JOB DESCRIPTION

• Work with the science team to develop, design and continuously review the company science data lifecycle management policy
• Oversee the alignment of the technical storage solution with the data lifecycle management policy and
• Drive and be accountable for implementation activities for alignment of data lifecycle management policy and processes
• Lead the data storage, archival and backup processes to ensure continuous availability and preservation of telescope data
• Work with other operations leads to make sure that there is continuous support and technical response to address technical issues that emerge during operations of the storage solution
• Implement monitoring, early warning and logging solutions for the storage
• Manage storage solution change rollouts such that key stakeholders are aware of the changes, and are capable of utilizing the updated solution.
• Charting the technical research path with respect to high capacity, high availability, long term archival within
• Support the development and maintenance of System Engineering deliverables such as documentation and system verification, qualification and baselining activities.
• Support CI Storage administration
• Develop and maintain the data delivery policies and processes for MeerKAT data delivery to users
• Be responsible for the development and maintenance of robust data delivery infrastructure and solution for MeerKAT

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or Electrical Engineering
• Relevant storage certificate

Experience:

• 10 years in system design, architecture and analysis with strong storage focus
• Essential to have experience with large scale storage implementations and deployments, performing at peta-scale
• Experience with CEPH (Advantageous)
• Extensive experience in a high performance computing development environment
• Experience designing, implementing and managing large scale storage deployments (> 20 PB)
• Experience designing, implementing, integrating and managing diverse and layered storage architectures, ranging from high availability, high speed storage solution to low energy, cold storage
• Experience in system engineering-driven environment
• Experience of developing innovative solutions and contributing to strategic
• Experience in globally distributed projects

JOB DESCRIPTION:


Job Title: Lead QA Engineer
Employment Type: 6 months Contract
Work Location: Johannesburg, CBD


JOB CONTEXT:
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead QA Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our trading platform. You will be responsible for designing and executing comprehensive test strategies, leading both manual and automated testing efforts, and driving quality best practices across the engineering team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create & independently drive automation testing frameworks & plans as well as lead the development & delivery of test scripts for multiple technical products / services (across tribes) e.g. web, mobile, SOA applications, etc.
• QA includes front end, back end, integration, performance, scalability and regression testing of various enterprise-wide solutions. This entails full responsibility for ensuring that multiple / complex products across an estate are protected through quantifiable test coverage & metrics.

Test Planning and Strategy:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project requirements and define test objectives, strategies, and scope.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans and test cases for the trading platform, focusing on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Identify and prioritize test cases based on risk assessment and business impact.

Manual Test Execution:

• Execute manual tests to validate the functionality, usability, and reliability of the trading platform.
• Verify and validate numerical calculations and data accuracy within the trading platform.
• Identify and log defects using issue tracking systems and collaborate with development teams to investigate and resolve issues.

Test Automation:

• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts using a Python-based framework.
• Automate test cases for regression testing, functional testing, and performance testing.
• Utilize Microsoft Playwright or similar tools for web automation.
• Continuously enhance and optimize test automation scripts to improve efficiency and coverage.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate automation into the CI/CD pipeline.

RESTful Services and API Testing:

• Understand and test RESTful services and APIs to ensure functionality and reliability.
• Validate data exchanges and interactions between different components of the trading platform.
• Perform API testing for data validation and integration scenarios.<
  
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Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric/Grade 12 plus Degree/Diploma in IT/Computer Science or related field
• Must be certified in Fortinet : NSE7-FCSS or FCX-NSE8P - mandatory
• Must have 4 years plus experience in managing networks and firewalls
• Must have experience in designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimising firewall solutions to ensure the highest level of network security Datacentrix and our clients.
• 4 years plus experience Network security controls such as IDS, IPS, DLP and WAF
• Strong working knowledge of major operating systems, such as Windows, UNIX and Linux to include system administration and security.
• Enterprise network architecture, design, and support to include network hardware, network protocols, and data flows

Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day support for firewall engineering and operation tasks and level 1 & 2 on-call technical support for the Firewall Engineering and Operations team, including assisting peers with issues and escalation.
• Supports the implementation and ongoing operations of network access control devices to include firewalls and SSL VPN devices.
• Work collaboratively across a variety of business units to implement new technology, support existing, and at times do so after normal business hours.
• Build and configure solutions in the development, test, and production environment, including documenting the security infrastructure and design
• Manage problems, maintain vendor relationships, and assist operations with vendor escalation and issue resolution.
• Facilitate device refresh of network security devices with a focus on capacity, manageability, and security of new and existing security infrastructure.
• Participate in team on-call coverage rotation
• Design, deploy and support enterprise-class Fortinet and SSL VPN devices.
• Design, deploy and support Firewall
• Complex troubleshooting to include network protocol and log analysis, raw data captures, and the correlation of disparate events spanning multiple devices and platforms.

Candidates with required certification will be considered.

