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PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION (PIC) VACANCIES
PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION (PIC)
Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd
Private Bag X187
Pretoria 0001
Republic of South Africa
The Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited (PIC) is an asset management firm, whose mandate is to make investments in various sectors of the economy on behalf of public sector entities. Amongst our clients are the Government Employees Pension Fund, the Unemployment Insurance Fund and the Compensation Fund. Over the years, we have grown to be amongst the top, large investment managers in South Africa and the rest of the African continent, with current assets under management at just over R3 trillion. At the centre of our growth is a team of self-driven professionals who are results-focused.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
ESG SPECIALIST (UNLISTED)
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
*Job Grade: D3-D5
Ref: ESGSU050226
Purpose of the role:
To contribute to ESG frameworks, ensuring relevance and that ESG principles, plans and issues are adopted in the investment decision-making process and to enforce compliance in line with the approved ESG governance framework. Contribute to the long-term goal of improved stewardship and sustainability of investee Companies.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Relevant Master’s degree – MSc, MCom, MPhil, MBA, or other
At least 5-7 years’ experience specifically in an ESG role
Preferred experience:
Minimum Technical/Core Skill Requirement
Duties:
Competencies and skills:
Our firm values diversity and excellence, and is committed to realising these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and eager to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are encouraged to apply for this position.
Closing Date: 19 February 2026
* Grade Range: The grade range for this position is from D3-D5, commensurate with applicable minimum requirements.
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer and aligns appointments with its Employment Equity Plan.
Please forward a copy of your comprehensive curriculum vitae quoting the position reference number to Recruitment6@pic.gov.za
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you consent to the PIC processing your personal information as per applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available on the PIC website (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, the PIC may cease processing your application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
ESG SPECIALIST (UNLISTED)
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
*Job Grade: D3-D5
Ref: ESGSU050226
Purpose of the role:
To contribute to ESG frameworks, ensuring relevance and that ESG principles, plans and issues are adopted in the investment decision-making process and to enforce compliance in line with the approved ESG governance framework. Contribute to the long-term goal of improved stewardship and sustainability of investee Companies.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Relevant Master’s degree – MSc, MCom, MPhil, MBA, or other
At least 5-7 years’ experience specifically in an ESG role
Preferred experience:
- Experience in Investments /financing-related projects
- Understanding of financial instruments
- Deep understanding of sustainability, governance, environmental, and social legislative frameworks, standards and/or principles
- Experience in policy formulation and dialogue in complex environments
- Experience in conducting investment due diligence
- Experience in developing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment reports.
- Experience in managing people
- Have strong quantitative and qualitative analytical expertise and demonstrate the ability to apply this to strategic investment decisions and solutions;
- Good understanding of capital markets and the investment management industry
Minimum Technical/Core Skill Requirement
- Corporate governance
- Social impact assessment (summative and formative)
- Thorough understanding of financial markets and instruments
- Portfolio monitoring
- ESG due diligence experience
- Working knowledge of BBBEE issues
- Good Understanding of ESG principles
- Research skills - Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
- Good presentation skills, is confident when talking to large, high-level/senior-level audiences.
- MS Office proficiency.
Duties:
- Contribute to the Strategy development and implementation
- ESG due diligence on transactions – pre and post
- Active Portfolio monitoring of ESG plans and issues
- Active Engagement on ESG concerns
- Reporting on ESG performance, plans and issues as required by business and stakeholders
- Training of PIC staff and companies on compliance with ESG issues
- Periodic impact analysis
- Undertake and compile ESG Research activities and opinion pieces
- Upholding the PIC values, standards and policies
- Management of Associates and Analysts
- Management of the performance, development and engagement levels of the team
- Analysis of Companies on their ESGT risks, performance and the management of their respective ESG risks and opportunities
- Conducting engagements with companies on ESGT issues
- Supporting and developing tools and frameworks for the effective integration of ESGT analysis into the investment process
- Reporting on ESG performance
- Contributing to PIC ESG thought leadership, research analysis and integration.
