108 Vice President Engineering jobs in South Africa
Vice President of Engineering - Process Intelligence, Data & AI
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About Nintex: At Nintex we are transforming the way people work everywhere. As the global standard for process intelligence and automation, we are trusted by over 10,000 public and private sector organizations across 90 countries. Our customers—from industry leaders like Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft—rely on the Nintex Platform to accelerate digital transformation by managing, automating, and optimizing business processes. We are committed to fostering a workplace that supports amazing people in doing their very best work every day.
Working in engineering: Our engineers are process experts building the industry’s most complete process and automation platform to transform the way people work. If you’re curious and eager to learn, the sky is the limit here. We take a solutions-oriented and collaborative approach, constantly innovating our business and products.
About the role: We are seeking a highly strategic and execution-oriented Vice President of Engineering to lead our next chapter of innovation in AI, data-driven platforms, and process intelligence. This executive will own the technical direction, architecture, and delivery of our AI and data engineering capabilities, as well as modernizing our process intelligence products to ensure our platform is intelligent, scalable, and enterprise-ready.
You will lead high-performing engineering teams across three strategic priorities, partnering closely with product, platform, and go-to-market leaders.
- Advancing our AI engineering capabilities, driving the development of common AI frameworks, multi-agent architecture, AI infrastructure & governance model selection & training, and context engineering that accelerates AI capabilities for customers to build, operate, manage, and optimize automation solutions on the Nintex platform
- Modernizing and differentiating our process intelligence capabilities that help customers identify, govern, and optimize processes across their organization
- Building a centralized data intelligence platform that serves as the single source of truth for customer analytics, internal business intelligence, and AI needs across all products
This role offers a unique opportunity to own a growing vertical SaaS product as well as strategic platform capabilities to shape the Nintex vision through execution.
Your contribution will be:
Strategic Leadership- Set the vision, define and execute a comprehensive engineering roadmap aligned with business strategy
- Collaborate closely with Product, Data Science, and Platform teams to evangelize development and adoption to accelerate platform strategy
- Drive key decisions around architecture, build vs. buy, open-source, technical debt, data governance, and investment priorities
- Represent our Process Management, Data, and AI strategy to executive stakeholders, customers, partners, and industry as needed
- Build and own common AI frameworks, AI platform and infrastructure components, and multi-agent architecture, RAG patterns, orchestration & governance patterns across the platform
- Create systems to leverage and experiment with best-of-breed AI innovation while balancing performance, cost, and quality
- Evolve process intelligence capabilities using modern cloud-native, multi-tenant technology to unlock superior customer experience, development velocity, and operational efficiency
- Lead design and implementation of a unified data platform from ingestion to processing through transformation pipelines leveraging Databricks Delta Lake
- Drive adoption of a modern data stack for core platform orchestration, streaming, data quality, metadata management, monitoring, and governance
- Ensure platform scalability, reliability, and performance to support rapidly growing usage while easing adoption by customers and internal teams
- Recruit, grow, and lead exceptional engineering talent across AI and data engineering
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Build urgency to move fast while balancing engineering excellence, scalability, and security
- Launch agentic AI build experience for full-scale process automation solutions leveraging five product domains
- Establish AI best practices to accelerate runtime AI capabilities across the platform
- Evolve platform intelligence capabilities to a modern cloud-native system seamlessly integrated within the Nintex Automation Platform
- Successfully migrate five major products to the unified data platform
- Achieve 99.9% platform uptime with best-in-class data latency SLAs
- Demonstrate improved deployment velocity and cost-effectiveness for data and AI use cases across engineering teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree in AI or Data Engineering a plus
- 12 years of engineering leadership experience in cloud-native SaaS and/or platform companies, including 5 years in AI and data-intensive environments
- Proven track record of launching enterprise capabilities leveraging AI/ML workflows, including modern LLM, SLM, LAM, Reasoning, and Multi-Modal generative approaches
- Experience designing and scaling data platforms (batch and real-time) and data pipelines that power enterprise-grade AI solutions; preferably leveraging Databricks
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale cross-functional teams spanning product, data, and/or AI engineering
- Strong track record of translating business goals into technical execution plans and measurable outcomes
- Experience managing global engineering organizations across multiple time zones, fostering clarity, consistency, and collaboration
- Clear, compelling communicator with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences
- Direct experience with public cloud IaaS and PaaS (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and familiarity with modern data & ML architecture paradigms
- Hands-on leader with a bias to action and the ability to lead by example
Nintex has a hybrid working model enabling us to build culture, learn and grow together. This role is hybrid in our local Nintex office.
