to enable effective second line compliance

Independent compliance assurance / monitoring financial risk regulatory obligations

• Design and execute risk-based compliance assurance reviews over prudential obligations for Market Risk (and, where required, other financial risk pillars such as balance sheet risk and credit risk) to test whether regulatory requirements have been implemented and are operating effectively.
• Produce clear assurance outcomes (findings, root causes, remediation actions, evidence reporting to relevant governance structures) suitable for governance committees and PA engagements.
• Ensure assurance activity is positioned as complementary to existing second line Risk assurance and Internal Audit 

Oversight / assurance over Banks Act regulatory reporting processes (financial risk-related)

• Provide compliance oversight and assurance focused on governance, controls and evidence supporting Banks Act financial risk returns (e.g., credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk returns as reflected in the regulations/returns framework).
• Engage with Group Finance and relevant SMEs to obtain comfort over the control environment for compilation, review, sign-off and submission.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Degree in Finance, Risk, Economics, Accounting, Quantitative discipline, or Law (prudential focus).
• Professional certifications: FRM / PRM / CA(SA) / CFA
• Minimum 5-6years experience in prudential regulation / Basel / Banks Act financial risk requirements (market risk and related prudential domains).
• Background in Market Risk, Capital / Basel, Liquidity / ALM, Credit Risk, prudential risk analytics, regulatory change, or assurance/audit of these topics.
• Ability to translate technical prudential requirements into assurance testing approaches, evidence standards, and governance reporting.
• Experience engaging prudential regulators or supporting supervisory responses / close-out packs.
• Familiarity with Banks Act return frameworks (market/credit/liquidity risk return families referenced in the regulations).
• Prior experience in second line assurance, internal audit, model risk/validation, or prudential reporting governance.

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Description

• Investec is looking for a Principal Full Stack .NET Engineer / Platform Architect to join the Private Client Lending Technology team in Johannesburg, South Africa, working as part of our UK Offshore Technology function. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for shaping, developing, and supporting core lending origination platforms and their integrations. The successful candidate will combine strong engineering capability with architectural thinking, ownership, problem-solving, and the ability to guide other engineers through complex delivery challenges.
• You will take ownership of complex technical problems across the full stack — from backend services built in C#, .NET, and Azure cloud services through to modern web frontends — and see them through from analysis to delivery. The role is as much about shaping the right solution as building it: operating comfortably in ambiguity, analysing business and technical challenges, helping to refine requirements, and designing pragmatic approaches that fit the wider lending platform. Hands-on engineering remains central, spanning both new solution delivery and the ongoing evolution of existing services.
• A core part of the role is establishing and maintaining technical direction. You will produce the solution designs, integration approaches, technical plans, and decision records that help the team understand what is being built, why, and how it fits the broader platform — forming a coherent plan from the input of others and keeping engineers aligned to a clear technical "north star". You will balance building new solutions with extending and hardening existing systems, ensuring resilience, performance, and regulatory compliance, while working within Agile squads alongside product owners, business analysts, and other engineers.
• As part of our UK Offshore Technology function, you will be based in South Africa and aligned to UK teams, collaborating closely with UK-based stakeholders and engineers across time zones. There are few local peers at this level of seniority, so you will need to be highly self-sufficient and self-motivated, comfortable being one of the most senior technical people in the room — someone others lean on for direction rather than someone who needs to be directed. From the outset you will provide technical and thought leadership through design, review, and mentoring, and over time you are expected to take on broader engineering leadership of the South African team.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex problems across the full software development lifecycle — from analysis and architecture through to development, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Engage with stakeholders, business analysts, and product owners to shape ambiguous requirements into clear, well-architected solution designs.
• Own the design and delivery of core technical building blocks, services, and integrations that enable key lending business processes.
• Remain hands-on — building, testing, and deploying services and integrations using C#, .NET, and Azure — while setting the technical direction others follow.
• Produce and maintain solution designs, integration approaches, and decision records that give the team clear context on what is built, why, and how it fits the wider platform.
• Take accountability for the technical integrity, quality, and supportability of solutions, including investigating and resolving complex issues in production and test environments.
• Review the work of other engineers, providing constructive critique and clear technical guidance that raises the overall quality and consistency of delivery.
• Help set and uphold engineering standards and best practices, raising the technical bar across the team and ensuring solutions are well-documented, maintainable, and supportable.
• Mentor and grow other engineers — sharing knowledge, guiding them through complex problems, and building the technical capability of the South African team.
• Provide technical and thought leadership from the outset — setting design direction, communicating a clear technical "north star", and keeping engineers aligned to a coherent plan shaped from the input of others.
• Collaborate closely with UK-based teams as part of the Offshore Technology function and, as the role develops, take on broader engineering leadership of the South African team.