Competencies and skills:
- Achievement Orientation
- Customer Service Orientation
- Leading and Empowering Others
- Strategic and Innovative Thinking
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Leading and Supervising
- Ability to communicate complex issues in both spoken and written form.
- Strong detail orientation
- Numerate and analytical thinker
- Self-starter and ability to take initiative
- Proactively manages relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict
- Stakeholder management
- Commercial Business Acumen
Our firm values diversity and excellence, and is committed to realising these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and eager to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are encouraged to apply for this position.
Closing Date: 19 February 2026
* Grade Range: The grade range for this position is from D3-D5, commensurate with applicable minimum requirements.
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer and aligns appointments with its Employment Equity Plan.
Please forward a copy of your comprehensive curriculum vitae quoting the position reference number to Recruitment6@pic.gov.za
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you consent to the PIC processing your personal information as per applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available on the PIC website (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, the PIC may cease processing your application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
DIGITAL SUPPORT ENGINEER
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
*Job Grade: C3 – C5
Ref: DEL001
Purpose of the role:
Responsible for providing customer technical support services to the staff in the PIC.
Requirements:
Duties:
Competencies and skills:
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
* Grade Range: The grade range for this position is from C3 – C5, commensurate with applicable minimum requirements.
The PIC is an equal opportunities employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please forward a copy of your comprehensive curriculum vitae to: Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you consent to the PIC processing your personal information as per applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available on the PIC website (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, the PIC may cease processing your application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
DIGITAL SUPPORT ENGINEER
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
*Job Grade: C3 – C5
Ref: DEL001
Purpose of the role:
Responsible for providing customer technical support services to the staff in the PIC.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, IS or equivalent.
- ITIL certified (V3 or V4 only).
- Microsoft IT Professional Certification or equivalent, such as Modern Desktop Administrator.
- 2 - 5 years relevant IT experience.
- Microsoft Cloud Certification, such as Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Administrator, is an added advantage.
- Active Directory Administration.
- End Point Security experience, e.g., Microsoft Defender.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365/ M365, Intune.
- Knowledge of Service Management Tools.
- Knowledge of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) / Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
Duties:
- Technical Customer Support: by providing Adequate response time, provision of quality support, and incident and problem resolution, agreed with the customer and in line with ITIL practices and approved internal IT Standard Operating Procedures and Policies.
- Provide technical digital computer and mobile service support in the use of collaboration/conferencing tools such as Microsoft Teams to Board and Executive Management.
- Handle all logged calls accurately and timeously in line with the applicable Service Level Agreement and report back to the IT End User.
- Conduct troubleshooting on all queries allocated on the Service Management tool and identify, diagnose, and resolve problems in Desktop Support Area.
- Work on Incidents, Requests, Problems, Changes, and Releases to be able to provide an efficient service to their IT End User as defined in the Service Catalogue and Service Level Agreements.
- Prepare, install, and configure/upgrade Software and Hardware on End User Work Devices.
- Engage with Vendors / Service Providers and or Original Equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of workstations and printers for hardware repairs and procurement of computer hardware and software.
- Implement continuous technical improvement initiatives, including technology refresh of end-user equipment.
- Report on escalated incidents and problem investigations to the direct Manager.
- Produce statistics and management reports on service performance and recommendations.
- Perform computer housekeeping tasks as it relates to workstations and printers.
- Perform the system administration activities of Digital Support systems (i.e., server management, disaster recovery for the area of digital engineering).
- Ensure up-to-date Configuration items (CI) and its statuses through the CI lifecycle in area of digital engineering.
- Contribute to computer technology standards, technology specifications and adherence to the standards.