We offer a range of perks and benefits, including:
- Global Gratitude and Recharge Days
- Flexible paid time off policy
- Employee wellness programs and counseling resources
- Meaningful peer recognition and awards
- Paid parental leave
- Invention/patenting assistance
- Community impact paid volunteer time and opportunities
- Intercultural learning and celebration
- Multiple tools to learn and grow within our global community
EEO/Benefits note: View more about our benefits here. Preference will be given to People Living with Disability who are members of designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Company.
Employment details
Employment Type: Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
#J-18808-LjbffrGlobal Product Engineering Director (B2B SaaS | Legal Tech | GenAI)
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Global Product Engineering Director (B2B SaaS | Legal Tech | GenAI)
Morae City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
LOCATION: Observatory, Cape Town
TITLE: Global Product Engineering Director (B2B SaaS | Legal Tech | GenAI)
LEVEL: Director
JOB TYPE: Full Time (Hybrid)
What We’re Looking For- 10+ years of experience in software engineering , including 5+ years in engineering leadership .
- Proven track record in building and scaling B2B SaaS or enterprise platforms (legal tech a strong plus).
- Deep knowledge of agile development, DevOps practices , and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) .
- Hands-on experience delivering AI/ML-powered applications in production.
- Familiarity with agentic platform architectures and intelligent automation.
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Lead the development of core legal technology platforms, APIs, and AI-powered experiences.
- Drive innovation through the implementation of our advanced Legal Technology MorAI solutions.
- Champion agile engineering practices to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
- Build, scale, and mentor a world-class distributed engineering team across frontend, backend, DevOps, QA, and AI/ML.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Legal SMEs, and Customer Success to align technology with business goals.
- Own and improve key engineering KPIs: uptime, velocity, tech debt reduction, deployment frequency.
- Advance our cloud infrastructure, ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and DevSecOps maturity in a remote-first environment.
This is a rare opportunity to define and lead the technology behind the next wave of innovation in legal tech. If you’re passionate about creating intelligent, secure, and impactful platforms, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 5 days, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Morae Global Corporation does not engage the services of recruitment agencies, as we are supported by a highly skilled internal global talent team.
Seniority level- Director
- Full-time
- Production, Engineering, and Information Technology
- Legal Services, Information Services, and Technology, Information and Media
Global product engineering director (b2b saas | legal tech | genai)
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Director of Engineering
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I am recruiting for a Director of Engineering working for a Cape Town based FinTech. They are stepping into their growth phase - moving the product forward including potential market share, new integrations as well as moving into new territories.
In support of this next step, they are growing their teams to support these initiatives - one of the key hires is this position. The Engineering team at present is about 40 people strong with a fantastic Head of Engineering in place - this person will be working alongside him and both will report into the CEO.
You will be directly managing Engineering Managers, overseeing recruitment initiatives, managing budgets and operational costs as well as setting goals and KPIs. Improving processes and standards will be a big part of this role as well as setting up roadmaps with the Engineering support teams.
If you feel you are well suited to this role, I would love to discuss this further with you.
#J-18808-LjbffrDirector of Engineering
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Job title : Director of Engineering
Job Location: Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline: October 04, 2025
Triz Engineering Solutions is looking for a Director of Engineering to form part of our engineering team, with the ability to fit into the DNA of our company culture that is dynamic and embraces change. The person will be self-motivated, detail-oriented, capable of dealing with complexity in a fast-paced environment, and able to excel in the role with high energy and a positive attitude.
Requirements- A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in engineering is required.
- A Master’s degree in Engineering Management is preferred and beneficial for securing this role.
- 15+ years of engineering experience
- Minimum of 5 years proven track record of leading and mentoring a team.
- Willing to relocate to the USA
- Willing to travel overseas for variable periods
- South African Citizenship
- The Director of Engineering will develop and manage the direction and daily activities of the Company's Engineering team of one of the truck platforms with a focus on people, organization, and process. The position will oversee process improvements to the product development process, lead the development of reporting managers and oversee the development of others in the department.
- Interact with all levels of company management, including Operations, Purchasing, Quality Control, Sales, Marketing and Finance. Ability to work closely with key suppliers and key customers is essential.
