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Senior Specialist Technology Governance

South Africa, Bellville · Job Posted May 31, 2026
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The Senior Specialist: Technology Governance plays a crucial role in ensuring that technology operations, processes, and controls are reliable, compliant, and aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives. This role acts as a bridge between technology, audit, risk, and compliance teams — driving framework adoption, providing independent assurance that technology services are well-governed, risks are managed proactively, and value is delivered consistently to the business. In addition, the Senior Specialist: Technology Governance will play a pivotal role in aligning technology investments, vendor relationships, and portfolio performance with strategic objectives.

Job Responsibility

  • Conduct governance reviews of technology services, programmes, and vendors
  • Apply established governance frameworks (COBIT, ISO 27001, ITIL) to assess control adherence
  • Identify and document key technology risks, control gaps, and operational vulnerabilities, and remediation plans
  • Partner with Risk and Compliance teams to define mitigation and remediation plans
  • Work closely with technology leaders, risk owners, and external auditors to align on control effectiveness and audit readiness
  • Promote awareness of governance, risk, and compliance principles across the organisation
  • Continuously review governance frameworks and propose improvements for efficiency and transparency
  • Support the implementation and continuous improvement of IT policies and control frameworks
  • Ensure all technology domains (infrastructure, applications, data, cybersecurity, and vendor management) have effective control coverage
  • Track and report control performance metrics and compliance scores
  • Prepare governance dashboards for executive review
  • Translate complex assurance findings into clear, actionable insights for leadership teams
  • Maintain a transparent pipeline of open audit, risk, and assurance items
  • Support and track the delivery of key governance programmes and initiatives
  • Collaborate with Finance to track and maintain transparency on OPEX and CAPEX utilisation, ensuring spending aligns with business value and technology strategy
  • Implement and maintain portfolio dashboards dashboards for visibility across demand, spend, risk, and performance metrics
  • Maintain technology vendor dashboard, and ensure service reviews, tracking KPIs and performance, in place for key technology vendors

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field
  • Postgraduate qualification (advantageous but not mandatory)
  • COBIT (Foundation / Design & Implementation)
  • ITIL (Foundation or higher)
  • ISO (27001/ 20000-1) certification
  • Analytical & Critical Thinking: Ability to analyse complex governance, risk, and control scenarios and form sound professional judgements
  • Technology Governance Acumen: Strong working knowledge of technology governance frameworks, risk management, and compliance standards
  • Communication & Influence: Ability to engage credibly with senior stakeholders and translate technical assurance concepts into business‑relevant insights
  • Integrity & Independence: Demonstrates objectivity and professional judgement while maintaining effective working relationships
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset: Uses governance as an enabler of operational effectiveness and value delivery
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborative, influential communicator able to operate across complex stakeholder environments
  • Process Discipline: Maintains accuracy and consistency across governance processes
  • Strong understanding of technology governance, IT risk, and assurance practices
  • Working knowledge of IT governance and control frameworks (e.g. COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001)
  • Ability to assess control design and operating effectiveness across technology domains
  • Experience in governance reporting, dashboards, and executive‑level insights
  • Ability to interpret and analyse portfolio, financial (OPEX/CAPEX), and vendor performance data
  • Strong documentation, reporting, and presentation skills
  • Self‑driven, accountable, and delivery‑focused
  • 7+ years’ experience in one or more of the following areas: Technology governance
  • IT risk management
  • Technology audit or assurance
  • Information security or control environments
  • Experience operating in large, complex, or regulated organisations (e.g. financial services, fintech, telecoms, payments) preferred
  • Demonstrated experience working with multiple stakeholders across Technology, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Finance

Nice to have

  • Postgraduate qualification (advantageous but not mandatory)
  • Experience supporting governance forums, audits, or regulatory reviews is advantageous
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