- Manage and perform the asset lifecycle from cradle to grave that is to Plan, Request, procure (initiate and evaluate request for quotations), Receive and register and barcode, Deploy/Allocate/Move, retire and dispose IT Assets, Control inventory, Keep the IT Asset
- Register up to date, perform periodic IT Asset verification/auditing and IT Asset Reporting including the reporting of stolen IT computers.
- Manage and perform Mobile Devices lifecycle from cradle to grave, that is to Plan, Request, Procure, Receive, Deploy/Allocate, upgrade of cellular devices; Deal with queries and requests such as lost devices, insurance activation and claims, increase cellular expenditure; Perform maintenance on user accounts, invoicing, etc.
Competencies and skills:
- Excellent telephone and customer service etiquette
- Good collaboration and problem-solving skills
- Able to work overtime when needed
- Can handle pressure
- Can multitask
- Able to work unsupervised
- Customer-focused and team player
- Attention to detail
- Interpersonal relations
- Time Management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
* Grade Range: The grade range for this position is from C3 – C5, commensurate with applicable minimum requirements.
The PIC is an equal opportunities employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please forward a copy of your comprehensive curriculum vitae to: Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you consent to the PIC processing your personal information as per applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available on the PIC website (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, the PIC may cease processing your application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
AML COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR (FIXED TERM CONTRACT – 6 MONTHS)
*Job Grade: C1 – C5
Ref: COMAD01
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
To enable the Compliance Division to accelerate the remediation of overdue KYC files; ensure timely compliance with regulatory requirements and reduce the risk of regulatory penalties and reputational damage.
Requirements:
Minimum qualifications and experience:
Duties:
Competencies and skills:
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
*Grade Range: The grade range for this position is from C1 – C5, commensurate with applicable minimum requirements.
The PIC is an equal opportunities employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please forward a copy of your comprehensive curriculum vitae, quoting the position reference number, to: Recruitment4@pic.gov.za.
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you consent to the PIC processing your personal information as per applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available on the PIC website (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, the PIC may cease processing your application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
AML COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR (FIXED TERM CONTRACT – 6 MONTHS)
*Job Grade: C1 – C5
Ref: COMAD01
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
To enable the Compliance Division to accelerate the remediation of overdue KYC files; ensure timely compliance with regulatory requirements and reduce the risk of regulatory penalties and reputational damage.
Requirements:
Minimum qualifications and experience:
- Degree in Commerce/Law or equivalent related qualification.
- 2 – 4 years relevant experience as AML Officer in the Financial Sector (preferably in the investment management industry and/ or unlisted investments)
- Knowledge of FICA and other AML prescripts.
Duties:
- Reviewing FICA related information and documentation received from investee companies and clients.
- Screening all the entities and their representatives for purpose of Sanctions and PEP identification.
- Risk rating using the approved risk matrix tool.
- Capturing newly added entities and their representatives on the screening system for the purpose of ongoing monitoring, and maintenance thereof.
- Drafting FICA and KYC Compliance Certificates for all compliant relationships.
- Ensuring that PIC has the most accurate active database with clear recordal of ongoing due diligence trigger dates.
- Compiling status update reports to be submitted to Committees and other relevant stakeholders.
Competencies and skills:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Time and project management skills
- Performance and result oriented
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Problem solving
- Customer service oriented
- Good report writing skills.
- Good communication skills (verbal and written).
- Project management skills.
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
*Grade Range: The grade range for this position is from C1 – C5, commensurate with applicable minimum requirements.
The PIC is an equal opportunities employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please forward a copy of your comprehensive curriculum vitae, quoting the position reference number, to: Recruitment4@pic.gov.za.
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you consent to the PIC processing your personal information as per applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available on the PIC website (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, the PIC may cease processing your application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
AI & AUTOMATION DEVELOPER (12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT003
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of the AI & Automation Developer role is to design, build, and deploy intelligent automation solutions that streamline business processes, improve efficiency, and enhance operational performance. This role focuses on applying AI, machine learning, and automation technologies such as RPA, chatbots, predictive models, and workflow automations to solve business challenges and create scalable, high-impact digital solutions.
