Specialist: Release & Platform IT

The Coca-Cola Company · Gauteng

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Job Description

CCBA presents an exciting opportunity for a Specialist: Release & Platform IT to join the Technology Enablement team. The role will report to the Group Head: Technology Enablement.

Key Purpose

To establish and govern controlled, predictable and business-aligned release, environment and deployment practices across enterprise technology platforms, ensuring production changes are implemented safely while protecting platform stability, operational integrity and business continuity

Key Duties & Responsibilities Key Outputs and Accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

Release Planning & Governance: Establish and govern enterprise release management processes and schedules.
Environment Management: Ensure development, testing and production environments are available, stable, appropriately utilised and effectively governed.
Deployment & Cutover Management: Coordinate production deployments, cutovers and business-readiness activities.
Platform Stability: Ensure releases and deployments minimise operational disruption and protect service stability.
Risk, Compliance & Audit: Maintain release and environment processes that meet governance, risk and audit requirements.
Software Lifecycle Management: Govern application lifecycles to ensure platforms remain supported, secure, fit for purpose and cost-effective.
Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination: Coordinate product, support, business and third-party teams during releases.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement: Monitor release performance, operational risk and opportunities for increased automation.

Skills, Experience & Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline.
ITIL Foundation advantageous.
Release Management, DevOps or Agile certification advantageous.

Experience

5+ years' experience in Release Management, Environment Management, Platform Operations or IT Service Delivery.
Experience managing enterprise application releases and deployments.
Experience working across development, testing, support and business teams.
Experience with enterprise ERP, CRM or similar platforms.
Experience with governance, compliance and audit requirements.
Experience managing vendors and third-party service providers.

Skills

Deadline:3rd September,2026