Investec Vacancies

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External Banker (High Net Worth)

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. Preference will be given to employment equity candidates

Description of the role 

The banker role is within the HNW International Team based in Winelands (Stellenbosch and Paarl ). The role requires the sourcing and acquisition of new HNW clients and the ability to articulate and sell the Investec Bank Value Proposition. An understanding of HNW individuals’ financial position (personal balance sheet/business structures/family structures) and the ability to identify opportunities is a key competency required in this role.

Description of your skills required and experience

• Relevant Tertiary Degree (Preferably B Acc/ CA (SA), MBA, CFA, CIMA)
• Min 5 – 6 years financial services experience
• In-dept knowledge of deal structuring
• Ability to network within the organization (Investec Wealth and Investment as well as the Specialist Bank functions in South Africa)
• Engaging and interacting with International geographies of Investec Bank, as networking and connecting clients is critical for this role.
• Experience in Wealth Management and Structured Property Finance will be advantageous.
• Awareness and management of compliance and regulatory frameworks in all dealings with clients
• People skills, with a specific passion for socializing and networking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and within a team environment.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Good marketing and cross-selling skills

The Result

Investec is looking for an individual who is commercially minded, passionate about client service and growth who will support Investec’s business strategy through an out of the ordinary Private Banking service offering.

An individual who is mature and entrepreneurial. An analytical thinker who is client-centric and solution driven.  

• Sourcing new clients, extracting value from an existing client base, and building a sustainable business network for referrals.
• Meeting specified budgets and targets per the Investec Bank product offering.
• Delivering a quality client service to existing clients.
• Articulating the International Investec Private Bank Value Proposition (Bank, Save, Borrow, Invest, Protect)
• Being a connector and a coverage role for the clients’ needs into the other divisions of the Investec Group, e.g. Investec Corporate and Investment Bank, Investec Wealth & Investment, as well as frequent engagement with International geographies is also a requirement to achieve successful outcomes.

Investec Culture 

At Investec we look for dynamic, energetic people filled with tenacity, integrity and out of the ordinary thinking.

We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a can-do attitude while challenging convention.

Diversity, competency, and flexible leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business.

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Application Owner (PB Tech – Digital Tech)

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. Preference will be given to employment equity candidates

Description

Investec is seeking an Application Owner to lead a cross-functional delivery team within the PB Digital Technology organisation. The team supports and delivers technology solutions that enable business value streams. This role blends people leadership, delivery management, and technical ownership — ensuring that the team’s applications and platforms effectively meet current and future business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Management
•    Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-disciplinary team of developers, business analysts, and quality assurance engineers.
•    Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
•    Foster collaboration across teams and with business stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared purpose.

Application and Delivery Ownership
•    Own the end-to-end lifecycle of applications within the value stream — from strategy through development, release, and ongoing operations.
•    Define and execute the application roadmap in alignment with Investec’s architectural and digital strategies.
•    Champion engineering excellence, operational reliability, and technical debt management.

Stakeholder and Value Stream Alignment
•    Partner with business stakeholders to translate strategic goals into technical delivery outcomes.
•    Prioritise and deliver initiatives that provide measurable business value.
•    Act as a key point of accountability for delivery, performance, and quality across the value stream.

Financial and Operational Management
•    Manage costs, budgets, and resourcing for the application portfolio.
•    Monitor and report on key metrics such as application performance, delivery velocity, and service reliability.

Experience, Skills, and Capabilities

•    10+ years of experience in software development or a related technology field.
•    Proven leadership in managing multidisciplinary technology teams (developers, QA, BA) within complex environments.
•    Strong track record of delivering business-critical applications in financial services or similar regulated industries.
•    Experience in defining and implementing technology strategies and roadmaps.
•    Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders across business and technology domains.
•    Solid understanding of modern delivery practices (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, Cloud-based architectures).
•    Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate between business and technical audiences.

What we value

At Investec we seek creative, talented people with passion, energy and stamina, who collaborate unselfishly.

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BCP, Operational Resilience & IT Service Management Manager CXT

Description

The BCP, Operational Resilience & IT Service Management Manager is accountable for ensuring that Investec’s technology and business services are stable, resilient, and able to withstand, respond to, and recover from disruptive events.

The role combines Business Continuity Management, Operational Resilience, and full IT Service Management ownership to ensure resilience is embedded into day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities

Business Continuity & Operational Resilience
•    Own and maintain the Business Continuity Management framework across the organisation.
•    Identify Important Business Services and define impact tolerances.
•    Map end-to-end service dependencies including people, processes, technology, data, premises, and third parties.
•    Design and execute resilience testing against severe but plausible scenarios.
•    Ensure alignment between Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and IT resilience capabilities.

