Chief Technology Officer

CIPC - Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (a member of the dtic Group); Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency in South Africa seeks a Chief Technology Officer to define and oversee enterprise architecture standards. The ideal candidate will have 10-15 years of IT experience and proven leadership in technology strategy and governance practices. This role involves managing a team of architects and promoting architectural best practices across the organization. Applicants must be prepared for background checks, and citizenship evaluations will be conducted.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years’ experience in IT.
• Experience in defining and implementing IT governance frameworks.
• Leadership experience in enterprise technology and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of technology and business architects.
• Define and implement architecture and technology governance practices.
• Promote architectural consistency and technology sharing.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

IT Governance

Technology Strategy Development

Vendor Management

Leadership

Education

3-year National Diploma or B Degree in ICT

Job description

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

Chief Technology Officer

Job Grade: P4

Ref No.: C040001

Job purpose:

The Chief Technology Officer is responsible for defining Enterprise and Solutions Architecture standards and working with the various teams to ensure that architecture standards are being adhered to. The Chief Technology Officer will be responsible for developing and leading the architecture group that defines and develops architecture solutions and instilling an architecture perspective and discipline within the technology organization and among key business stakeholders.

Required minimum education/training:

• 3- year National Diploma or B Degree in ICT or any ICT-related qualification.

Required minimum experience:

• 10 to 15 years’ experience in IT
• Success in defining and implementing effective IT governance frameworks and architectural processes within a large corporation
• Ten or more years of relevant leadership experience in enterprise technology strategy development, application and infrastructure portfolio management, global enterprise architecture, technology team transformation, crisis/risk management, IT strategy development and execution
• Deep knowledge of/experience with:
• Enterprise, application and information architecture
• Technology road mapping
• Applications technology strategy
• Architecture group leadership and reengineering
• Extensive technology vendor management experience implementing third-party technologies within complex environments
• Recent experience leading senior architecture groups covering applications and infrastructure

Key performance areas:

• Lead and manage a team of technology and business architects that are responsible for setting architectural and technology direction for the organization.
• Define and implement consistent architecture and technology governance practices for the organization throughout the planning and delivery cycles. Provide both technology and architecture oversight and governance as part of this process.
• Lead architecture efforts that promote and implement greater architectural consistency and technology sharing across the organization.
• Promote the role of architectural best practices; communicating effectively with all key stakeholders and actively promoting the needs and benefits of governance, architecture and standards.
• Lead efforts with the Divisional Manager: Service Delivery to define the overall technology strategy and ensure the realization of goals such as reuse, infrastructure simplification, cost management and flexibility
• Build strong cross-organizational relationships and effectively influence staff across the IT organization and broader enterprise.
• Develop the architecture community within the Division and mentor architects in the development of their skills.

Applicants may, as a step in the recruitment process, be subjected to competency assessment. In addition, the successful candidate must be prepared to undergo a process of security clearance prior to appointment.

Qualifications and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on the successful candidate. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by CIPC.

CIPC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to candidates whose appointment will enhance representivity in accordance with the approved employment equity plan.

Feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates.

CIPC reserves the right not to fill an advertised position.

For additional information concerning this position, please follow the link provided:

https://cipc.mcidirecthire.com/default/External/CurrentOpportunities or visit the CIPC website at www.cipc.co.za

Kindly note that faxed, emailed, posted and or hand delivered applications will not be considered.

Should you encounter any challenges while submitting your application, please do not hesitate to reach out to the CIPC Recruitment Office at 087 743 7074 / 7075 / 087 260 1554 for support.

Closing date: 22 August 2025