Director: IT Business Solutions needed at Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

REQUIREMENTS :

• An undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) as recognized by the South African Qualifications Authority in Information Technology / Systems Engineering / Computer Science or relevant field.
• 5 Years of experience at middle/senior managerial level and the successful completion of the Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on www.thensg.gov.za (submitted prior to appointment).
• Relevant accreditation such as CRISC/CISA/ITIL/CITM/ CISSP/CGEIT.

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate will manage and drive the design, review and implementation of IT governance framework, policies, standards, principles and procedures. Align departmental IT alignment strategy with overall business goals and IT objectives. Analyse business requirements and constraints on IT solutions, solutions deployment risks and impact, and validate IT services/ solutions requirements.
• Design and manage solution deployment strategies, standards, policies and business solutions based innovative and cloud-based technologies, IT software and ensure that all systems and applications comply with established architecture standards, security protocols and technical design authority. Conduct demand planning, manage solution deployment processes and continually explore and assess options for value-add. Conduct periodic reviews and updates of coding procedures and reviews.
• Conduct quality assurance, manage the integration of solution designs and components and assess and perform IT service/solution and remediation.
• Monitor to ensure that business solutions are designed, implemented, and integrated to support business requirements. Strategic Functional Leadership, Manage human resources, Manage financial resources, driving change and operational excellence and manage compliance.