Head of Department : Technical Lead

PPSCenturion, Gauteng, South Africa

10 hours ago

Job description

Job Description

A challenging opportunity exists for a strategic and experienced tech leader who will be responsible for leading the strategy, design, and implementation of automation across software development, testing, and deployment processes. This role combines hands‑on technical expertise with leadership to build robust automation frameworks, optimize CI / CD pipelines, and embed DevSecOps practices. The Tech Lead partners with developers, QA engineers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to drive efficiency, reliability, and quality through automation.

This position reports directly to the Chief Information Officer.

Requirements

Education

Grade 12
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Certifications in test automation, cloud, or DevOps (e.g., ISTQB, AWS DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Certified : DevOps Engineer) are advantageous.

Experience

5‑10+ years of software development / QA experience, with at least 2‑3 years in a leadership role.

Proven track record of implementing automation strategies at scale.

Responsibilities

Automation Strategy & Leadership

Define and own the automation roadmap across development, testing, and release processes.

Lead the selection, implementation, and standardization of automation tools and frameworks.

Establish best practices for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring.

Act as a thought leader, promoting automation adoption across teams.

Technical Execution

Architect, design, and maintain test automation frameworks (web, mobile, API, performance).

Drive the integration of automated testing into CI / CD pipelines.

Lead automation for infrastructure provisioning (IaC – Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting automation to improve reliability.

Support performance, load, and security automation testing initiatives.

Collaboration & Mentorship

Partner with QA, DevOps, and development teams to embed automation into SDLC.

Coach engineers and QA analysts on automation principles, tools, and practices.

Collaborate with Product and Business teams to ensure automation aligns with delivery goals.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

Ensure automation frameworks follow coding and security standards.

Continuously evaluate emerging automation tools and recommend adoption.

Promote metrics-driven quality engineering (e.g., defect leakage, automation coverage, release reliability).

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Location : Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

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