Major Incident Manager

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Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Mid level
Financial Services
The Role
Owns and coordinates major incident management across the FirstRand Group. Serves as the central contact during incidents, ensuring appropriate classification, prioritization, escalation, stakeholder communication, SLA adherence, resolution, vendor remediation, accurate ITSM records, and post-incident reviews. The role also produces incident and executive reports, provides technical troubleshooting when required, and includes shift work and standby duties.
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Job Description

Hello Future Major Incident Manager
Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.
As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Overview of the role:

  • The role is responsible for owning and co-ordinating the major incident process within the FirstRand Group Ltd.
  • The Major Incident Manager acts as a single point of contact for all parties involved during a major incident/s.
  • The responsibility lies with the Major Incident Manager to ensure that the major incident responses, communication, escalation, resolution, and post-incident review is concluded in an effective, efficient, and professional manner.
  • Post incident reporting as well as monthly executive reporting to the FirstRand Group Stakeholders

You will be responsible for:

  • To ensure all Major Incidents are handled in accordance to Group Major Incident procedure.
  • The levels of Major Incident classification & prioritization are understood and applied.
  • Ensure Major Incidents are assigned to the correct support groups to ensure resolution is applied with in SLA.
  • Major Incident records to be completed accurately within the ITSM tool
  • Enforcement of incident SLA’s and assignment group escalation where necessary.
  • Technical or first line troubleshooting where applicable.
  • Vendor remediation is directed where appropriate.
  • Escalation of Incidents to Major incident management should it meet P1/P2 Criteria (See FirstRand IT Major Incident Management Standard).
  • Communicate all Major Incident to the FirstRand Group stakeholders in accordance to documented SLA’s.

What you will need:

  • 3- 5 years experience in a similar role  
  • ITIL Incident Management Certification
  • TSM experience

We can be a match if you can:

  • Strong communication, decision making and interpersonal skills.
  • Good stakeholder engagement and management
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Very good technical skills on the application above
  • The role does encompass shift work and standby

You will have access to:


  • Opportunities to network and collaborate.
  • Challenging Work.
  • Opportunities to innovate.

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Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

 

 





Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

05/10/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

Skills Required

  • 3–5 years of experience in a similar major incident management role
  • ITIL Incident Management Certification
  • TSM experience
  • Strong communication, decision-making, and interpersonal skills
  • Stakeholder engagement and management experience
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Strong technical skills with TSM
  • Availability for shift work and standby
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The Company
49,989 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

FirstRand is a portfolio of integrated financial services businesses offering transactional, lending, investment and insurance products and services. The group seeks to build long-term franchise value and deliver superior, sustainable returns within acceptable levels of volatility. Its corporate centre houses key functions—including risk, compliance, governance, internal audit, treasury, finance and tax—that support the broader group and its operating businesses.

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