Senior It Consultant - Johannesburg | Bcg Platinion

BCG BCG · Consulting · Johannesburg, South Africa · Technology and Engineering

Senior IT Consultant role at BCG Platinion, focusing on digital transformation and IT strategy for clients. The role involves defining IT strategies, deploying customized IT solutions using technologies like cloud, AI, and blockchain, managing projects, and coaching client teams. It requires experience in IT consulting, with expertise in data and cloud technologies, and knowledge in areas like IT modernization, solution architecture, and agile delivery.

What you'd actually do

  1. work in an international environment, closely with our client's leadership teams to understand their key challenges, define IT strategies, win buy-in for your recommendations and collaborate with BCG case team members to transform client potential into performance with high-impact assignments.
  2. deploy customized IT strategies, digital platforms and architecture in order to leverage the digital potential of our customers with state of the art tools such as cloud computing, AI, blockchain, microservices and containerization.
  3. responsible for specific parts of the project and will evaluate and coach our clients' technology teams, manage quality and risk while maintaining client expectations and escalations.
  4. develop ground-breaking projects by enabling our clients to effectively use agile methods and modern approaches in the context of strategic IT implementation.
  5. work on a variety of technology topics, applying your technical consulting skills to strategic technology questions.

Skills

Required

  • 4 to 8 years of experience in IT strategy, technology consulting, software engineering, or IT project management
  • Prior experience in IT consulting
  • exposure to client-facing engagements and strategic technology initiatives
  • Strong technical expertise in Data and Cloud technologies
  • solid experience in at least two of the following domains: IT Modernization, Solution Architecture & Enterprise Architecture; Banking & Insurance Platforms; Physical & Digital Channels, including Mobile Technologies; ERP (SAP) & Manufacturing Platforms; DevOps, Agile Delivery & Modern IT Operating Models
  • Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset
  • Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills
  • strong customer focus, adaptability, and results-oriented approach
  • Experience working across both legacy technology environments and modern technology ecosystems, including cloud-native and Agile delivery approaches
  • Proven track record supporting Agile consulting engagements and contributing to large-scale digital

Nice to have

  • passion for AI
  • creative technology consultants & IT professionals
  • explore and grow
  • professional growth
  • deeper opportunities to excel
  • extensive training curriculum
  • technology-specific training and mentoring
  • guide junior members of the team
  • project proposals
  • client care
  • building relationships with peers
  • identifying new business opportunities
  • Practice Area development
  • build the BCG brand

What the JD emphasized

  • IT consulting is required
  • client-facing engagements
  • strategic technology initiatives
  • Data and Cloud technologies
  • IT Modernization, Solution Architecture & Enterprise Architecture
  • Banking & Insurance Platforms
  • Physical & Digital Channels, including Mobile Technologies
  • ERP (SAP) & Manufacturing Platforms
  • DevOps, Agile Delivery & Modern IT Operating Models
  • Agile consulting engagements
  • large-scale digital