Thobela!
Strategic ICT Leader | Senior Manager
Senior Manager and Acting Head of Department, national ICT state entity
A seasoned technology strategist who works closely with senior leaders and clients to shape and advance technology strategy, bringing over 20 years of experience across South Africa’s public and private sectors.
I am a seasoned ICT leader with more than 20 years of experience across South Africa’s public sector, state-owned entities and higher education. I currently serve as Senior Manager and Acting Head of Department at a national ICT state entity.
I work closely with senior leaders and clients to shape and advance technology strategy, ensuring ICT services are aligned with organisational mandates and strategic priorities.
My focus includes strengthening ICT capabilities, building high-performing teams and enabling technology-driven outcomes that deliver meaningful value. I bring extensive experience in managing risk, security and compliance across complex public- and private-sector environments.
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, I am particularly interested in the role of artificial intelligence and digital transformation in reshaping organisations and the way services are delivered. I see AI as an important part of the future of ICT leadership, with a particular interest in understanding how South Africa can harness its potential to improve service delivery, strengthen institutional capabilities and create sustainable value.
Shaping ICT strategy and working with senior leaders and clients to align technology priorities with organisational objectives.
Digital strategy and transformation initiatives aligned with organisational mandates and strategic priorities.
Building, empowering and leading high-performing teams to deliver efficient, effective and client-focused services.
Behind my leadership is more than 15 years of leading database-driven web application development. My technical background covers web applications, database design, solution architecture, and project delivery.
A responsive portfolio with an AI chatbot that answers visitor questions, and a contact form with a bot check that sends messages to my inbox. Partly built using AI prompting.
An interactive AI-powered experience that lets you interview me about my professional experience. I designed it in three parts: an AI agent in Azure AI Foundry set up to answer questions about my résumé, a secure server-side API in the website that passes each question to the agent and keeps the conversation going so follow-up questions make sense, and the chat window you see on this page. It runs on Azure App Service and signs in to the agent with a managed identity, so no passwords or keys are stored in the code.
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LinkedIn ↗·Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa