Armscor Vacancies – 20 June

June 20, 2026 Admin State Owned Entities Vacancies 0

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Business Continuity Specialist

Introduction

To support the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity plans (BCPs) and crisis response protocols, ensuring operational resilience and compliance with organisational standards.

Duties & Responsibilities

Business Continuity Planning and Frameworks

  • Develop, implement and maintain the organisation’s BCM policy, strategies and procedures in line with ISO 22301 or equivalent standards and practice guidelines.
  • Ensure BCPs align with relevant legislation, standards and organisational policies.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and update business continuity and disaster recovery plans for critical functions.
  • Ensure BCPs align with ISO 22301, BCI Good Practice Guidelines, and organisational policies.
  • Maintain repositories of BCPs, contact lists, and recovery resources.
  • Support gap analyses and maturity assessments to enhance resilience.

Business Impact Analysis and Risk Assessment

  • Identify potential threats and assess the impact on operations.
  • Facilitate BIAs to identify critical processes, dependencies, and RTOs/RPOs.
  • Map single points of failure and work with IT to align BCPs with disaster recovery plans.
  • Monitor emerging risks (e.g., cyber threats, supply chain disruptions) recommend measures to mitigate and improve operational resilience and update risk registers.

BCP Testing, Exercises, and Incident Response

  • Plan and coordinate regular BCM exercises, simulations, and full-scale drills.
  • Evaluate test results and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
  • Document test results, lessons learned, and action plans for improvement.
  • Assist in crisis response during disruptions and post-incident reviews.

Organisational and Third-Party BCM Readiness, Compliance, and Reporting

  • Evaluate and monitor vendor business continuity plans (BCPs) through due diligence assessments and supplier risk tracking.
  • Contribute to organisational contingency planning involving third-party dependencies.
  • Develop and deliver business continuity training and awareness programs across the organisation.
  • Support internal and external audits or assessment of BCM processes and ensure execution of recommendations.
  • Promote a culture of resilience through targeted internal communications and workshops.
  • Administer and maintain BCM software tools, ensuring data integrity and availability.
  • Prepare reports and updates on BCP readiness, test results, and compliance metrics to relevant governance forums.

Desired Experience & Qualification

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Grade 12.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business Management, Disaster Recovery, or a related field.

TECHNICAL / LEGAL CERTIFICATION / PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

  • CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) or MBCI (Member of BCI).

EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum 8 years’ experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, or operational risk.
  • Hands-on experience with BIA tools, BCP documentation, and crisis simulations.
  • Familiarity with regulatory standards (ISO 22301, King IV).

KNOWLEDGE & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

  • Proficiency in BIA methodologies and BCP development.
  • Understanding of IT disaster recovery and risk management.
  • Competency in BCM software.

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ICT Manager

Introduction

ICT Department has a vacancy for a Manager – ICT based in Cape Town, Simon’s Town (IMT). Applications are invited from people with qualifications and experience set out below.

PURPOSE OF JOB

To plan, direct and coordinate IT resources (human and infrastructure).  To liaise with other ICT roles to ensure continued service delivery in the desktop, server and network environments. Support for end-users in accordance with agreed operations and service level agreements.  Ensures specialist technical expertise and support in installing, testing, tuning, and optimising; diagnosing problems, repairing, upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software.