- The Engineering Director will report to the Vice President of Engineering / Chief Engineer at Autocar.
- Lead and mentor the Engineering Organization, providing technical leadership and direction to engineers and program teams.
- Support product planning by understanding customers' wants, needs, and vocational use cases.
- Incorporate company strategy, industry developments, regulatory requirements, customer input, and long-term supplier relationships to develop robust and cost-effective vehicle products.
- Develop robust product concepts, design for manufacturability, and optimize component cost.
- Train Engineering team to improve their current roles and prepare them for future roles in the company, including use of the full scope of processes, systems, and analysis tools.
- Analyze and resolve problems and provide technical assistance as necessary.
- Collaborate with colleagues to deliver results in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Develop robust product concepts with the platform / project team, maintain or exceed quality expectations, deliver on project timelines, and ensure clear communication with customers and a sense of urgency.
- Strong analytical and technical skills to understand business practices.
- Attention to detail
- Excellent task management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good written and verbal communication (English)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Engineering / Technical roles
Director Of Engineering
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Triz Engineering Solutions is looking for a Director of Engineering to form part of our engineering team, with the ability to fit into the DNA of our company culture that is dynamic and embraces change. Apart from a contained and well-rounded person with a high EQ level, they will be required to deal with complexity in a fast-paced environment. The person needs to be a self-starter with attention to detail and bring a positive energy to the work environment, with a willingness to excel in their role.
Triz Engineering Solutions is a premium product engineering and development company specializing in end-to-end turn-key commercial vehicle development.
Autocar, LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a leader in engineering, assembling, and servicing severe duty trucks. With a steady stream of innovations to their Xpeditor line - ranging from improved ergonomic cabs and integrated controls to a new hybrid-drive refuse truck – along with a steady stream of new products - Autocar, LLC has staked out a position as the industry's technology and innovation leader. Moreover, they have forged strong partnerships with the leading suppliers in the business, including Allison, Cummins, ArvinMeritor, Hendrickson, and others. Autocar, LLC is the oldest North American vehicle nameplate in North America – dating back to 1897 - and has delivered more than double the natural gas vehicles than all of our competitors combined.
Location : The candidate will work from Triz Engineering Solutions in Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa with the possibility to emigrate to Autocar in Birmingham, Alabama or Hagerstown, Indiana, USA if required after 1 year.
- All U.S. based employment is subject to company discretion and U.S. legal and visa requirements.
Position : Director of Engineering
Job Type : Full-time
Company : Triz Engineering / Autocar
Birmingham, Alabama, or Hagerstown, Indiana USA
Reports to : Chief Engineer (Triz / Autocar) and customer’s engineering / project managers
Requirements :
- A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in engineering is required.
- A Master’s degree in Engineering management is preferred and will be beneficial in securing this role.
- 15+ Years of engineering experience
- Minimum of 5 years proven track record of leading and mentoring a team.
- Willing to relocate to the USA
- Willing to travel overseas for variable periods
- South African Citizenship
Job Description :
The Director Engineering will develop and manage the direction and daily activities of the Company's Engineering team with the focus on people, organization, and process. The position will also oversee process improvements to the product development process, lead the development of reporting managers and oversee the development of the others in the department.
In this role, it is critical to interact with all levels of company management, including operations, purchasing, quality control, sales, marketing and finance. The ability to work closely with key supplier and key customer is essential.
The Engineering Director will report to the Vice President of Engineering at Autocar.
Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to :
- Lead and mentor the Engineering Organization which includes providing technical leadership and direction to engineers and program teams.
- Incorporates company strategy, industry developments, regulatory requirements, customer voice, and long-term supplier relationships to develop robust and cost-effective vehicle products.
- Develop robust product concepts, design for manufacturability and optimal component cost.
- Train Engineering team to improve the fulfillment of their current role and prepare them for future roles in the company. Training and mentoring these engineers in the use of our full scope of analysis tools.
- Analyze and resolve problems and provides technical assistance as is necessary.
- Work extensively with colleagues to produce results within a fast-paced and high-pressure atmosphere.
- Work with project team to develop robust product concepts, design for manufacturability and optimal component cost, maintain or exceed quality expectations, deliver on project timelines, and provide superior customer communication and a high degree of sense of urgency in all aspects of the role.
Skills :
- Strong analytical and technical skills to understand business practices.
- Excellent in task management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good Written and Verbal Communication (English)
- Computer literacy with advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Assuming outstanding sustained performance, the successful candidate will have opportunities for promotion and broader responsibilities over time.