IT Service Management
•    Own and operate the IT Service Management framework aligned to ITIL best practice.
•    Own Incident, Major Incident, Problem, and Change Enablement processes.
•    Chair Major Incident calls and ensure effective communication to stakeholders.
•    Drive root cause analysis and ensure lessons learned are embedded into service improvements.
•    Own service performance management including SLAs, OLAs, and service health metrics.

Governance, Risk & Regulatory
•    Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and industry standards including FCA/PRA Operational Resilience, DORA, and ISO 22301.
•    Provide regular reporting to senior management on service stability and resilience posture.
•    Support internal and external audits and regulatory reviews.

Stakeholder Management
•    Partner closely with Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Third-Party Management teams.
•    Provide guidance, training, and awareness to embed resilience and ITSM best practices.

Skills & Experience
•    Proven experience in Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, and IT Service Management.
•    Strong experience running Major Incidents in complex environments.
•    Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Qualifications (Desirable)
•    ITIL certification.
•    AZ900.
•    Experience in a regulated financial services environment.

Investec Culture 

At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business.

People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. 

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Data Support Engineer

Description

Investec Private Bank Sandton is looking for a Data Support Engineer to drive the support and operations functionality of our data capability.

Investec Private Bank is on a dedicated strategy to transform from on-premise to Azure Cloud. This requires a fast-paced project delivery, requiring dedicated focus on operational efficiencies, structure and governance to ensure success.

The core focus of the role is to design, implement and monitor strong data operations, architecture and governance standards aligned to our transformation strategy.

The candidate will be able to own and run an Operations strategy with exposure to data platforms, flows and strategic projects.

Key focus areas:

• Provide day-to-day support, including standby operations

• Design and drive strong Governance principles

• Engage with Investec business stakeholders, regarding troubleshooting or resolution of technical queries

• Perform routine health checks and system availability

• Perform problem identification and root cause analysis

• Perform Incident and Problem Trend Analysis including the use of monitoring and dashboard tools

• Provide after-hours support for predetermined changes

• Provide after-hours support for system outages

• Provide input into the Evolution of the Ops practice within Investec

• Work within the Service Management disciplines of ITILV3/V4

Experience, skill and capability

• 1+ years of Data Operations experience

• Attention to detail

• Strong sense of urgency

• Able to perform root cause analysis and have an understanding of the end to end process

• Excellent communication and partnership skills

• Ability to work in dual environments, on-premise and in Azure Cloud

• ITIL Service Management

• Basic programming language concepts

• SQL management studio and SQL dev Querying

• MWS, Webmethods, Bruno, SOAP UI troubleshooting advantageous

• Azure Portal and related experience beneficial

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. 

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Data-Focused Business Analyst (Financial Crime Compliance)

Description

Investec Sandton is looking for a highly data-driven Business Analyst to support the Financial Crime Compliance team. This role is designed for an individual with strong data analysis, interpretation, and validation capabilities with the role emphasizing data-focused analysis while still requiring traditional business analysis skills. The candidate will contribute to both project and BAU deliverables, including requirements elicitation, data mapping, profiling, modelling, testing support, and post-implementation activities. The role also includes resolving user issues, analysing data discrepancies, and ensuring the integrity of data flowing across systems and interfaces. The individual must be able to collaborate with stakeholders, subject matter experts, technical teams, and project managers to drive high‑quality, data‑driven solutions aligned with business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform advanced data analysis, profiling, validation, and reconciliation across multiple systems and data sources.
• Translate data insights into business requirements, logic rules, specifications, and process improvements.
• Conduct impact analysis on data structures, integrations, business rules, and technical processes.
• Document data dictionaries, source-to-target mappings, reference lists, decision trees, and data rules.
• Participate in the full SDLC including requirements gathering, formulation of appropriate documents, testing (functional, data, and integration), defect analysis, and post‑implementation validation.
• Support root-cause investigations for data quality issues, anomalies, and system errors.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure accurate interpretation and implementation of data‑related requirements.
• Produce dashboards, data insights, and reports to support decision‑making in Financial Crime initiatives.
• Communicate progress, risks, and findings clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst with strong data analysis exposure (financial crime or regulatory experience advantageous).
• Advanced SQL experience (minimum 3 years) — able to write complex queries, analyze datasets, perform reconciliation, and read logs.
• Strong capability in data interpretation, statistical thinking, pattern identification, and root‑cause analysis.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud services is an advantage.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• High ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to work across business and technical teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and documentation skills.
• Experience with data modelling, ETL/ELT concepts, or analytics tools (advantageous).
• Ability to challenge and validate assumptions using data-driven reasoning.