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership and direction to IT technicians and external clients.
  • Contribute to the implementation of divisional strategies and plans and align these strategies and plans with the departmental and corporate objectives.
  • Facilitate effective corporate governance business practices.
  • Manage and improve the services/products provided to the customer base.
  • Contribute to the development of policies and practices that affect the entire function/department within the framework of the organisation’s policy.
  • Develop and maintain constructive relationships between stakeholders (internal and external) in order to promote synergy and build a productive business environment.
  • Provide input to divisional budget and manage expenditure for the IT regional environment.
  • Plan and coordinate the design, implementation and management of regional IT environment.
  • Manage and maintain annual maintenance plans of the IT infrastructure and systems as well as the IMT building’s electronic systems (i.e. PABX, access control, camera systems).
  • Maintain the IT configuration management system.
  • Maintain the Information Management System (MIS).
  • Provide input to Service Level agreements and manage performance to SLAs.
  • Negotiate and manage Operational Level Agreements.
  • Participate in the Enterprise Architecture process for the selection of IT infrastructure and solutions.
  • Enforce standards, processes, and best practices for service delivery and end-user support.
  • Develop and maintain IT practices and procedures.
  • Write reports to senior management and peers – specify type and objectives of reports.
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the objectives and challenges in the regional IT environment are met and dealt with.
  • Take the lead in solving complex problems in the IT environment.
  • Support and implement the initiatives as defined in the IT strategy.
  • Give guidance on analyses and defining of the user/client requirements.
  • Develop objectives to address client needs through continuous process improvement.
  • Make decisions relating to end-user problem resolution and performance improvements.
  • Manage regional IT projects.
  • Manage corporate IT equipment and their replacement cycles, in accordance to replace life cycles, and motivate the required budget and roll out approval.
  • Co-manage the corporate IT disaster recovery procedure and contract.
  • Compile RFOs and manage 3rd party contracts related to the regional IT environment.
  • Develop, implement and maintain procedures and practices in support of the ITIL framework methodologies within the regional IT environment.
  • Get technically involved with all regional IT systems in the event of personnel shortages and ensure the quality of service and operations in accordance with the agreed SLAs.

Desired Experience & Qualification

QUALIFICATIONS

  • B Tech / Degree in IT or equivalent
  • Program in Project Management
  • MCSE (Server) / Linux

Technical / Legal Certification / Professional Registration

  • Microsoft
  • ITIL Certified (Service Design & Service Operations)
  • COBIT Certified

EXPERIENCE:      

  • 8 years’ minimum experience of which 5 years as a service desk technician/server engineer
  • Experience in managing people

KNOWLEDGE & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

  • Knowledge of Project Management methodologies
  • Knowledge of Database Systems (i.e. SQL Server)
  • Knowledge of Backup and Replication Systems
  • Extensive knowledge of Microsoft/Linux Operating Systems
  • Extensive knowledge of Active Director
  • Extensive knowledge of ITIL service delivery processes
  • Extensive knowledge of Virtualization environment (i.e. VMware)
  • Ability to configure and administrator SAN and NAS storage devices
  • Ability to configure, manage and maintain HP servers, workstations, laptops and printers in an enterprise environment.
  • Extensive knowledge of user profile management in the varying roles within the enterprise and to how this interacts with IT architecture.

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Senior Project Manager- Telecommunications & Sensing Systems

Introduction

To deliver sound project management, engineering, and technical services and advice for complex acquisition projects, ensuring capability alignment, technical assurance, and lifecycle value.

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead the development of Engineering and Technical Requirements for complex acquisition projects to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions.

  • Elicit, analyse, and validate requirements to define specifications and use cases aligned with client needs.
  • Define system architecture, interfaces, and integration points, producing diagrams and interface documents to minimize integration risks.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks through risk registers and mitigation plans, reducing project delays and cost overruns.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational, industry, and regulatory standards, producing audit-ready documentation.
  • Develop and oversee verification and validation plans, ensuring requirements are measurable and achievable.
  • Provide actionable technical advice to support informed acquisition decisions and strengthen stakeholder confidence.

Facilitate and lead project planning, execution, and technical governance for complex acquisition initiatives

  • Develop detailed project plans aligned with acquisition lifecycle stages, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
  • Conduct engineering and design reviews to ensure technical integrity, interoperability, and adherence to specifications.
  • Track project and engineering progress, providing governance-compliant reports and escalating issues impacting cost, schedule, or quality.
  • Facilitate engagement with management, contractors, and clients to ensure project objectives are understood and met.
  • Identify, analyse, and manage technical, operational, and schedule-related risks, implementing mitigation strategies.

Advise on acquisition approaches, manage suppliers, and ensure cost-effective delivery of projects

  • Recommend acquisition strategies based on project complexity, operational requirements, and risk profiles.
  • Assess supplier technical capability, compliance, and reliability in consultation with SCM.
  • Lead negotiations, enforce contractual obligations, and safeguard organizational interests.
  • Monitor supplier performance, deliverables, and timelines to maintain project standards.

