Top Roles at Optimal Growth Technologies

• We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a critical SAS Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Platform within a regulated financial services environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for platform reliability, CI/CD automation, infrastructure management, and application support.

Key Requirements

• 3–7+ years' experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps)
• Strong Linux/Unix administration skills
• Docker and Kubernetes experience
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, ARM Templates)
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments
• Knowledge of SAS AML, SAS Viya, AML/Fraud systems advantageous

Key Skills

• DevOps & Platform Engineering
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Terraform & Ansible
• Linux Administration
• DevSecOps
• Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Monitoring & Observability
• Incident & Release Management

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Role purpose:

• To migrate HR automated solutions from SharePoint Designer to PowerApps and Power Automate while enabling internal capability through knowledge transfer and structured training.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

Automation Migration Execution

• Assess and catalogue all existing SharePoint Designer workflows and forms
• Prioritise migration backlog based on business impact and complexity
• Execute end-to-end migration to PowerApps and Power Automate within agreed timelines
• Validate migrated solutions to ensure functional equivalence and improved performance
• Resolve migration risks, dependencies, and technical issues proactively

Solution Design and Build

• Redesign legacy forms into modern, intuitive PowerApps interfaces
• Develop automated workflows using Power Automate aligned to best practice standards
• Simplify and optimise process flows during redesign (eliminate inefficiencies)
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reusable, and aligned to governance frameworks
• Embed security, access control, and data privacy compliance (POPIA aligned

Core competencies (functional), knowledge and experience

• Power Platform expertise
• Process automation
• Training & facilitation
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

Qualification and experience:

• PowerApps and Power Automate experience
• SharePoint Online and Designer workflows knowledge
• Migration experience

Experience:

• 5+ years Process Automation Experience with 1 to 2 years using PowerApps and Power Automate

Capability Building and Team Enablement

• Deliver structured training sessions on PowerApps and Power Automate (beginner to intermediate)
• Provide hands-on coaching during live migration activities
• Build internal capability to independently manage, enhance, and troubleshoot solutions
• Develop quick reference guides and how-to materials for ongoing support
• Foster a culture of digital adoption and continuous learning within HR Services

Knowledge Transfer and Sustainability

• Ensure that comprehensive documentation for all migrated workflows and applications is created
• Ensure the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for ongoing support and maintenance
• Ensure clear handover of ownership to HR Services teams
• Establish reusable templates and development standards
• Enable long-term sustainability post-contract through structured transition

Stakeholder Engagement and Delivery Governance

• Engage with HR process owners to validate requirements and redesign opportunities
• Provide regular progress updates, dashboards, and status reporting
• Manage expectations on timelines, scope, and delivery risks
• Facilitate feedback loops to continuously improve solutions
• Ensure alignment with Group HR and broader automation strategy

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• We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team, focusing on recruiting top IT talent both locally in South Africa and globally.
• The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the IT landscape, proven experience in sourcing and hiring for various IT roles, and the ability to manage the end-to-end recruitment process.
• This role requires excellent communication skills, a proactive approach to talent sourcing, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Sourcing and Recruitment:

• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract top IT talent locally and internationally.
• Utilize various channels including job boards, social media, professional networks, and direct sourcing to identify and engage potential candidates.
• Manage the entire recruitment process from job posting to candidate onboarding.

Candidate Experience:

• Ensure a positive candidate experience through timely communication and feedback.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews, assessments, and follow-up activities.

Employer Branding:

• Promote the company's employer brand to attract high-quality candidates.
• Participate in industry events, job fairs, and networking opportunities to enhance the company's presence in the IT talent market.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in IT recruitment, preferably with a focus on both local and international markets.
• Proven track record of successfully sourcing and hiring for various IT roles, including software developers, system administrators, network engineers, and cloud specialists.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of IT terminologies, technologies, and industry trends.
• Excellent sourcing skills with experience using various recruitment tools and platforms.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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Role purpose:

• To ensure the accurate, timely, and policy-compliant processing, approval, and reporting of credit notes within the monthly billing cycle.
• The Credit Note Specialist supports revenue assurance, compliance, and operational efficiency by managing credit note workflows, performing quality checks, and collaborating with finance, billing, and business stakeholders.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Review and process credit note requests accurately and on time, in line with the Credit Note Policy.
• Approve credit notes from initiation to completion, ensuring compliance and audit readiness.
• Submit monthly credit note reports, identify trends, and escalate issues as needed.
• Ensure credit note finance provisioning is completed and submitted on schedule.
• Identify, record, and track problem management issues to minimize the issues of credit notes
• Perform monthly quality checks on credit note, reporting findings and addressing issues with relevant staff.
• Communicate credit note deadlines and manage relationships with business stakeholders.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Planning and organising
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Numeracy
• Audit processes
• Assist with change management and testing of new products and solutions.
• Participate in projects to optimize business processes and policies.
• Support the billing team with customer and other queries.
• Attend internal customer meetings.
• Manage credit note queues and SLAs.
• Initiate and manage any Credit note related projects

Must have technical/professional qualifications:

• Matric or Equivalent (Essential)
• A 3-year tertiary qualification minimum NQF Level 7 majoring in IT Systems/Data Analysis/Finance/Business (advantage).