Investec Culture 

At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business. People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. 

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Full Stack Developer (PB Tech – Digital POD)

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. Preference will be given to employment equity candidates

Description
Investec Sandton is looking an experienced Full Stack Software Developer within the Digital Technology Product Optimisation and Development (POD) International team who has a passion for high quality software solutions. 

Key Responsibilities
•    You will be part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle from conception to deployment of each new product. 
•    As a Full Stack Developer, you need to be comfortable around both the front and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. 
•    Develop and maintaining web applications. 
•    Create automated and scalable solutions. 
•    Develop reusable code and libraries for future use. 
•    Translate UI and UX wireframes to visual elements of the application. Integrate frontend and backend aspects of the application. Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency. 
•    Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software. 
•    In addition to being a solid developer, we’re looking for someone who is proactively looking for new opportunities to build efficiencies into the organization’s technical capabilities and strategies. 

Qualifications, Experience and Skills
•    Software development related certification or Tertiary degree in the relevant field is required
•    8+ Years of development experience using the following languages and their respective frameworks: 
    C# – ASP.NET APIs using .NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET6+
    Typescript – Angular2+
•    A good knowledge of the following tools and processes are required: 
    Use source control, primarily using git
    Understanding of design principles behind scalable applications and REST APIs
    Experience of writing unit tests and integration tests in projects using languages mentioned above
    Understand CI/CD processes and their automation
    Understanding of deployment into containerized environments, using Kubernetes and Azure cloud services
    Able to provide support for deployed application(s)/service(s) and monitor performance
•    Additional software development skills that can be helpful: 
    Using git with Azure DevOps repositories
    CI/CD process with Azure DevOps pipelines
    Azure cloud services
    Microsoft SQL
    HTML
    JavaScript (ES6+)
    CSS
•    Azure Certifications – compulsory requirement (obtained or aim to obtain in short term) 
    AZ900 
    AZ204 
    AZ2003
    AZ1002

What We Value
At Investec we seek creative, talented people with passion, energy and stamina, who collaborate unselfishly.

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Full Stack Developer (UK Offshore Tech – Open API)

Description

Investec Sandton is looking for a highly skilled .NET Engineer to join our Client Digital Experience team. This team is responsible for building and maintaining externally facing APIs that power Investec’s UK Open Banking ecosystem — enabling clients and partners to securely share data, initiate payments, and integrate with regulated providers across the financial industry.

You will play a key role in designing, developing, and supporting financial-grade APIs that demand the highest levels of security, reliability, and performance. This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-impact platform that underpins our client-facing digital experiences.

This role suits someone who thrives on technical excellence, accountability, and real-world impact. It’s a space where robust engineering meets the fast-evolving world of open finance

Key Responsibilities

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performance REST APIs using C# and .NET Core / .NET Framework.
• Implement OAuth2 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) for secure authentication and authorization in regulated environments.
• Work closely with API gateways such as Apigee and Azure API Management (APIM) to manage, secure, and monitor external-facing APIs.
• Collaborate with product and cloud teams to ensure systems meet financial-grade security and compliance standards.
• Take ownership across the full SDLC — from design and deployment to production support and monitoring.
• Participate in a rotational standby schedule to support the stability of client-facing systems outside of normal working hours.
• Work across the stack where needed — from front-end SPAs (Angular/React) to infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Continuously drive improvement in API quality, resilience, and developer experience.

Essential experience

• Proven experience in building and supporting RESTful APIs using C# and .NET Core / .NET Framework.
• Strong grasp of API security principles including OAuth2, OIDC, token management, and data protection.
• Familiarity with Apigee, Azure API Management (APIM), or equivalent API gateway technologies.
• Experience with unit and integration testing, using frameworks that ensure coverage and maintainability.
• Front-end exposure to Angular, React, or similar SPA frameworks.
• Understanding of the Document Object Model (DOM) and modern UI development best practices.

Advantageous experience

• Hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Bootstrap.
• Familiarity with Terraform, ARM, or Bicep for infrastructure provisioning.
• Experience with document store databases (e.g. MongoDB, Cosmos DB).
• Knowledge of PowerShell scripting for automation.
• Exposure to regulated financial environments or Open Banking ecosystems.
• Awareness of how to leverage AI tools responsibly (e.g., for code generation, analysis, documentation, or testing) to enhance productivity and software quality.