Requirements:
- Relevant B Degree in Data Science / Engineering / Computer Science / Applied Mathematics or a related field
- 3 - 5 years in n AI engineering, ML engineering, or applied AI roles with hands-on Python/ML exposure.
- Working knowledge of Azure ML, Azure OpenAI/AI Foundry, Cognitive Services; model packaging (Docker), endpoints, pipelines and monitoring.
- Experience in NLP/LLM techniques (RAG, prompt engineering, grounding, evaluation), document intelligence, and information extraction.
- Knowledge of tools like Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Jupyter Notebooks.
- Familiarity with Azure services and tools like Azure ML, Azure AI, AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Databricks.
- Agile delivery, experimentation frameworks, A/B testing, strong documentation, stakeholder engagement and presentation skills.
- AI/ML-related Certifications.
Duties:
- Design, develop and train machine learning, statistical and NLP/LLM models for automation, decision support, and investment analytics.
- Design and build end-to-end automations using Power Automate, Power Apps, Azure Logic Apps and custom connectors to digitise manual processes.
- Create robust RPA bots (attended/unattended) for repetitive tasks such as data collection, reconciliation, file processing and system-to-system handoffs.
- Expose models through secure APIs and integrate with Power Apps/Power Automate, SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse/Warehouse for end-to-end solutions.
- Work with business units to identify AI opportunities and develop intelligent agents and cognitive search solutions.
- Apply PIC data governance, privacy, ethics, and security standards; document models, datasets, lineage and decisions; support internal/external assurance.
- Package and deploy models using Azure ML, Azure DevOps, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, MLOps tools, including pipelines, managed endpoints, and containers.
- Implement CI/CD workflows for machine learning models in Azure DevOps.
- Prepare training datasets, ensure appropriate annotation, cleaning, labelling and structuring for AI workloads.
- Integrate AI models into enterprise applications using APIs, connectors, and automation workflows.
- Build connectors for Power Apps, Power Automate and other PIC systems to consume AI services.
- Support skills development in the team and broader organisation through knowledge transfer, learning sessions and contributions to the AI CoE.
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven 3
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability, optimisation and time-series methods.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into solvable AI/ML approaches.
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
AI & INNOVATION ENGINEER (12 MONTHS FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT002
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of the AI & Innovation Engineer is to design, develop, and implement intelligent solutions that leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and emerging technologies to drive innovation and operational excellence within the organisation. This role transforms business challenges into scalable, data‑driven solutions by integrating advanced technologies, optimising processes, and enabling digital transformation.
The AI & Innovation Engineer acts as a strategic enabler, bridging technology and business needs to unlock new capabilities, improve decision-making, and enhance the organisation’s competitive advantage.
Requirements:
Duties:
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability, optimisation and time-series methods.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into solvable AI/ML approaches.
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
AI & INNOVATION ENGINEER (12 MONTHS FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT002
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of the AI & Innovation Engineer is to design, develop, and implement intelligent solutions that leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and emerging technologies to drive innovation and operational excellence within the organisation. This role transforms business challenges into scalable, data‑driven solutions by integrating advanced technologies, optimising processes, and enabling digital transformation.
The AI & Innovation Engineer acts as a strategic enabler, bridging technology and business needs to unlock new capabilities, improve decision-making, and enhance the organisation’s competitive advantage.
Requirements:
- Relevant B Degree in Data Science / Engineering / Computer Science / Applied Mathematics or a related field
- 3 - 5 years in n AI engineering, ML engineering, or applied AI roles with hands-on Python/ML exposure.
- Experience in innovation or process-automation engineering is highly beneficial.
- Experience in NLP/LLM techniques (RAG, prompt engineering, grounding, evaluation), document intelligence, and information extraction.
- Knowledge of tools like Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Jupyter Notebooks
- Familiarity with Azure services and tools like Azure ML, Azure AI, AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Databricks.