Job experience:

• 3 years' experience in credit note management, billing operations, and revenue assurance within a large organization, preferably in the telecommunications or financial services sector.
• 2 years' experience in project management.
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction, analysis, and reporting to support revenue assurance activities and executive reporting requirements.
• Experience in developing, maintaining, and updating process documentation and policies to ensure alignment with best practices and compliance requirements.
• Detailed knowledge of Siebel (advantageous).
• Experience in the telecommunications industry (advantageous).

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Role Summary

• This senior role drives secure, automated, and compliant cloud-native delivery while managing monitoring/alerting, penetration testing programs, vulnerability management, and broader cybersecurity initiatives.
• You will lead a team of DevSecOps engineers, foster a security by design culture, and enable the business to innovate rapidly in a regulated South African and global context

Key Responsibilities

DevOps

• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) for consistent environments.
• Automate repetitive tasks, reduce toil, and improve developer experience through self service tools
• Collaborate with software developers, QA, and security teams to embed DevOps practices (shift-left security, automated testing).
• Perform root-cause analysis on production issues, implement fixes, and drive continuous improvement.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of DevOps, SRE, and security engineers.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of automation and shared ownership
• Champion DevSecOps practices and culture across Development, Operations, Security, and Compliance teams.
• Define and track KPIs: vulnerability remediation time, security gate pass rate, MTTR, deployment frequency, and alert reduction.

AWS Cloud Environment Management & Security

• Design, implement, and govern secure AWS architectures (multi-account landing zones via Control Tower, VPCs, EKS, Lambda, RDS, etc.) using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK).
• Enforce least-privilege IAM, encryption (KMS), secrets management, network security, and data sovereignty for POPIA compliance.
• Leverage AWS-native services: Amazon Inspector, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config, IAM Access Analyzer, and AWS Security Agent for automated security.
• Build and Secure CI/CD Pipelines & Automation
• Build and evolve secure CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, GitLab), optimizing workflows to automate testing, builds, and deployments with security gates (SAST,
• DAST, SCA, IaC, secret, and container scanning)

Monitoring, Alerting & Observability

• Architect comprehensive monitoring and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, GuardDuty, X-Ray, EventBridge, and SIEM integrations.
• Design intelligent alerting with automated routing, escalation, noise reduction, and rapid incident response processes (critical for Cybercrimes Act obligations).
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting to maintain high availability and performance.
• Ensure 24/7 visibility into security posture, performance, and compliance.

Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing & Risk Management

• Lead and coordinate regular penetration testing
• Oversee vulnerability management: scanning, risk-based prioritization, remediation tracking, and exception processes.
• Conduct threat modelling, runtime protection, supply-chain security, zero-trust implementation, and incident response.
• Ensure appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures for POPIA Condition 7 (Security Safeguards), including encryption, access controls, logging, and regular testing.

Compliance, Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Support audits and evidence collection
• Collaborate on release management with security go/no-go decisions.
• Stay current with AWS security updates, emerging threats, and South African regulatory changes.
• Drive maturity of DevSecOps practices and conduct regular AWS Well-Architected
• Framework reviews (Security Pillar).

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering

Experience

• 8–10+ years in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Cybersecurity.
• 3–5+ years in technical leadership or management roles.
• Strong hands-on AWS experience
• Proven track record in regulated environments with POPIA/GDPR compliance.

Certifications

• AWS Certified Security – Specialty or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or CISA.

Essential Skills & Competencies

Technical:

• Deep expertise in AWS.
• Proficiency with security tools (Inspector, GuardDuty, SAST/DAST like SonarQube,
• SIEM).
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Strong experience with Linux, networking, and Git.
• Hands-on expertise with CI/CD, IaC, Docker/Kubernetes, and at least one major
• cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP certifications preferred).
• Penetration testing methodologies and vulnerability management.
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and infrastructure security.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

• Excellent stakeholder communication (technical to executive level).
• Ability to drive cultural change in hybrid/fast-paced environments.
• Strong problem-solving, metrics-driven approach, and collaboration skills.