Serve as a subject matter expert in acquisition forums to enable robust governance and informed decision-making

  • Lead technical evaluations, design reviews, and assessments of proposals or deliverables.
  • Ensure all technical decisions comply with defence regulations, industry best practices, and organizational policies.
  • Maintain evaluation evidence to support internal and external audits, reviews, and inspections.
  • Identify technical risks and deviations, recommending mitigation strategies to decision-making bodies.
  • Present findings and recommendations to project sponsors, steering committees, and operational units.

Build organizational engineering and acquisition capability through innovation, mentorship, and thought leadership.

  • Stay abreast of global engineering trends, standards, and digital engineering ecosystems impacting defence acquisition.
  • Advise executive stakeholders on advanced engineering tools, frameworks, and predictive analytics to improve decision-making.
  • Lead knowledge transfer and technical coaching programs to develop systems thinking and acquisition literacy.
  • Drive initiatives that embed a culture of engineering excellence, contributing to capability roadmaps and acquisition maturity models.

Desired Experience & Qualification

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Grade 12.
  • BTech/ B.Sc. or B.Eng. in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.

TECHNICAL / LEGAL CERTIFICATION / PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

  • ECSA Registration (Essential).
  • Postgraduate Qualification in Project Management.

EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience in engineering, engineering management, or technical acquisition, preferably within defence or complex public-sector environments.
  • Proven leadership in contract management and negotiation across the acquisition lifecycle.
  • Strong experience across the engineering lifecycle, including requirements, integration, verification, and lifecycle cost considerations.
  • Demonstrated involvement in high-value acquisition and procurement processes.
  • Sound knowledge of engineering governance, standards, and risk management, including application of international engineering standards (e.g., ISO 15288)

KNOWLEDGE & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

  • Deep, applied expertise in engineering principles, lifecycle processes, and standards, with proven ability to translate theory into actionable solutions for complex, high-risk acquisition programs, ensuring successful project execution.
  • Advanced knowledge of defence and complex acquisition management frameworks, including Smart Buyer principles and capital acquisition governance, enabling effective oversight, compliance, and decision-making across large-scale programs.
  • Extensive experience in developing specifications, tailoring technical requirements, and managing contracting processes, applicable to both complex and non-complex systems, platforms, and integrated solutions.
  • Comprehensive understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., PFMA, Defence Regulations, ISO quality standards), with practical application to maintain accountability, minimize risk, and avoid project delays.
  • Strategic awareness of national and international best practices, emerging technologies, and trends in systems engineering, enabling continuous improvement, innovation, and forward-looking solutions.
  • Proven problem-solving capability, able to identify and resolve technical, operational, and schedule-related challenges independently, ensuring projects remain on track despite high complexity or risk.
  • Expertise in reporting and technical writing, producing clear, accurate, and governance-compliant documentation, reports, and briefings to support decision-making and provide transparency to stakeholder.

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Chief Project Manager- Telecommunications & Sensing Systems

Introduction

To deliver sound project management, engineering, and technical services and advice across complex, high-risk, large-scale, multi-disciplinary acquisition projects, ensuring capability alignment, technical assurance, and lifecycle value.

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead the development of engineering and technical requirements for complex, high-risk, large-scale, multi-disciplinary acquisition projects to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions.

  • Elicit, analyse, and validate requirements to define clear specifications and use cases aligned with capability and client needs.
  • Define system architecture, interfaces, and integration points, producing architecture diagrams and interface control documents to minimise integration risks.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks by maintaining risk registers and implementing mitigation plans to reduce project delays and cost overruns.
  • Ensure compliance with organisational, industry, and regulatory standards, producing audit-ready documentation and technical artefacts.
  • Develop and oversee verification and validation plans to ensure all requirements are measurable, testable, and achievable.
  • Provide expert technical advice to strengthen acquisition decisions, support assurance processes, and build stakeholder confidence.