- Agile delivery, experimentation frameworks, A/B testing, strong documentation, stakeholder engagement and presentation skills.
- Keep abreast of AI/ML advancements, GenAI methodologies, and innovation tooling.
Duties:
- Design, build and maintain machine learning and AI models (NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics, LLM-based solutions).
- Translate business problems into AI solutions and implement production-grade AI systems.
- Conduct rapid prototyping of AI-driven tools, workflow automations, digital assistants and process innovations for investment, operations and support functions.
- Engage stakeholders to capture requirements, validate prototypes, refine solutions and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Support the adoption of AI tools and contribute to business-led innovation sprints.
- Conduct independent research to explore emerging technologies, generate new ideas, and design experiments and pilots that advance the unit’s innovation mandate.
- Expose models through secure APIs and integrate with Power Apps/Power Automate, SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse/Warehouse for end-to-end solutions.
- Translate business problems into AI approaches, run experiments, evaluate models and move successful prototypes to production with clear acceptance criteria.
- Package and deploy models using Azure ML, Azure DevOps, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, MLOps tools, including pipelines, managed endpoints, and containers.
- Prepare training datasets, ensure appropriate annotation, cleaning, labelling and structuring for AI workloads.
- Operationalize Document Intelligence, cognitive search, classification, extraction, and RAG-based models for business use cases.
- Run rapid POCs, evaluate business impact, and scale successful use cases aligned with broader innovation mandate.
- Support skills development in the team and broader organisation through knowledge transfer, learning sessions and contributions to the AI CoE.
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability, optimisation and time-series methods.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into solvable AI/ML approaches.
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
BUSINESS ANALYST X2 (12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT006
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The Data Analyst is responsible for conducting full lifecycle technical data analysis (including requirements, design, modelling, data mining, visualisation and optimisation). This role provides data analytics, which can be used by the organisation to achieve business objectives through reporting trends, predictive modelling, and analysing business processes and opportunities.
Requirements:
Duties:
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Business process modelling requirements analysis
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven
• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors, with attention to detail
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
BUSINESS ANALYST X2 (12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT006
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The Data Analyst is responsible for conducting full lifecycle technical data analysis (including requirements, design, modelling, data mining, visualisation and optimisation). This role provides data analytics, which can be used by the organisation to achieve business objectives through reporting trends, predictive modelling, and analysing business processes and opportunities.
Requirements:
- Relevant B Degree in IT / Information Systems / Computer Science or a related field
- 3 - 5 years Business Analysis experience, with 2 years in an Agile environment
- Experience in analysing and documenting complex business processes, including implementing large-scale IT Systems and projects
- Good knowledge of Agile practices and experience with Agile planning tools
- Familiarity with data, reporting and automation solutions and concepts
- Familiarity with AI-/automation-enabled process optimisation
- Business Analysis Certifications
Duties:
- Assist in eliciting and establishing business needs and producing relevant documentation, including but not limited to Business Case, Business and Functional Requirements, Business Processes, Use Cases, User Stories, Wire Frames, Traceability Matrix and benefit realisation report.
- Assist in conducting process mapping workshops and documenting “AS-IS” and “TO-BE” business processes.
- Map core business processes, identify and document the key applications that the business processes depend upon.
- Identify process improvement or process re-engineering.
- Conduct Agile sprint estimation, planning, and managing tasks as well as report on progress as per the predetermined frequencies.
- Assist in investigating business problems and facilitate needs or product analysis to determine how the business system and information technology can best solve the problems and accomplish improvements in the business.
- Create and maintain the product delivery documents, such as BRD, design, functional requirements, RACI matrix, rollout plans, training plans, and test plans.
- Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to the agile scrum team.
- Share and transfer product, process and systems knowledge to Agile development team members.
- Track and manage feature backlogs and produce regular reporting as defined by the Agile development team and/or line manager.
