Principal Consultant - Software and Data - Western Cape

CyberPro Consulting Ltd; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy is seeking a Principal Consultant Technical Lead in Western Cape. The role demands a senior individual with a strong technical background, experience in client-facing roles, and the capability to lead projects and teams. Successful candidates will have over 10 years of experience, including 5 years in a senior role, along with a relevant degree. The position offers full-time hours with a core schedule and limited remote work. Competitive salary based on expertise and certifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of career history, with at least 5 years of hands-on technical work.
• At least 5 years in a senior role with management responsibilities.
• Minimum 2 years of client-facing pre-sales or advisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead managed projects and provide technical leadership.
• Drive innovation and advisory services for clients.
• Collaborate with marketing to create case studies.

Skills

Client-facing sales

Technical solution design

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of cloud technologies

Agile project delivery

Education

BSc in IT, Math/Stats, Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Salesforce

Oracle

Snowflake

Job description

CyberPro Consulting Overview

CyberPro Consulting is a leading provider of IT professional services in South Africa, with over 500 consultants delivering advisory, managed project, and team augmentation services.

Position: Principal Consultant Technical Lead – Western Cape

The role is for an energetic, client‑facing senior individual with a broad technical background, pre‑sales and advisory experience, hands‑on delivery skills, and project management capability.

Key Focus Areas

Sales and Pre‑Sales

• Contribute to customer sales meetings, supporting the account management team as a technical advisor.
• Compile high‑quality RFP responses for turnkey, managed and consulting project requests.
• Deliver customer presentations and pitches.
• Maintain RFP and proposal templates.
• Collaborate with onsite technical teams to mentor and support technical work.

Project Delivery and Team Management

• Serve as a roving technical thought leader and advisor across onsite technical teams.
• Lead managed projects, providing people management, technical leadership, and project‑management activities.
• Supervise consulting team members and drive performance against KPIs.
• Execute project governance, regular check‑ins, performance reviews, and agile delivery practices.
• Ensure integration with client teams and client satisfaction.
• Interview and select candidates.

Marketing

• Collaborate with Marketing to document projects and produce case studies.
• Assist in creating technical thought‑leadership content for social media.
• Represent CyberPro Consulting at conferences and trade shows.

Tech Leadership

• Research and proof‑of‑concept work into new technologies (software, data, digital, cloud, AI).
• Drive innovation, automation, RPA and AI initiatives internally.
• Provide advisory and consulting services to customers as required.
• Recruit suitable technical staff and lead internal skills and technology sessions.
• Co‑work with HR to document and enhance team capabilities.

Vendor Partnerships

• Grow partner relationships with AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, Snowflake.
• Obtain necessary pre‑sales, sales, and technical certifications for partnerships.
• Co‑sell and co‑brand with vendor partners.
• Drive technical certifications relationships.

Location & Working Hours

• Full‑time position with core working hours and flexible start time between 7–9 am.
• Location: Johannesburg (Woodmead) or Cape Town (Century City) offices, with regular customer travel in the region and occasional medium‑term deployments.
• Office‑based role; remote work limited to one day per week (Wednesday).

Qualifications and Experience

• Open to all races.
• Minimum 10 years of career history, with at least 5 years of hands‑on software, data, or digital technical work.
• At least 5 years in a team‑lead or senior role with management responsibilities.
• Minimum 2 years of client‑facing pre‑sales and/or advisory.
• BSc in IT, Math/Stats, Engineering or related STEM field.
• IT industry certifications (Microsoft Certified, AWS Certified, Salesforce Certified, Oracle, Snowflake, etc.) are advantageous.
• Project management, business process, analysis, and technical architecture qualifications (SAFe, Agile, DevOps, BABOK, TOGAF, etc.) are advantageous.

Skills Required

• Experience in client‑facing sales, pre‑sales, advisory, and consulting activities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Hands‑on experience in software, data, or digital solution design and architecture (e.g., .NET, Java).
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, particularly AWS and Microsoft Azure, and ability to advise on cloud adoption.
• Experience with agile project delivery of software or data projects.
• Understanding of industry verticals (banking, insurance, wealth & investments, retail) is desirable.
• Proficient in technical proposal writing and documentation.

Personality Traits

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Outgoing and engaging.

Ability to influence others.

Willingness to do hands‑on technical and analysis work.

Self‑starter and self‑motivated.

Continuous learning attitude.

Strong prioritization and task management skills.

Achievement‑oriented and decisive.

Collaborative nature.