Independently lead and coordinate the end-to-end planning, execution, and technical governance of complex, high-risk, large-scale, multi-disciplinary acquisition projects, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, schedule, and quality parameters.

  • Develop and integrate comprehensive project plans aligned with acquisition lifecycle stages, resource needs, technical dependencies, and key project milestones to drive disciplined execution.
  • Conduct high-level engineering and design reviews, ensuring technical integrity, interoperability, and compliance with specifications, standards, and assurance frameworks.
  • Monitor, analyse, and report on project and engineering performance, producing governance-aligned reporting and proactively escalating issues that may impact cost, schedule, capability, or technical risk.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement with senior management, contractors, engineers, and clients to ensure shared understanding of project objectives, constraints, and deliverables.
  • Identify, analyse, and manage complex technical, operational, and schedule risks, implementing robust mitigation strategies to safeguard project stability and lifecycle value.
  • Provide authoritative project and technical guidance to influence decision-making, strengthen assurance processes, and ensure that solutions delivered are fit for purpose and aligned with capability requirements.

Provide advice on acquisition strategies and lead supplier management to ensure the successful, cost-effective, and timely delivery of complex, high-risk, multi-disciplinary acquisition projects.

  • Recommend and implement acquisition strategies tailored to project complexity, operational requirements, and risk profiles, ensuring fit-for-purpose solutions.
  • Assess and validate supplier technical capability, compliance, and reliability in consultation with legal services and supply chain functions, mitigating risks that could impact project execution.
  • Lead contract negotiations, enforce contractual obligations, and safeguard organizational interests while fostering effective supplier collaboration reliability in consultation with legal services and supply chain functions.
  • Proactively monitor supplier and project performance, milestones, and deliverables, identifying potential delays, technical issues, or operational risks and implementing rapid corrective actions.
  • Solve complex project challenges independently, applying structured problem-solving, risk mitigation techniques, and proactive time escalation management to maintain schedule, budget, and quality standards.
  • Ensure solutions meet operational and technical requirements, providing authoritative guidance to stakeholders and influencing acquisition decisions with confidence.

Serve as a subject matter expert in acquisition forums, enabling robust governance and informed decision-making for complex, high-risk, large-scale, multi-disciplinary project

  • Lead technical evaluations, design reviews, and assessments of proposals, deliverables, and project outputs to ensure alignment with capability requirements and operational objectives.
  • Ensure all technical and acquisition decisions comply with defence regulations, industry best practices, and organizational policies.
  • Maintain comprehensive evaluation evidence to support audits, reviews, inspections, and accountability requirements.
  • Identify and analyse technical risks, deviations, and potential bottlenecks, recommending actionable mitigation strategies to decision-making bodies to prevent project delays and cost overruns.
  • Present findings, insights, and recommendations to project sponsors, steering committees, and operational units, influencing critical decisions and enabling timely, effective project execution.

Build organizational engineering and acquisition capability through innovation, mentorship, and thought leadership.

  • Stay abreast of global engineering trends, standards, and digital engineering ecosystems impacting defence acquisition.
  • Advise executive stakeholders on advanced engineering tools, frameworks, and predictive analytics to improve decision-making.
  • Lead knowledge transfer and technical coaching programs to develop systems thinking and acquisition literacy.
  • Drive initiatives that embed a culture of engineering excellence, contributing to capability roadmaps and acquisition maturity models.

Desired Experience & Qualification

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Grade 12.
  • BTech/ B.Sc. or B.Eng. in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
  • Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering or Project Management.

TECHNICAL / LEGAL CERTIFICATION / PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

  • ECSA Registration (Essential).

