Website FlySafair
FlySafair is a South African low-cost airline based in Johannesburg.
About FlySafair
FlySafair is a South African low-cost airline based in Johannesburg. It is known for its affordable domestic and regional flights and for consistently being a top performer in on-time arrivals. FlySafair serves numerous destinations across Southern Africa, including major South African cities like Johannesburg (O.R. Tambo and Lanseria), Cape Town, Durban, and Port Elizabeth.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Deliver robust, scalable, and optimised enterprise systems that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and establish a strong foundation for digital transformation and continuous innovation;
- Deliver system optimisation, enterprise integrations, automation, and digital initiatives;
- Plan and prioritise roadmaps to ensure alignment with organisational needs;
- Execute and oversee project management to drive effective initiative delivery;
- Safeguard stability, compliance, and continuity through proactive risk management;
- Validate technical integrity and reliability through rigorous quality assurance;
- Provide management reporting to maintain visibility of progress and risks;
- Manage financial invoices and budgets to ensure responsible resource allocation;
- Embed scalability into systems and integrations to support growth and evolving requirements;
- Measure delivery outcomes and ROI to confirm that technology investments deliver long-term business value;
- Apply system data, performance metrics, and analytics to guide optimisation and continuous improvement decisions;
- Oversee the operational performance of enterprise systems, integrations, and automation environments to ensure stability, scalability, and compliance;
- Manage incidents, upgrades, releases, and changes to production systems to ensure reliability;
- Use system performance data and analytics to guide improvements;
- Provide leadership and direction to the team;
- Develop technical expertise, ensure knowledge transfer, and promote a culture of problem-solving, innovation, and accountability;
- Promote continuous improvement by evaluating system performance, adopting best practices, and integrating new technologies;
- Encourage professional development in digital optimisation trends and technologies;
- Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure enterprise systems and integrations support organisational priorities;
- Collaborate with vendors and partners to deliver sustainable, scalable solutions;
- Manage external vendor contracts, licences and SLA adherence;
- Ensure enterprise systems, integrations, and automation initiatives comply with organisational policies, standards, and regulations;
- Create and maintain technical policies and standards governing system design, integration, and optimisation;
- Manage risks related to system security, resilience, and business continuity;
- Develop structured approaches to knowledge sharing across systems engineering and automation initiatives;
- Document technical expertise and operational practices for reuse;
- Ensure proper code check-ins, version control, and retention of documentation to support system stability and long-term maintainability, while strengthening intellectual property for future use;
- Ensure successful adoption of system enhancements and integrations through structured change management;
- Align delivery with user readiness, training, and support to minimise disruption;
- Apply recognised change management methodologies to ensure structured and effective adoption;
- Lead organisational change by driving adoption of scalable, data-informed technologies;
- Demonstrate vision and strategic thinking, accountability, and the ability to balance innovation with risk;
- Champion innovation in automation and enterprise architecture;
- Build cross-functional alignment to deliver stability and growth;
- Develop technical expertise pipelines and succession readiness;
- Promote responsible use of technology with a focus on sustainability and resilience;
- Promote data-driven decision making in system optimisation;
- Demonstrate transparent and persuasive communication, adapt to varying audiences, and practice active listening
- Make timely, accountable decisions, empower teams to take ownership, and build cohesion through collaboration;
- Motivate resilience and encourage innovation and structured problem-solving;
- Apply best practice frameworks to guide systems engineering and integration;
- Align to architectural standards for stability and scalability.
Requirements
- Grade 12 or Equivalent (Essential);
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology , Computer Science or a related field (Essential);
- Postgraduate qualification in Information Technology , Computer Science or a related field (Advantageous);
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT, of which 3 years must have been in a managerial role (Essential);
- Experience with systems architecture, integration, and automation (Essential);
- Aviation experience (Advantageous)
Personal Attributes
- Professional;
- Immaculate time keeping;
- High integrity;
- Willingness to lead, take charge of situations, offer opinions and directions to others;
- Self-motivated, with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement;
- Passionate;
- Confident.
Application guideline
- Email applications will not be accepted;
- Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups;
- Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
FlySafair reserves the right
- Not to proceed with this vacancy;
- To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.
To apply for this job please visit flysafair.mcidirecthire.com.