Benefits :
Autocar offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, to include base salary, incentive bonus opportunities, and benefits such as medical / dental / vision options, retirement / 401K plans, etc.
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Associate Director Electrical Engineering
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Requisition: ENG-L8.36
Job Title: Associate Director Electrical Engineering
Contract Type: Permanent (Employee)
Full Time
Description:
Zutari: Co-creating an engineered impact.
Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering firm with almost 90 years’ experience. As human-centred engineering consultants and advisors, we are trusted by our clients, business partners, communities, and other stakeholders across Africa and the Middle East.
We co-create engineering solutions that have a positive impact and improve people’s lives. Zutari values inclusion and recognises the importance of a diverse, talented workforce, believing that people need other people to succeed.
What kind of talent do we pursue?
We employ high performing talent with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done and share a sense of urgency.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineering professional to join our Data Centre Design Team, located in our Tshwane or Cape Town offices.
As part of our team, you will be a key member of the delivery team, virtually designing and constructing a wide range of projects. Your experience, ability to see the greater picture, accuracy, drive for standardization, commercial acumen and eye for detail will assist our team to co-create an engineered impact to our clients.
Your experience will see you leading dynamic project teams to co-create engineering solutions digitally.
You will bridge the gap between the various design and execution teams, ensuring that our designs are:
- Holistically delivered at high quality.
- Feasible.
- Within budget.
- Meet client requirements.
Role Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a team of electrical engineers, technicians, and designers.
- Lead electrical design efforts for data centres and other critical infrastructure projects, ensuring designs meet client requirements, timelines, and budgets.
- Oversee and develop conceptual designs through to detailed construction documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant electrical standards, codes, and regulations (e.g., NEC, IEC, EN).
- Manage and resolve design issues, discrepancies, and technical challenges in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Review and interpret client scope of work (SOW) documents, ensuring electrical designs are aligned with client specifications, proactively identifying and raising variance orders.
- Act as the primary electrical point of contact between the project design team, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate electrical design elements with other building systems (e.g., mechanical, structural, fire) for seamless integration.
- Translate complex technical electrical design details into clear, comprehensible information for clients and non-technical stakeholders.
- Identify potential design risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring quality and safety compliance throughout all stages of the project.
- Stay current with emerging electrical technologies, energy-efficient solutions, and best practices specific to data centres and mission-critical facilities.
- Support the integration of renewable energy systems, UPS, and electrical infrastructure redundancy in line with latest standards.
- Provide guidance on the application of appropriate electrical design software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP), including scripting for automation (e.g., Python, Dynamo) to improve design efficiency and accuracy.
- Ensure cost-effective electrical design solutions by working closely with cost estimators, ensuring budgets are maintained without compromising quality.
- Lead and participate in design coordination meetings, ensuring electrical systems align with project goals and industry standards.
- Ensure that all electrical design documentation (drawings, calculations, specifications, etc.) are properly maintained and meet quality control standards.
- Drive continuous learning and professional development within the electrical design team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
- Contribute to the virtual construction of electrical systems in data centres and other critical infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with local and international standards.
- Maintain accurate project records in compliance with internal quality assurance systems.
- Act as the single point of responsibility for projects, main point of contact for clients, providing technical guidance and solutions throughout project lifecycles.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for new work with current and prospective clients.
- Support business development efforts, including proposal preparation, client presentations, and project planning to align with client needs.
- Proven experience in electrical engineering with a focus on data centres or other mission-critical infrastructure.
- BSc/BEng/BTech/BTechEng in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline. A completed relevant Masters degree would be advantageous.
- Professionally registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa or similar affiliation.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant consulting experience in the built environment and with experience in data centres as an Electrical Engineer.
- Strong proficiency with Revit, ACC, Navisworks and other related digital coordination tools.
- Knowledge of various MEP simulation programs as well as proficiency in prime discipline programs (ETAP/EOM).
- Keen interest in BIM, inclusive of the metadata information associated with designs produced.
- Client facing with strong presentation skills.
- Commercial and financial awareness and management of projects and fees.
- Ability to work autonomously, as part of a wider team, and leading a team.
- A willingness to learn and improve delivery systems.
- A strong interest in working on innovative and complex projects.
- A passion for mentoring and teaching others.
- Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams would be advantageous.
