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A IT Project Manager position is being filled in Senekal. Suitable candidates from across Free State are invited to submit their applications for review.
About This Position
The IT Project Manager vacancy forms part of how the Senekal branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the it jobs side of the business moving forward.
Practically speaking, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Senekal operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the IT Project Manager is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Free State is consistently high and consistently fair.
Based in Senekal
Working in Senekal means a place near the Bethlehem agricultural belt, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Free State region, and the Senekal office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Senekal, Free State.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Senekal.
What We Offer
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Senekal colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the it jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Notably, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Importantly, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Day in the Life
Your day tends to start with a quick standup, where the team shares progress and surfaces blockers. From there, you settle into focused build time, breaking tickets into manageable chunks and pairing with colleagues when something gets thorny. Afternoons mix code reviews, planning discussions and the occasional production incident — everyone pulls together, fixes the issue and feeds the lessons back into the next sprint. By the time you sign off, you’ve shipped value, learned something new, and left clean code behind you.
Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.
Notably, the Senekal office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
Minimum Requirements
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
- Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Beyond that, candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.