Why join us

• Contribute to a mission-critical Open Banking platform used by real clients every day.
• Collaborate with expert engineers and product teams across South Africa and the UK.
• Be part of a culture that values excellence, creativity, and responsibility.
• Have opportunities to influence architecture, improve developer tooling, and shape our next generation of financial APIs.
• Enjoy meaningful challenges and the satisfaction of building systems that matter.

What We Value

At Investec we seek creative, talented people with passion, energy and stamina, who collaborate unselfishly.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. 

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QA Automation Engineer (PB Tech: Digital Tech – Payments)

Description

Investec Sandton is looking for a highly skilled QA Automation Engineer developer in the Private Banking Digital Technology Payments team within the Private Bank Technology division to use their unique skillset and experience to successfully deliver quality across several applications. Skilled in Front-end and Back-end automation utilizing automation frameworks. The QA Automation Engineer will be familiar with working in Agile, DevOps culture and CI/CD environment. 

Key Responsibilities

The role entails working closely with the engineering agile teams and stakeholders to help build a world class test automation framework and tooling to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality code as well as be willing to write code and trouble shoot across the application. As a QA Engineer you would be required to be an active voice about test automation and continuous delivery, fostering the automation mindset across the team. The QA Engineer would work with Product, Support and Customer success teams to identify high-impact bugs and coordinate fixes and ways to prevent them through automation with the engineering team.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

•    B.Com / B.Sc. degree in IT, or equivalent qualification
•    ISEB/ISTQB Qualifications
•    Comfortable writing code in .NET; C# or Java
•    Solid experience in Selenium; Playwright; API Testing, K6, Behavioural Driven Development
•    Solid experience in establishing and maintaining controls for risk and quality
•    Test Planning, test planning tools and test execution tools such as Azure Test Plans
•    Defect tracking and reporting tools
•    Risk Analysis and Static Techniques
•    Test Design Techniques
•    Analysis and Reporting
•    Change management
•    Knowledge of DevOps principles
•    Experience with SQL

What We Value

At Investec we seek creative, talented people with passion, energy and stamina, who collaborate unselfishly.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. 

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QA Engineer (PB Tech – Digital POD)

Description

As a Quality Assurance Test Automation Engineer, you will work closely with the engineering agile teams and stakeholders to help build and evolve Investec’s automated testing capability and framework to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality code.  You will design, implement and maintain automated test frameworks, integrate them into our CI/CD pipelines, and champion a shift left, AI augmented testing culture. You will collaborate closely with developers, business analysts and DevOps to ensure every release meets Investec’s quality, security and regulatory standards. You will work with Product, Support and Customer teams to identify high-impact bugs and coordinate fixes and ways to prevent them through automation with the engineering team.

Result

• Automated regression, API and performance suites coverage of critical user journeys.
• Improve release cycle time thanks to reliable, fast feedback loops.
• Defect escape rate to production reduces year‑on‑year.
• CI/CD pipeline health dashboards surface quality gates and AI‑generated test insights in real time.
• Development teams adopt automation best‑practice through your coaching and enablement.
• Test plans and Test cases
• Defect management
• Regression maintenance
• Active participation in QA guild and the QA community.
• Undertake any reasonable duties, aligned to your skills, that are required to achieve team objectives

Experience, skills and capability

•    Degree or diploma including 4+ years working years’ experience in the testing competency (Automated and Manual)
•    AZ900 Certification and other azure certifications relevant to a QA
•    Experience with test automation and continuous integration/delivery tools such as Playwright, Cucumber, Cypress, Appium, JMeter, Selenium, RestAssured, RestSharp.
•    Proficiency with Azure Devops
•    Hands-on experience building and maintaining Azure DevOps Pipelines and Test Plans, orchestrating load tests with Azure Load Testing, and instrumenting releases with Azure Monitor/Application Insights. 
•    Support the maintenance and enhancement of the CI/CD pipeline
•    Strong technical knowledge and an ability to train development teams in the usage of test frameworks and infrastructure
•    Ability to navigate SQL or run work queries to set up test data & validate technical aspects of initiatives
•    Knowledge with REST API and WEB/Mobile GUI testing as well as experience writing automated API tests
•    Familiarity with AI‑enabled testing tools and enthusiasm for exploring emerging approaches.
•    Excellent problem‑solving, communication and stakeholder‑management skills; comfortable working in agile, DevOps‑oriented environments.

Investec Culture 

At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business. People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. 

Click here to apply

We wish you all the best with your applications