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Job Description
Supports the IT organization in developing implementing and maintaining stable and resilient IT environment by driving best practice and instilling the appropriate level of quality assurance governance and compliance relating to: End-to-end Monitoring Disaster Recovery Backups High Availability Unsupported Systems Vulnerability Management Capacity Management Strategic Fit Architecture Documentation and Single Point of Failures.
The role will fundamentally support the Lead Resilience Engineer.
KEY RESULT AREAS
- Ensures compliance to IT requirements through proper communication regular practice checks. This includes all new IT projects production applications and application enhancements.
- Act as Subject Matter Expert in IT methodologies policies and standards relating to End-to-end Monitoring Disaster Recovery Backups High Availability Unsupported Systems Vulnerability Management Capacity Management Strategic Fit Architecture Documentation and Single Point of Failures. He/she will be the steward of IT these artifacts. New and existing services must align with the documented policies processes and standards
- Coordinates with internal stakeholders on technology compliance. Represents IT from but not limited to Information Security recovery and technology risk perspective. Ensures proper analysis and timely findings/responses/mitigation in a consistent and factual manner; establish & follow the escalation or reporting process.
- Ensures IT service compliance and resilience through regular monitoring analysis investigation and proposing technical recommendation for the strengthening and protection of business technological assets data etc
- Preparing and presenting progress reports on the current state of the IT risk and control environment.
- Support the identification of improvement opportunities of the curriculum. Develop and present proposals to Lead Resilience Engineer to articulate opportunity benefits and risks to organization as well as provide and implement options and plans.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- A Bachelor degree holder in Information Technology or any business technology related field
- Familiar with ICT Business e.g. Consulting Managed Services Cloud Services etc
- Exposed in facets of IT e.g. Projects Delivery Support Infrastructure Software Development etc.
- At least 3 years relevant experience in Industry standards for IT Governance and controls frameworks e.g. COBIT ITIL/ITSM Project and Software Development ISO InfoSec/Data Privacy among others
- Must have performed an IT audit or familiar with Information Security Data Privacy Information Systems Audit requirements and other IT risk management or due diligence practices
- Communications skills at all levels (written spoken presentation etc.)
Skills
Action Planning Data Compilation Data Management Evaluating Information Executing Plans Legal Practices Oral Communications Policies & Procedures Project Quality Management Project Testing Report Review Test Case Management
Competencies
Action Oriented
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Courage
Customer Focus
Decision Quality
Ensures Accountability
Instills Trust
Education
Closing Date
09 September 2025 23:59
The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
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