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Business process modelling requirements analysis
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven
• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors, with attention to detail
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
DATA ENGINEER (12 MONTHS CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT004
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of a Data Engineer is to design, build, and maintain the data infrastructure that enables an organisation to collect, store, process, and access large volumes of data efficiently and securely. Data Engineers ensure that data is reliable, high-quality, well-structured, and readily available for business intelligence, analytics, and decision-making. They create the pipelines and systems that allow Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and business teams to derive insights and drive organisational performance.
Requirements:
Duties:
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven
• Agile delivery experience
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
DATA ENGINEER (12 MONTHS CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT004
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of a Data Engineer is to design, build, and maintain the data infrastructure that enables an organisation to collect, store, process, and access large volumes of data efficiently and securely. Data Engineers ensure that data is reliable, high-quality, well-structured, and readily available for business intelligence, analytics, and decision-making. They create the pipelines and systems that allow Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and business teams to derive insights and drive organisational performance.
Requirements:
- Relevant B Degree in IT / Information Systems / Computer Science or a related field.
- 3 - 5 years of Data Engineering experience, with 2 years in a Microsoft environment
- Working knowledge of the financial industry, including financial instruments and market data.
- Experience with Power BI or other Data Visualization tools like QlikSense, Tableau, and Business Objectives.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse), SQL, ETL/ELT and data modelling.
- Familiarity with Azure services and AI/ML tools like Azure ML, Azure AI, AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Databricks.
- Familiarity with MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) and tools.
- Knowledge of the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK) framework principles
- Data Management-related Certifications.
Duties:
- Configure and manage data platforms and services such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, and Purview.
- Develop data ingestion workflows from internal and hosted systems
- Build Lakehouse/Warehouse models for risk, investment and operational reporting
- Optimise pipeline performance and job orchestration, including troubleshooting and resolving failures and platform incidents.
- Resolve data quality and validation issues.
- Enable self-service analytics through shared datasets
- Coordinate integrations between data platforms, data sources and analytical tools and ensure interoperability between systems and orchestration layers.
- Define, implement and enforce metadata standards to ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy regulations.
- Design and implement robust ETL/ELT workflows and management of the Lakehouse.
- Design, implement and manage enterprise data pipelines including RESTful APIs for data ingestion.
- Create semantic models and ensure data quality and governance within the Fabric environment.
- Develop and maintain controls on data quality, interoperability and sources to effectively manage corporate risk.
- Implement data governance controls, including lifecycle, lineage, and quality controls.
- Carrying out pre-processing of structured and unstructured data, including enhancement of data collection procedures.
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven
• Agile delivery experience
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
FULL STACK DEVELOPER X3 (12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
• *Job Grade: D1 – D3
• Ref: IT001
Purpose of the role:
Responsible for agile development and ongoing support of PIC’s business applications and digital solutions. Additionally, accountable for the rapid and iterative development of new or enhanced high-quality software that aligns with business requirements as well as with approved architectural frameworks, IT standards, and tools.
Requirements:
- BSc/BCom in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in application and software design, development, and support, including interface implementation.
- Comprehensive experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, application design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
- In-depth understanding of Agile development methodologies.
- Strong background in software development and troubleshooting, with expertise in Microsoft Power Platform, JavaScript, HTML5, C#, .NET, and CSS.
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics (GP, D365) is advantageous.
- Any Microsoft Azure or Applications certification is beneficial.
Duties:
- Perform comprehensive full-stack software design and development, including product features, functionality, testing, deployment, debugging, maintenance, and ongoing support.
- Collaborate with PIC business and IT stakeholders throughout the agile software development and support lifecycle for both new and existing solutions (such as applications, workflows, interfaces, and reports).
- Participate in sprint estimation and planning and provide regular updates on assigned Sprint tasks.
- Engage in peer reviews to ensure quality and consistency across software solutions.
- Verify that all licenses and software services are consistent with approved contractual agreements.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, software products, and programming languages for potential adoption.
