Jobs at PwC South Africa

A career in Information Technology, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to support our core business functions by deploying applications that enable our people to work more efficiently and deliver the highest levels of service to our clients. You’ll focus on managing the design and implementation of technology infrastructure within PwC, developing and enhancing both client and internal facing applications within PwC, and providing technology tools that help create a competitive advantage for the Firm to drive strategic business growth.

Our Policy, Strategy, and Leadership - Practice Support team provides strategic oversight, manages operations, and develops policies for all aspects of PwC’s Information Technology team.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Take action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all.
• Establish the root causes of issues and tackle them, rather than just the symptoms.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
• Develop specialised expertise in one or more areas.
• Advise stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area.
• Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements.
• Build trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
Principal Accountabilities

Leadership

• Lead and scale a high-functioning, passionate team of engineers and analysts
• Provide hands-on, operational and inspirational leadership
• Strategically collaborate and support cross-functional teams to identify key new problems and opportunities
• Coach, develop and inspire our next generation of innovation leadership

Influence

• Position OneTechnology as an innovation leader within the business through your contributions of disrupting traditional and digital experiences
• Inspire and educate our senior leaders of what is possible
• Establish an innovation driven mindset across all technology teams within OneTechnology and Digital Transformation.
• Demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and create trusting, open, and productive working relationships throughout the organisation
• Build relationships and influences inside business

Execute

• Identify, develop, and make the case for operationalisation of emerging technologies that will enhance our customer experience, deliver operational efficiencies, or help promote our mission & values
• Develop and apply appropriate innovation prioritisation frameworks to drive resource allocation to the areas with the highest long term customer and business value
• Drive execution through the lens of business driven outcomes
• Build and develop a team and culture that can be a guidepost to other teams within the organisation through great culture and significant value delivery
• Elevate, coordinate and execute with an increased time to market

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years technology experience - Required
• 4 years management (leading a technology team) Required
• Bachelor of Science - Required
• Certification in Computer Science - Required
• Application Development background - Required
• Experience with GCP - Required
• Advantageous - Experience with Azure and AWS
• Advantageous - Application Security certification and experience
• Advantageous - Understanding and experience with the following technologies:
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Robotic Process Automation
  • Internet of Things
  • Chatbots
  • Blockchain
  • Cloud
  • Data Analytics

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A career in Information Technology, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to support clients core business functions by deploying applications that enable their people to work more efficiently and deliver the highest levels of service to our clients. Our Information Technology Generalist - Client Services team focuses on managing the design and implementation of technology infrastructure for our clients, developing and enhancing client applications, and providing technology tools that help create a competitive advantage for clients to drive strategic business growth.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Pursue opportunities to develop existing and new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty.
• Coach others and encourage them to take ownership of their development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Develop a perspective on key global trends, including globalisation, and how they impact the firm and our clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Focus on building trusted relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
   

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS


Principal Accountabilities


Mentorship

• As a senior member, the Emerging Tech Senior Engineer must provide mentorship to junior Emerging Tech team members and the wider OneTech teams.
• Must be a custodian of the PwC values and ensures a positive, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
• Share knowledge and coach younger staff members.
   

Business Relationship

• Implement solutions to Lines of Service through in alignment with the Digital Transformation strategy, business requirements and to support their digital needs through emerging innovative technology.
• Create a collaborative partnership with all relevant stakeholders.
• Create, maintain and harness internal OneTechnology relationships to implement business enabled solutions in an effective manner.
   

Strategy Execution

• Ensure a strong and critical partnership with Digital Transformation
• Provide subject matter expert ability and presence in the emerging tech cross Lines of Service CoE’s
• Implement cost effective emerging technology solutions inline with business demand
   

Training

• Ensure industry relevant qualifications are attained.
• Ensure soft skill training participation to drive improved abilities
• Educate OneTechnology and cross Lines of Service staff on emerging technology and the business value.
• Educate direct team members to enable their growth.
   

Project Delivery

• Ensure projects are delivered in an efficient time to market.
• Ensure emerging technology solutions (IoT, AI\ML and Chatbots) are delivered efficiently and effectively through partnership with Digital Transformation.
• Implement solutions that caters for business demand.
   

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years technology experience - Required
• Application Development experience - Required
• Azure Cloud Certification - Required
• Robotic Process Automation Certification (Preferably UiPath) - Required
• Experience with GCP - Required
• Experience with Azure - Required
• Experience with the following technologies:
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Robotic Process Automation
  • Chatbots
• Advantageous - Computer Science certification
• Advantageous - Understanding and experience with the following technologies:
  • Internet of Things
  • Blockchain
  • Cloud
  • Data Analytics