JOB DESCRIPTION INFORMATION:


Job Title: Scrum Master
Duration: 6 Months Contract, (Renewable)
Work Location: Johannesburg, CBD


JOB PROFILE SUMMARY:
As a Scrum Master, you will play a crucial role in facilitating the agile development process and ensuring the smooth execution of projects. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to foster collaboration, remove obstacles, and promote continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to lead our teams in adopting agile methodologies and delivering high-quality solutions that meet our customers' needs.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Delivery:

• Lead multiple sprints.
• Ensuring SCRUM artefacts are maintained and updated Ensuring that sprints are running smoothly and corrective actions taken wherever appropriate.
• Effectively communicate to project manager/delivery manager about the progress as well as blockages in the on-going sprints. Ensuring all change governance and standards are adhered to.
• Ensuring code quality is maintained.
• Developing plans to ensure delivery of teams work.

Transition to Agile:

• Understand current development/delivery model and guide teams to adapt agile strategy.
• Satisfactory resolution of issues raised during transition.
• Support Project/Delivery Manager in planning and transition of releases.
• Providing expert guidance and assistance to colleagues for successful transition.

Leading others and business skills:

• Responsibility for supervising, co-ordinating, participating in, and accountable for sprints of teams located at different geographic locations.
• Making effective use of resources during the sprint to ensure that business objectives are met and deliverables achieved to agreed time, cost and quality.
• Familiar with the details of at least one business area and has experience of liaising with peers in that area. Is respected and consulted by business area peers and seen as a point of contact within the team.
• Experience in creating and maintain sprint artefacts.

Delivery Capability:

• Ability to maintain a dialogue in difficult situations.
• Experience in maintaining and supporting multiple sprints Knowledge of major functions and features of workflow analysis tools.

Application Management:

• Understands how service support applies to own technical function:
• Has experience of incident & problem management disciplines Has experience of maintaining configuration items, raising changes
  
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Were looking for a seasoned Lead Full Stack C# Developer to take the reins on cutting-edge financial platform development that powers real-world decision-making at scale.

In this leadership role, youll architect robust, end-to-end solutions across the full tech stack, from high-performance backend systems to sleek, user-friendly front-end interfaces. Youll guide a skilled team of developers, drive best practices, and help shape the technical direction of innovative digital products in a fast-moving fintech environment.

If you''re passionate about clean code, scalable architecture, and leading with impact, this is your chance to build something meaningful.

Ready to lead with purpose? Lets build the future together APPLY NOW!

Technical Skills Were Looking For:

• C#
• .NET Core
• PHP
• Angular 9+
• Bootstrap
• Typescript
• jQuery
• CRM
• CI/CD
• Entity framework knowledge
• Microservices
• Web Api
• Azure
• SQL

Are You Qualified?

• Relevant degree from a reputable institution
• 7+ years software development experience
• Lead or management experience essential (2+ years)

The Reference Number for this position is BRM60669 which is a Permanent Hybrid position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company of up to R1.4mil Per Annum

REQUIREMENT

• Matric is essential.
• Software Development/Engineering Certification, Diploma or Degree.
• 3+ Years of experience with C# (.NET Framework and .NET Core)
• A good understanding of Web APIâ??s, Window Services, WPF, LINQ, Database Design Concepts.
• Experience with database integration using Entity Framework/Entity Framework Core.
• A good understanding of web development with C#, this includes Blazor and MVC.
• A good understanding of source control using GitHub.
• A basic understanding of mobile development or MAUI development.
• Experience with PostgreSQL.
• HTML, CSS and JavaScript experience.
• Experience with hardware integration with C#.
• Experience with Android development.
• A good understanding of JWT authentication.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support existing products by checking if the systems are performing optimally using the tools at hand such as TeamViewer and Monitoring Portals.
• Assist Clients with first line support and creating/updating records of such support calls on platforms specified.
• Complete Timesheets and give daily feedback on Progress made for the day.
• Give Training to external parties that includes writing and updating of the training material to be presented and perform the physical training when required. Training will require travel to sites when required.
• Perform Support, Configuration and Installations of Software Products as and when required. Installations will require travel to sites when required.
• Development on existing or new products, such as Web APIs, WPF Application, CLI/Console Applications, Windows Services, etc.
• Deployment and upgrading existing services, such as database upgrades, software updates, etc.

Project Initiation and Planning

• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in line with business and technical requirements
• Develop detailed project plans including milestones.
• Develop and maintain a project charter and relevant project management documentation

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with internal departments (Networks, IT, Commercial, Legal, Procurement, etc.).
• Manage engagement with vendors, system integrators, consultants, and third-party service providers.
• Facilitate regular stakeholder communication and reporting (status updates, steering committees).

Execution and Delivery

• Lead end-to-end project delivery lifecycle from design through testing to go-live.
• Track progress against scope, time, cost, and quality KPIs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (e.g., IT architects, developers, testers, infrastructure teams).
• Ensure timely delivery of hardware, software, licenses, and integration components.

Risk and Issue Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues proactively.
• Maintain risk and issue logs; implement corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and internal audit requirements.

Quality Assurance and Testing

• Define testing strategy and ensure execution of functional, integration, UAT, and performance testing.
• Coordinate defect resolution and re-testing with IT and vendors.
• Obtain user sign-off and readiness for go-live.