- Recommend and implement software enhancements and upgrades and oversee migration from legacy systems to cloud-based applications (e.g., SaaS, PaaS).
- Prepare, update, and maintain software specifications (including low-level designs), procedures, standards, and manuals throughout the production lifecycle.
- Offer user assistance and conduct training on allocated software applications.
- Adhere to PIC’s Agile and DevOps principles and best practices.
- Support various application lifecycle management processes, such as change management, reporting, user access administration, vulnerability management, disaster recovery testing, and resolution of internal audit and risk-related findings.
- Ensure compliance with all PIC policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
Competencies and skills:
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal abilities
- Effective collaboration skills
- Proven team player
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
* Grade Range: The grade range for this position is from D1 – D3, commensurate with applicable minimum requirements.
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please forward a copy of your comprehensive curriculum vitae to: Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you consent to the PIC processing your personal information as per applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available on the PIC website (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, the PIC may cease processing your application.
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic individuals for the following position:
QUALITY ANALYST X2 (12 MONTHS CONTRACT)
Job Grade: D1- D3
Ref: IT004
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable
Centre: Public Investment Corporation, Pretoria
Purpose of the role:
The Quality Analyst ensures high-quality software and product delivery by planning, implementing, and automating quality assurance testing to minimise the risk of software failure and negative business impact.
Requirements:
- Relevant B Degree in IT / Information Systems / Computer Science or a related field
- 3 - 5 years of Data Engineering experience, with 2 years in a Microsoft environment
- Working knowledge of the financial industry, including financial instruments and market data.
- Experience with Power BI or other Data Visualization tools like QlikSense, Tableau, and Business Objectives.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse), SQL, ETL/ELT and data modelling.
- Familiarity with Azure services and AI/ML tools like Azure ML, Azure AI, AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Databricks.
- Familiarity with MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) and tools
- Knowledge of the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK) framework principles
- Data Management-related Certifications
Duties:
- Configure and manage data platforms and services such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, and Purview.
- Develop data ingestion workflows from internal and hosted systems
- Build Lakehouse/Warehouse models for risk, investment and operational reporting
- Optimise pipeline performance and job orchestration, including troubleshooting and resolving failures and platform incidents.
- Resolve data quality and validation issues.
- Enable self-service analytics through shared datasets
- Coordinate integrations between data platforms, data sources and analytical tools and ensure interoperability between systems and orchestration layers.
- Define, implement and enforce metadata standards to ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy regulations.
- Design and implement robust ETL/ELT workflows and management of the Lakehouse.
- Design, implement and manage enterprise data pipelines including RESTful APIs for data ingestion.
- Create semantic models and ensure data quality and governance within the Fabric environment.
- Develop and maintain controls on data quality, interoperability and sources to effectively manage corporate risk.
- Implement data governance controls, including lifecycle, lineage, and quality controls.
- Carrying out pre-processing of structured and unstructured data, including enhancement of data collection procedures.
Competencies and skills:
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good interpersonal skills, including experience interacting directly with end users
• Be customer service oriented
• Be able to handle excessive pressure
• Be willing to adapt to change when required
• Be deadline driven
• Agile delivery experience
Our firm values diversity, and excellence and is committed to the realisation of these across all operations and investment activities. If you are dynamic, resilient, agile, disciplined and willing to be part of a team that is focused on creating meaningful change, you are welcome to submit your application for this position.
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
The PIC is an equal opportunity employer, aligning appointments with the PIC Employment Equity plan.
Please email a copy of your comprehensive CV to Recruitment1@pic.gov.za
* Grade range is from D1 – D3 commensurate with applicable minimum requirements
Privacy Notice. By submitting your job application, you consent to PIC’s processing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your job application. PIC will process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable laws and the PIC Privacy Policy available here (www.pic.gov.za). You are free to withdraw your consent at any time, after which, PIC may no longer be able consider your job application.