- International project experience with data centre and mission-critical facilities focus would be advantageous.
We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment, and we work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices. In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups within South Africa.
#J-18808-LjbffrAssociate Director Electrical Engineering
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Requisition: ENG-L8.36
Job Title: Associate Director Electrical Engineering
Contract Type: Permanent (Employee)
Full Time
Description:
Zutari: Co-creating an engineered impact.
Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering firm with almost 90 years’ experience. As human-centred engineering consultants and advisors, we are trusted by our clients, business partners, communities, and other stakeholders across Africa and the Middle East.
We co-create engineering solutions that have a positive impact and improve people’s lives. Zutari values inclusion and recognises the importance of a diverse, talented workforce, believing that people need other people to succeed.
What kind of talent do we pursue?
We employ high performing talent with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done and share a sense of urgency.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineering professional to join our Data Centre Design Team, located in our Tshwane or Cape Town offices.
As part of our team, you will be a key member of the delivery team, virtually designing and constructing a wide range of projects. Your experience, ability to see the greater picture, accuracy, drive for standardization, commercial acumen and eye for detail will assist our team to co-create an engineered impact to our clients.
Your experience will see you leading dynamic project teams to co-create engineering solutions digitally.
You will bridge the gap between the various design and execution teams, ensuring that our designs are:
- Holistically delivered at high quality.
- Feasible.
- Within budget.
- Meet client requirements.
Role Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a team of electrical engineers, technicians, and designers.
- Lead electrical design efforts for data centres and other critical infrastructure projects, ensuring designs meet client requirements, timelines, and budgets.
- Oversee and develop conceptual designs through to detailed construction documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant electrical standards, codes, and regulations (e.g., NEC, IEC, EN).
- Manage and resolve design issues, discrepancies, and technical challenges in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Review and interpret client scope of work (SOW) documents, ensuring electrical designs are aligned with client specifications, proactively identifying and raising variance orders.
- Act as the primary electrical point of contact between the project design team, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate electrical design elements with other building systems (e.g., mechanical, structural, fire) for seamless integration.
- Translate complex technical electrical design details into clear, comprehensible information for clients and non-technical stakeholders.
- Identify potential design risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring quality and safety compliance throughout all stages of the project.
- Stay current with emerging electrical technologies, energy-efficient solutions, and best practices specific to data centres and mission-critical facilities.
- Support the integration of renewable energy systems, UPS, and electrical infrastructure redundancy in line with latest standards.
- Provide guidance on the application of appropriate electrical design software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP), including scripting for automation (e.g., Python, Dynamo) to improve design efficiency and accuracy.
- Ensure cost-effective electrical design solutions by working closely with cost estimators, ensuring budgets are maintained without compromising quality.
- Lead and participate in design coordination meetings, ensuring electrical systems align with project goals and industry standards.
- Ensure that all electrical design documentation (drawings, calculations, specifications, etc.) are properly maintained and meet quality control standards.
- Drive continuous learning and professional development within the electrical design team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
- Contribute to the virtual construction of electrical systems in data centres and other critical infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with local and international standards.
- Maintain accurate project records in compliance with internal quality assurance systems.
- Act as the single point of responsibility for projects, main point of contact for clients, providing technical guidance and solutions throughout project lifecycles.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for new work with current and prospective clients.
- Support business development efforts, including proposal preparation, client presentations, and project planning to align with client needs.
- Proven experience in electrical engineering with a focus on data centres or other mission-critical infrastructure.
- BSc/BEng/BTech/BTechEng in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline. A completed relevant Masters degree would be advantageous.
- Professionally registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa or similar affiliation.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant consulting experience in the built environment and with experience in data centres as an Electrical Engineer.
- Strong proficiency with Revit, ACC, Navisworks and other related digital coordination tools.
- Knowledge of various MEP simulation programs as well as proficiency in prime discipline programs (ETAP/EOM).
- Keen interest in BIM, inclusive of the metadata information associated with designs produced.
- Client facing with strong presentation skills.
- Commercial and financial awareness and management of projects and fees.
- Ability to work autonomously, as part of a wider team, and leading a team.
- A willingness to learn and improve delivery systems.
- A strong interest in working on innovative and complex projects.
- A passion for mentoring and teaching others.
- Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams would be advantageous.
- International project experience with data centre and mission-critical facilities focus would be advantageous.
We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment, and we work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices. In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups within South Africa.
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