Capitec Bank
Job Details
đź’Ľ Job Title: Specialist: Information and Technology Risk
🏢 Company: Capitec Bank
đź“Ť Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
đź“„ Employment Type: Full-Time
🏦 Industry: Banking / Risk Management / Information Technology
âś… Employment Conditions: Clear criminal and credit record
Company Overview
Capitec Bank is one of South Africa’s leading banks, committed to simplifying banking and making financial services more accessible, affordable, and client-focused. The bank is known for its strong service culture, innovation-driven teams, and commitment to helping clients better manage their financial lives.
Capitec’s work culture is built on its core values of putting the client first, acting with energy, and taking ownership. Employees are empowered through professional development opportunities, cohesive teamwork, and competitive employee benefits.
Job Overview
Capitec Bank is seeking a highly motivated Specialist: Information and Technology Risk to provide independent oversight, expert advice, and risk management support across the business.
This role focuses on identifying, evaluating, assessing, and treating information technology and cyber-related risks, while strengthening the organization’s risk awareness and governance culture.
The successful candidate will work closely with first-line management teams to challenge and improve IT risk controls, governance frameworks, and security practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct IT and information risk assessments
- Identify and evaluate cybersecurity and technology-related risks
- Review and strengthen risk controls and mitigation strategies
- Provide independent oversight and governance support
- Assess compliance with risk methodologies and control frameworks
- Improve risk awareness and culture across teams
- Support first-line management with risk treatment plans
- Monitor information security and data governance practices
- Review cloud computing and data management risks
- Ensure alignment with regulatory and industry standards
Qualifications
Education
Minimum:
- Grade 12 / National Certificate / Vocational Qualification
Preferred:
- Relevant tertiary qualification in:
- Risk and Compliance
- Data Science
- Information Technology
- Information Security
- Auditing
Experience
- Minimum 3+ years’ experience in:
- Risk Management
- Internal Auditing
- External Auditing
- Proven experience in:
- IT Governance
- IT Audit
- Information Security
- Experience performing:
- Risk and control assessments
- IT risk reviews
- Information risk management
- Cybersecurity governance
Skills & Knowledge
- Strong understanding of:
- IT Security
- Cybersecurity principles
- Cloud Computing
- Data Management
- Knowledge of risk frameworks such as:
- COBIT
- ISO
- NIST
- ITIL
- COSO
- DAMA / DM-BOK
- Strong governance and compliance knowledge
- Analytical thinking and risk assessment skills
- Business acumen and reporting skills
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
CV Tips
To improve your chances of being shortlisted, make sure your CV includes:
- A strong professional summary focused on IT risk and cyber governance
- Clear mention of risk frameworks you have worked with
- Specific examples of:
- risk assessments completed
- audit findings
- control improvements
- cybersecurity projects
- Measurable achievements such as:
- reduced risk exposure
- improved compliance ratings
- strengthened governance controls
- Relevant certifications if available, such as:
- CISA
- CRISC
- CISSP
- ISO 27001
Pro Tip: Use keywords like IT Risk, Cyber Security, Governance, NIST, COBIT, Controls, Compliance, and Risk Assessments to improve ATS visibility.
Benefits of Joining the Company
- Work for one of South Africa’s most respected banks
- Strong career growth and development opportunities
- Exposure to advanced banking technology environments
- Professional training and learning support
- Collaborative and inclusive work culture
- Competitive employee benefits and savings options
- Opportunity to work on high-impact risk and governance projects
Company Policy
Capitec Bank is committed to diversity, inclusion, and employment equity. All appointments will, where feasible, support the achievement of the bank’s employment equity goals.
All successful applicants must meet the company’s compliance requirements, including a clear criminal and credit record check.
To apply for this job please visit careers.capitecbank.co.za.