EXPERIENCE

KNOWLEDGE & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

  • Deep, applied expertise in engineering principles, lifecycle processes, and standards, with proven ability to translate theory into actionable solutions for complex, high-risk acquisition programs, ensuring successful project execution.
  • Advanced knowledge of defence and complex acquisition management frameworks, including Smart Buyer principles and capital acquisition governance, enabling effective oversight, compliance, and decision-making across large-scale programs.
  • Extensive experience in developing specifications, tailoring technical requirements, and managing contracting processes, applicable to both complex and non-complex systems, platforms, and integrated solutions.
  • Comprehensive understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., PFMA, Defence Regulations, ISO quality standards), with practical application to maintain accountability, minimize risk, and avoid project delays.
  • Strategic awareness of national and international best practices, emerging technologies, and trends in systems engineering, enabling continuous improvement, innovation, and forward-looking solutions.
  • Proven problem-solving capability, able to identify and resolve technical, operational, and schedule-related challenges independently, ensuring projects remain on track despite high complexity or risk.
  • Expertise in reporting and technical writing, producing clear, accurate, and governance-compliant documentation, reports, and briefings to support decision-making and provide transparency to stakeholder.

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Manager: Finance

Introduction

The role will be responsible for managing, overseeing and ensuring compliance to accounting principles for the division in support of the financial good governance of AB Travel Management services

Duties & Responsibilities

Financial Governance & Revenue Assurance

  • Oversee and ensure the completeness and accuracy of all accounting, administrative and systems processes executed within AB Travel.
  • Assure that issued travel services are billed in line with the clients’ service level and contractual agreements.
  • Prevent revenue leakage through the implementation of control systems deliverable frameworks and focused deadlines.
  • Investigate and resolve Debtors and Creditors discrepancies impacting on revenue recovery.
  • Strengthen internal revenue controls to reduce financial risk exposure.

AB Travel Financial Risk Governance & Airline Settlement Oversight

  • Perform, review, and finalise BSP reconciliations in alignment with internal ticketing and accounting systems to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Ensure the BSP person uses the daily TINS Report as a must to balance and complete daily invoicing.
  • Complete monthly Bank, Credit Card and BSP reconciliations.
  • Oversee and authorise BSP and Creditors remittances within prescribed settlement timelines to maintain airline accreditation, Iata Licencing (IATA accreditation), cash flow stability.
  • Analyse, dispute, and resolve ADMs, ACMs to minimise financial losses and prevent recurring billing discrepancies.
  • Identify and correct mismatches between issued tickets, refunds, exchanges, and BSP statements to prevent revenue leakage.
  • Monitor BSP exposure, prevent penalties or suspension risks, and ensure adherence to IATA regulations and internal financial controls.

Cash Flow & Debtor Management

  • Monitor outstanding accounts, enforce credit terms, and proactively manage overdue balances.
  • Recover outstanding payments within agreed credit periods to minimise financial exposure.
  • Coordinate cash inflows with BSP cycles and supplier payment obligations to maintain operational liquidity.
  • Identify, escalate, and resolve high-risk receivables to prevent bad debts.
  • Strengthen the AB travel’s financial position by optimising debtor management practices.

Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Compliance

  • Prepare and certify income statements for reporting to provide reliable data for management and governance decisions.
  • Reconcile all finance modules (Debtors, Creditors, Cashbook, Disbursement) with the General Ledger and Trial Balance to ensure completeness and accuracy.
  • Monitor divisional expenditure against approved budgets, identify overspending trends, and implement cost control measures to support profitability.
  • Analyse financial data to improve forecasting accuracy and inform strategic planning.
  • Validate projected income against actual revenue, ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data, and maintain integrity across all financial systems.

Desired Experience & Qualification

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Grade 12.
  • B. Tech or B. Com degree (with accounting at 3rd level).
  • Post graduate qualification will be advantageous (Finance, Management, Commerce).

EXPERIENCE:

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience, including 5 years in a supervisory role in finance, accounting, or travel agency financial operations, preferably within IATA/BSP-regulated environments.
  • Hands-on experience in cash flow management, debtor control, and credit risk mitigation.
  • Exposure to financial reporting, budget execution, and cost control in a multi-departmental or divisional setting.

KNOWLEDGE & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

  • Strong grasp of accounting principles, financial reporting, and general ledger reconciliation.
  • Knowledge of cash flow management, credit control, and debtor management best practices.
  • Familiarity with budgeting, cost control, and financial forecasting processes.
  • Understanding of compliance requirements, regulatory frameworks, and internal control standards.

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