Change and Configuration Management

• Coordinate with the change advisory board (CAB) for system changes and deployments.
• Manage configuration items, documentation, and version control.

Deployment and Handover

• Manage production deployment and cutover planning with zero or minimal downtime.
• Ensure complete handover to operations/support teams with full documentation.
• Facilitate post-implementation review and lessons learned workshops

Requirements

• 5 - 10 years' experience in Performance Test execution
• 5 - 10 years' experience in Performance Test execution of integration platforms and reports
• 5 - 10 years' experience in conducting functional testing, performance testing and regression testing as well as co-ordinating and reporting on user acceptance testing preparation, execution and sign off
• Extensive knowledge of HP ALM
• Experience in working on banking and payment system projects
• An understanding of ETL
• Experience in developing the SQL queries for validation data and testing back-end data advantageous
• Knowledge of UFT and LoadRunner advantageous
• Strong understanding of the payments environment and terminology

Responsibilities

• Participate in the project throughout the remaining life cycle of a project. The Performance Test Engineer will be responsible to planning, execution and obtaining sign-off of all testing deliverables.
• Define the test approach for the project and highlighting and mitigating risks.
• Prepare test data to align to the testing scenarios in each technical environment.
• Assist with enforcing the Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) standards within the project.
• Design and Implement Performance Test Plans: Create comprehensive test strategies and plans to validate system performance against Technical (Performance & Automation) requirements.
• Execute Performance Tests: Conducting various types of performance tests, such as load, stress, and endurance tests, to assess system behaviour under different conditions.
• Analyse Test Results: Examine test data to identify performance bottlenecks, such as slow response times, high resource usage, or errors.
• Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis: Investigate performance issues, pinpointing the root cause of problems, and recommending solutions.
• Collaborate with Development Teams: Work closely with developers, architects, and other stakeholders to implement performance improvements and optimizations.
• Develop Performance Test Scripts and Frameworks: Create and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks to ensure consistent and efficient testing.
• Stay Up-to-Date: Keep current with the latest performance testing tools, techniques, and industry best practices.
• Capacity Planning: Assist in capacity planning by analysing performance data and predicting future resource needs.
• Document Test Results and Findings: Create detailed reports and documentation to communicate performance test results and recommendations.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Deliver first- and second-line support for in-house developed applications and core infrastructure
• Troubleshoot issues within Microsoft Azure environments (e.g., AAD, VMs, and storage accounts)
• Perform day-to-day server support and maintenance
• Log and resolve service requests through a structured ticketing system
• Provide clear, helpful technical support via Teams or telephone
• Explain complex technical issues in a user-friendly manner
• Meet agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for incident resolution
• Work closely with internal technical teams to escalate and resolve complex issues
• Maintain documentation and contribute to internal knowledge sharing

What Youll Bring:

• 2+ years experience in an IT support or technical operations role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure services and Windows Server environments
• Solid understanding of networking basics: DNS, DHCP, VPNs, IP addressing, and firewalls
• Troubleshooting skills for connectivity and infrastructure issues
• Basic PowerShell scripting experience for automation and diagnostics
• Familiarity with ticketing systems (e.g., Jira)
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Ability to juggle multiple support requests while staying organized
• Experience working in a small, agile IT team environment
• Exposure to monitoring or remote support tools

Dont miss out on this opportunity and apply today.

Requirements

• 5 to 10 years experience in Test Analysis execution and Test Lead.
• 5 to 10 years experience in Test execution of reports.
• 5 to 10 years experienced in conducting functional testing, performance testing, and regression testing as well as co-ordinating and reporting on User Acceptance testing preparation, execution and sign off.
• Extensive knowledge of HP ALM.
• Experience in working on banking and payment system projects.
• An understanding of ETL.
• Experience in developing the SQL queries for validating data and testing back-end data advantageous.
• Knowledge of UFT and LoadRunner.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the project throughout the remaining life cycle of a project. The Test Analyst (with Automation Skills) will be responsible to planning, execution and obtaining sign-off of all testing deliverables.
• Define the test approach for the project and highlighting and mitigating risks.
• Prepare test data to align to the testing scenarios in each technical environment.
• Assist with enforcing the Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) standards within the project.
• Maintenance of testing defects and testing results.
• Develop and configure test automation networks.
• Develop and execute test automation through UFT HPALM plugin.
• Estimate test accurately and coordinate with team members for work activities.
• Apply, design and develop automated testing strategies and build automated testing frameworks.
• Analyse and verify best automated and manual test approaches and execute understand test objective requirements.
• Define regression packs based on critical business processes.
• Automate the regression suite and maintain these scripts accordingly
• Any other services or task secondary to or closely related to the above.
• Reporting and obtaining sign off for each test cycle.

Requirements:
Experienced SAP ABAP Developers and SAP Basis Consultants
Ad-hoc/project basis to support our ongoing SAP initiatives
These roles require strong technical expertise, the ability to work independently, and flexibility to step in as needed.

Key Skills Required:

• SAP ABAP: Custom development, reports, enhancements, forms, interfaces, and debugging.
• SAP Basis: System administration, performance tuning, upgrades, transport management, and user administration.