Experience, skill, and capability

• The ideal candidate is a Principal-level full-stack .NET engineer with deep C# expertise, strong architectural and solution-design capability, and hands-on Azure experience, allied to a good functional and commercial understanding of the Banking industry. They are comfortable operating in ambiguity, owning complex problems end to end, and shaping pragmatic solutions across distributed systems.
• Equally important is the appetite and aptitude to lead technically. Based in South Africa with few local peers at this level of seniority, the successful candidate will need to be highly self-sufficient and self-motivated — comfortable being one of the most senior technical people in the room, someone others lean on for direction rather than someone who needs to be directed. They will demonstrate strong communication skills, the ability to influence and build relationships across teams and geographies, and a track record of mentoring or guiding other engineers — providing the foundation to take on broader engineering leadership of the South African team as the role develops.

Core skills include:

• Deep proficiency in C# and modern Microsoft .NET technologies (.NET 8+), with the ability to set the technical direction others follow
• Full-stack development experience, including modern web frontends (JavaScript/TypeScript, React)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, designing and building microservices and RESTful APIs, and architecting for resilience and failure
• Hands-on experience with Azure services (Functions, App Services, Service Bus, Logic Apps, API Management)
• Strong relational database experience (SQL Server) and exposure to NoSQL
• Strong commitment to software testing practices (unit, integration, and contract testing) and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum/Kanban)
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment

Other beneficial attributes include:

• Experience with event-driven development and messaging patterns (e.g. Azure Service Bus, Event Grid)
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS) and Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, or Terraform)
• Familiarity with architectural patterns such as CQRS and Domain-Driven Design, and with observability practices (logging, metrics, and distributed tracing)
• Experience in financial services, lending, or mortgage products, ideally within a FinTech or SaaS environment
• Exposure to Dynamics 365 development (APIs, services, plug-ins) would be an advantage
• Previous technical leadership, team lead, or formal mentoring experience would be a strong advantage

Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) – required (or willingness to obtain within the first three months)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate – preferred
• BSc or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline

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Description: 

• Are you a final-year student ready to step into the world of work in 2027? Starting your career may feel uncertain, but it's also filled with opportunity.  
• Our early careers roles in banking are designed for individuals at the beginning of their careers offering the chance to learn, grow, and gain meaningful experience while contributing to how we support and connect with our clients every day.  
• Through our two-day Navigate recruitment experience, you'll gain practical exposure to the business, engage with our people, and explore where your skills and interests could make an impact. No prior work experience is required, just a bachelor's degree, curiosity, potential, and the confidence to take that first step.  

Who can apply: 

• Final-year undergraduate or postgraduate students  
• Planning to start working in January 2027

The Process: 

• Apply online between 1–30 June 2026 
• You'll be invited to complete a short video interview 
• Successful candidates will move on to a follow-up online interview
• Further shortlisted candidates will be invited to the two-day in office Navigate experience in September 2026 
• Selected candidates will progress to a final interview with Investec business leaders 
• Final outcomes will be confirmed before year-end, with the opportunity to start your career in January 2027 