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Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Manager: Dealer Commissions to oversee end-to-end dealer commission accounting, reporting, controls, and financial operations within a fast-paced telecommunications environment. The successful candidate will provide strategic financial insight, manage reporting processes, drive compliance, and support operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end Dealer Commissions finance and accounting process
• Review and analyse monthly financial reports, accruals, provisions, and commission-related transactions
• Prepare and present financial reporting, KPI/KFI reporting, and management insights to senior leadership
• Ensure accurate Balance Sheet and Income Statement reporting
• Oversee SAP and HFM reporting processes
• Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and operational efficiencies
• Manage controls, compliance, audits, and risk mitigation within Finance Operations
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and working capital management processes
• Engage with stakeholders on commercial agreements and accounting impacts
• Lead and manage the Dealer Commissions team

Requirements

• Matric / Grade 12
• BCom in Accounting or related field (essential)
• CA(SA) advantageous
• 8+ years' financial/accounting experience
• Previous supervisory/management experience
• Strong SAP and HFM experience
• Strong reporting, analytical, and financial management skills
• ICT / Telecommunications industry experience advantageous
• Experience with IFRS 15, financial controls, and process optimisation

Key Skills

• Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Dealer Commission Accounting
• SAP & HFM
• Working Capital Management
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Process Improvement & Automation
• Stakeholder & Leadership Management
• Risk & Compliance Management
• Presentation & Communication Skills

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Brief Description

• This role ensures secure adoption of cloud technologies by embedding security into architecture, operations, and delivery pipelines while driving continuous improvement of the organization's cloud security posture.

You will be responsible for:

• Conducting security reviews and Securing All Public Cloud assets and any systems hosted therein.
• Ensuring All Cloud instances are regularly scanned for Security vulnerabilities, Insecure Configurations and all Public Cloud Systems are appropriately hardened.
• Ensure comprehensive logging and monitoring coverage aligned to security requirements and risk appetite.
• Maintenance and support of various Public Cloud cybersecurity systems/tools including but not limited to CSPM, CNAPP, Firewalls, WAF, IPS\IDS, Logging Solutions etc.
• Lead and coordinate in the deployment and Assurance of AI Tools for Cloud Security
• Act as the Security lead in the configuration, management and upgrade of any Cloud security systems or Technology systems.
• Provide technical leadership and escalation support for complex cloud security incidents and platform issues.
• Ensure all new and existing systems/products/services comply with Company's security policies & standards and other industry best practices.
• Design and implement cloud security architectures in alignment with best practices to protect cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate security throughout the cloud development lifecycle (DevSecOps).
• Improvement of the Cloud security posture through initiatives, including but not limited to Cloud Security Baselines, cloud posture management, hardening etc.
• Take lead on cloud security automation including IAC security, policy as code etc.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/information Technology or equivalent Technology-related degree
• At least one certification in Cloud Security: preferably AZURE Cloud security
• At least one professional Information Security Qualification e.g., CISSP/CISM/CISA/CCSK
• Certifications in the use and administration of cloud security tools e.g., CSPM, CNAPP, EDRs, NSGs, DDIS, WAF, DevOps security etc.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, and Terraform is highly valued for managing secure cloud environments.
• Advance competencies experience in cloud native security technologies.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years' hands-on Public Cloud Security experience e.g. security audits for Public Cloud Systems\security automations\deploying or managing Public Cloud Security systems e.tc
• Working knowledge and experience in DevOps and Microservices technologies i.e. Docker, Kubernetes, containers, terraform Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Gitlab/GitHub
• Experience in Identity & Access Management and data protection (encryption / key management)
• Experience in Threat detection & incident response in cloud
• Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Excellent communication skills and team player
• Excellent project and time management skills (getting things done in a timely manner)
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Very analytical and logical thinker
• Self-driven with minimal supervision
• Customer focused

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Role Purpose

• The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end execution of platform engineering initiatives, ensuring delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient technology platforms aligned to companies strategic objectives.

Job Accountabilities

Programme & Delivery Management

• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and milestones
• Drive delivery across cloud, infrastructure, and security initiatives
• Manage cross-team dependencies and delivery risks

Stakeholder & Governance Management

• Act as primary delivery interface to stakeholders
• Facilitate governance forums and reporting
• Ensure compliance with governance and regulatory standards

Financial & Commercial Management

• Manage CAPEX and OPEX budgets
• Track financial performance and support cost optimisation

Risk & Issue Management

• Maintain RAID logs
• Manage Escalations and risk mitigation

Reporting & Delivery Assurance

• Produce executive reports
• Track KPIs and delivery performance
• Delivery Timeliness, Budget Adherence, Risk Mitigation, Stakeholder Satisfaction, Governance Compliance
• Cloud platforms, Platform engineering, DevOps, Stakeholder management, Leadership

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Core Competencies

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in IT or Engineering
• 8–12 years experience
• PMP/Prince2
• Agile certifications preferred