Principal Consultant Software and Data Western Cape

CyberPro Consulting is one of the leading providers of IT professional services in the South African market with over 500 consultants servicing our customers and a 25‑year track record of delivering Advisory Managed Projects and Team Augmentation services. We are hiring a Principal Consultant technical lead for our Western Cape region. The role calls for an energetic client‑facing senior individual who brings a combination of broad technical background, pre‑sales and advisory experience, hands‑on technical delivery and analysis skills as well as project management capability. If you are one of these rare‑breed individuals who can operate at the intersection of technology sales and project delivery and are looking for a rewarding senior role in one of South Africa’s well‑known and fast‑growing tech companies we want to hear from you. The role calls for multiple responsibilities where you will find yourself focusing on different things at different times across a wide range of technology industries and business problems at a senior level. Key focus areas will be: Sales and Pre‑Sales Contribute to customer sales meetings supporting our account management team wearing a technical / advisory hat Compile high quality RFP responses for turnkey managed and consulting project RFPs Customer presentations and pitches Own and Maintain RFP Proposal etc. Templates Meet CyberPros onsite teams regularly to understand the technical work being delivered and provide a mentoring function as needed Project Delivery and Team Management Serve as a roving technical thought leader and advisor between CyberPros various onsite technical teams Provide leadership role on CyberPro Consulting managed projects including people management, tech‑lead, analyst and project management activities Supervision of CyberPro Consulting team members servicing the client on managed projects Responsible for driving the performance of managed CyberPro Consulting project teams Project governance of managed projects: regular check‑ins, performance reviews and agile delivery practices Performance reviews of CyberPro Consulting managed teams against agreed KPIs Assist with performance management of CyberPro Consulting managed teams Ensuring integration with client teams and client satisfaction Interviewing and selection of candidates Marketing Co‑work with Marketing to document CyberPros projects and produce case studies and customer testimonials Assist with generating CyberPro Consulting technical thought leadership content on social media Represent CyberPro Consulting at conferences, trade shows etc. from time to time Tech Leadership Research and POC work into new tech as required – software, data, digital, cloud, AI Contribute to and drive innovation, automation, RPA and AI within CyberPro internally Provide advisory / consulting services to customers as and when needed Assist in vetting and recruiting suitable technical staff for CyberPro Consulting Assist in running and presenting at CyberPro Consulting internal skills and tech sessions Co‑work with HR to document and drive the skills and capabilities of the team Vendor Partnerships Contribute to growing the CyberPro partner relationships – AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, Snowflake Certify on pre‑sales, sales and tech certifications as required for partnerships Work with our vendor partners in co‑selling and co‑branding opportunities Help to drive technical certifications of CyberPro staff required for our certified partner relationships Location / Working Hours Full‑time position during core working hours with flexi starting time between 7‑9 am Working location – either Johannesburg (Woodmead) or Cape Town (Century City) offices, plus regular presence/travel at customers in the region including medium‑term deployments from time to time to customer premises as projects require Note: this is an office‑based role and does not offer remote working except for 1 day per week (Wednesday). We are looking for career‑focused people who enjoy office culture and who are looking to build robust in‑person working relationships with our in‑house and customer teams. Requirements Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge Required Open to all races. Years of Experience Minimum 10 years of career history At least 5 years hands‑on software, data or digital technical work At least 5 years spent in a team‑lead or other senior role with some management/leadership responsibility At least 2 years of client‑facing pre‑sales and / or advisory experience Education and Certification BSc IT, Math / Stats, Engineering or other STEM degree or similar qualification IT industry certifications advantageous (Microsoft Certified, AWS Certified, Salesforce Certified, Oracle, Snowflake, etc.) Project Management, Business Process, Business Analysis and Technical Architecture methodology qualifications advantageous (e.g. SAFe, Agile, DevOps, Project lifecycle, BABOK, TOGAF, etc.) Skills Required Experience in client‑facing sales, pre‑sales, advisory and consulting activities Strong verbal and written communication skills Background in hands‑on software, data or digital solution design, architecture and development (e.g. .NET, Java, etc.) Up to speed and interested in a wide range of current trends in cloud adoption, machine learning, AI and LLM developments, software architecture and data platform / data analytics Ideally an understanding and interest in industry verticals such as banking, insurance, wealth & investments or retail, and willingness to continuously learn Background in technical proposals writing, business requirements, functional requirements and technical architecture documentation Strong understanding of cloud technology specifically AWS and Microsoft Azure with ability to provide top‑level advisory services on cloud adoption Experience in agile project delivery of software or data projects Personality Traits Outgoing and engaging Ability to influence others Happy to roll up the sleeves and do hands‑on tech and analysis work as required Self‑starter and self‑motivation Continuous learning attitude Ability to prioritise tasks and deal with conflicting requirements Achievement‑oriented, completer / finisher Collaborative nature Key Skills Enterprise Software, SAP Warehouse Management, AWS, Solution Architecture, SAP EWM, SAP Finance & Controlling, SAP Supply Chain Management, SAP S/4HANA, Enterprise Sales, Pre‑sales, Management Consulting, Oracle. Employment Type Full Time Monthly Salary Salary: 2,000,000 – 2,000,000 #J-18808-Ljbffr