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Description

• As the Microsoft Product Owner, you will own the strategic lifecycle management of our Investec Microsoft technology ecosystem M365, Azure, and related services and drive user orientation to unlock their full value. You'll collaborate across IT, procurement, security, operations, and business units to define vision, prioritize work, and ensure our organization realizes the maximum benefit from Microsoft tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap for M365, Azure, and associated Microsoft services including but not limited to D365, Power Platform, Intune, Entra ID, Copilot
• Align roadmap priorities with organizational goals, compliance requirements, and emerging industry trends.
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize feature requests and enhancements from stakeholders.
• Write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and detailed requirements for development, configuration, or integration.
• Serve as the ITS primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT teams, security, SAM, Procurement and external partners.
• Facilitate regular product demos, roadmap reviews, and status updates.
• Coordinate release schedules, change management, and deployment activities for new features, updates, and patches.
• Work with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure quality, performance, and security standards are met.
• Oversee the entire product lifecycle: ideation → pilot → general availability → deprecation.
• Communicate upcoming and new features and evangelize use
• Drive user adoption through training programs, documentation, and best-practice guidance.
• Design and deliver onboarding, workshops, and “lunch-and-learn” sessions that help end users and stakeholders understand and leverage M365 and Azure capabilities.
• Develop playbooks and quick-start guides that surface hidden features and integration patterns to maximize productivity, collaboration, and cost-efficiency.
• Ensure Microsoft environments Adheres to corporate governance, security policies, and regulatory standards (e.g. GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and risk teams to implement identity, access, and data protection controls.
• Manage license entitlements vs. usage and drive license optimization in collaboration with the Investec Software Asset Management team.
• Define KPIs and success metrics (utilization rates, user satisfaction, cost efficiency).
• Analyze telemetry, usage patterns, and feedback to identify opportunities for performance tuning and cost optimization.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years' experience in a Product Owner/Manager role, ideally within enterprise IT or managed services.
• Demonstrable experience managing Microsoft 365 and Azure platforms, including configuration, governance, and lifecycle processes.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and hands-on experience writing user stories and managing backlogs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for business audiences.
• Proven track record of delivering software or platform enhancements on time and within budget.

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Description

• An opportunity has become available within BCB for a Legal Recoveries Specialist. The successful candidate will be highly visible and credible with key internal and external stakeholders and will be proactive in aligning risk strategies to address the business unit requirements.
• The successful individual must possess good personal communications skill that builds credibility and confidence both inside and outside BCB.
• The role requires project management and ownership of a portfolio assets that have been handed over to various legal firms, running security perfection and recovery processes and designing risk management solutions to ensure optimisation of the recovery process and ensure losses are minimised.
• Preparation of pre-legal packs and the assistance in drafting, reviewing and marking-up legal documents to fast-track external legal processes and reduce external costs as BCB scales its base.
• The candidate will work closely with the BCB transactional banking, working capital and asset finance recoveries teams.
• The role involves stakeholder management with attorneys, business rescue practitioners, liquidators, Investec business units, credit risk teams, and external service providers while ensuring compliance with banking regulations and legal requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Engaging with defaulting clients in conjunction with the recoveries team and documenting commercial arrangements considering the financial position of client and bank's security
• Maintaining and developing relationships with internal legal team and recoveries teams across the bank on connected exposures
• Creating legal folders for Distressed portfolio
• Liaising with legal practitioners on a continuous basis when handing matters over to legal
• Developing and maintaining relationships with clients, external legal counsel and other key stakeholders
• Managing relationships and processes with external attorneys, debt collectors, liquidators and other service providers
• Ensuring compliance with banking legislation, internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Preparing portfolio reports and management information for senior leadership
• Collaborating with credit risk, legal, finance and operations teams to resolve complex cases
• Drafting of legal notices, demand letters, settlement agreements and legal correspondence
• Reviewing legal documentation and ensure accuracy of recovery actions
• Driving continuous improvement in recoveries processes and controls
• Preparing legal handover documentation for external attorneys
• Managing and taking over the administration of already implemented Stage 3 restructures and payment arrangements
• Following up and ensuring collection of implemented restructures and payment arrangements on legal (non- performing) matters
• Presenting possible restructures, write offs and recovery plans to credit
• Monitoring external service providers such as attorneys, business rescue practitioners, liquidators and 3rd party collections
• Inputting of the monthly impairments and distressed book reporting both internally in the division and at group level
• Ensuring compliance with the collection procedures and policies and review to enhance effectiveness
• Ensuring compliance with CGIC policy requirements, attending monthly meetings with the broker to manage claims, providing input into policy changes and maintaining relationship with CGIC risk members on an ongoing basis
• Ensuring compliance with SARB Distressed Restructure Directive as well as IFRS 9, Group ADR policy as well as IBCB watchlist and ADR reporting policies

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• A qualified attorney with experience in insolvency law, business rescue, liquidation and sequestration (associate/senior associate level)
• Understanding of legal recoveries process
• Strong negotiation, persuasion and settlement skills (with internal and external stakeholders)
• Experience in bond perfection, bank security realisation, business rescue and liquidation
• Working with BCB internal legal team to document settlements, repayment arrangements and restructuring agreements
• Working knowledge of collections processes (banking recoveries a plus) 
• Understanding of legal recovery procedures and litigation management
• Contract and legal documentation interpretation
• Portfolio management and monthly reporting
• Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint proficiency
   

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Description

• The IPAM Engineer – Active Directory is responsible for supporting, maintaining, hardening and improving Investec's core Active Directory and hybrid identity services. The role provides hands-on engineering and operational capability across domain services, domain controllers, Group Policy, DNS-integrated services, authentication flows, privileged administration pathways and directory health. 
• Reporting to the Head of Identity and Privileged Access Management Operations, the role helps ensure that identity infrastructure remains secure, resilient, auditable and fit for purpose in a regulated banking environment. It supports the protection of Tier 0 assets, privileged access controls, secure authentication and operational resilience across on-premises and hybrid identity platforms. 
• The role is based in Sandton and works closely with Identity and Access Management, Information Security, Cyber Defence, Infrastructure, Application, Service Management, Risk, Audit and operational teams to provide trusted, controlled and recoverable directory services for critical business operations. 

Key Responsibilities

Active Directory Engineering and Operational Support

• Provide day-to-day engineering and operational support for the Active Directory estate, including domain services, domain controllers, replication, Group Policy, DNS integration and authentication services. 
• Monitor and maintain directory health, replication status, domain controller performance and core identity service availability. 
• Troubleshoot directory-related incidents, perform root cause analysis and deliver controlled remediation for recurring issues. 
• Support secure access to critical banking platforms, applications and operational services through robust directory engineering and identity integration. 

Security, Privileged Access and Tier 0 Protection

• Support protection and hardening of Tier 0 identity assets, including domain controllers, privileged groups, service accounts and administrative pathways. 
• Contribute to privileged access controls, administrative segregation, secure authentication practices, patching, hardening and monitoring of critical identity infrastructure. 
• Assist with the reduction of standing administrative rights, shared accounts and orphaned credentials in line with least privilege principles. 
• Support controlled use of privileged access tooling and processes, including evidence generation, access reviews and remediation of identified control gaps. 
• Implement and maintain secure Group Policy configurations aligned to agreed enterprise standards and security baselines. 
• Support DNS, DHCP and certificate-related dependencies that underpin the Active Directory ecosystem. 
• Contribute to hybrid identity integration activities involving Microsoft Entra ID, AD Connect, Conditional Access, MFA and single sign-on capabilities. 
• Develop and maintain scripts, automation and standard operating procedures to improve consistency, repeatability and operational control. 

Governance, Risk, Resilience and Compliance

• Operate Active Directory services in line with banking regulatory, risk, audit and internal control expectations. 
• Support audit evidence, control testing, access reviews, vulnerability remediation and timely closure of identity-related findings. 
• Contribute to operational resilience through documented recovery procedures, backup and restore readiness, failover preparedness and regular testing. 
• Maintain high-quality operational documentation, build standards, recovery runbooks and knowledge transfer material to reduce key person dependency risk. 
• Ensure directory changes follow approved change, release and incident management processes with appropriate risk assessment and evidence. 

Continuous Improvement and Automation

• Drive practical improvements in monitoring, alerting, reporting, supportability and engineering standards for the directory estate. 
• Use PowerShell and standardised processes to automate repeatable administration, health checks, reporting and remediation tasks. 
• Identify and reduce operational fragility through documentation, standardisation, cross-skilling and improved support readiness. 

Stakeholder Collaboration and Service Delivery

• Work closely with Identity and Access Management, Information Security, Cyber Defence, Infrastructure, Application, Service Management, Risk and Audit teams. 
• Provide clear technical input, impact analysis and operational updates to service owners and stakeholders. 
• Support incident response, problem management and service restoration activities where identity services are impacted. 
• Promote knowledge sharing, disciplined engineering practices and strong operational ownership across the identity services team. 

Experience & Qualifications 

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in Active Directory, identity infrastructure, Microsoft platform engineering or enterprise directory support. 
• Strong hands-on experience with AD DS, domain controllers, replication, Group Policy, DNS integration, authentication flows and directory troubleshooting. 
• Good understanding of privileged access, Tier 0 protection, least privilege, identity hardening and secure administration practices. 
• Experience operating in a regulated, highly controlled or financial services environment with strong change, audit and evidence expectations. 
• Experience with PowerShell scripting, automation, documentation and standardised operational procedures. 
• Desirable exposure to Microsoft Entra ID, AD Connect, Conditional Access, MFA, SSO and hybrid identity integration. 
• ITIL Foundation Certification or comparable service management experience 
• Relevant Microsoft infrastructure, identity or security certification preferred 
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate or equivalent Microsoft identity certification preferred 
• Exposure to BeyondTrust, CyberArk or comparable privileged access management tooling is advantageous 
• Security certifications such as SC-300, AZ-800 / AZ-801, CISSP Associate, SSCP or equivalent are advantageous 

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Description

The Financial Reporting Specialist is responsible for IBSAG's financial reporting process, with key responsibilities as follows:

Monthly, Quarterly, Semi- and Annual close process

• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting
• Optimisation of close process within IBSAG and IIPOL, and across the Group including UK and SA
• Monthly, Quarterly, Semi- and Annual close process
• Closing process for IBSAG (Swiss GAAP & IFRS)
• Closing process for IIPOL (IFRS)
• Closing process for IBSAG consolidated (IBSAG + IIPOL)
• Semi-Annual / Annual closing process
• Escalate any balance sheet / income statement related issues to the relevant Accountant, the Financial Controller and where applicable to the relevant Group stakeholder
• Deliver Group reporting packs, Annual Report, Financial Statements, and monthly MI

Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting

• Build financial controls to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, including balance sheet, income statement, and disclosures
• Manage end-to-end closing process, including adjustments, reconciliations, and preparation of reporting pack
• Stakeholder coordination across Group functions, including UK and SA
• Responsible for evidencing and maintain robust financial controls to support audit requirements
• Escalation of unresolved issues to the Financial Controller (Switzerland-based) as well as Group stakeholders as applicable
• Provide timely, accurate, and succinct responses to internal and external auditor

Optimisation of close process within IBSAG and IPOL, and across the Group including UK and SA

• Participate in Group Finance optimisation initiatives, representing the Swiss financial reporting function and own project deliverables as applicable
• Identify opportunities to streamline closing and reporting processes, leveraging technology and automation tools as applicable
• Work alongside two SA-based staff (revenue accountant, cost accountant) and provide leadership support as well as holiday/sick leave cover

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, SAICA or equivalent)
• Relevant post-qualification experience in audit and/or financial reporting
• Strong knowledge of IFRS
• Knowledge of Swiss GAAP (this is optional on day one – to be acquired as part of the job)
• Experience in financial close processes and preparation of statutory financial statements
• Hyperion Suite (Essbase)/JDE/TCS Banks
• Experience in Wealth Management/Financial Services industry