Operations Engineer

Operations Engineer

Johannesburg, South Africa (Sandton)

Savvy Saver is a fast-growing, globally minded fintech and consumer rewards platform that helps everyday people earn more from their daily habits through gaming, surveys, cashback and smart shopping. Headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg, we are scaling our technology and operations into new international markets, including the United States.

We build real systems, automation pipelines, data infrastructure and integrations that power a live global business. We move fast, think in systems and build products that make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

We are looking for an Operations Engineer to join our core team and help build the technical backbone of Savvy Saver. This is an engineering role  will design, build and maintain the systems, automations and data pipelines that keep a fast-scaling global platform operating smoothly.

Think of this as systems engineering applied to a live business. You will architect automated workflows, build reporting and monitoring infrastructure, integrate APIs and solve engineering challenges that have immediate business impact.

You will work closely with our Operations Manager and leadership team. Over time, this role is designed to evolve into a Technical Operations Manager position with ownership of systems and operations across international markets.

Applicants must be based in Johannesburg and possess both strong technical capability and a growth mindset.

• Build and maintain monitoring infrastructure across systems, integrations and dashboards
• Design alerting and health-check systems that identify issues before they become problems
• Build and maintain Power BI reporting infrastructure that provides real-time business visibility
• Engineer data pipelines that transform raw data into actionable insights

• Work with medium-to-large datasets across multiple platforms and systems
• Design data structures and validation processes that ensure data quality and reliability
• Build automated reporting pipelines for weekly and monthly performance analysis
• Support data infrastructure across campaigns, gaming, rewards and receipt-processing systems

• Architect and build automation systems using tools such as Zapier, Make, Google Apps Script, Message Bird and Active Campaign
• Diagnose and resolve workflow failures at root-cause level
• Build scalable, maintainable and well-documented automation architecture
• Continuously improve processes by eliminating manual effort

• Research, evaluate and integrate new tools and platforms
• Own technical configuration, integration and documentation for new systems
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and system designs
• Create process architecture diagrams and supporting technical documentation

• Conduct UAT and technical testing for new features and integrations
• Log, prioritise and track bugs through to resolution with development teams
• Provide technical support across the business where required

We are looking for an engineer who enjoys solving problems, building systems and applying technical thinking to real-world business challenges. You will not be stuck doing repetitive administration. From day one, you will be designing, building and owning systems that drive business outcomes.

• An engineer at heart who naturally thinks in systems, architectures and root causes
• Analytically strong and comfortable working with data
• Technically curious and quick to learn new tools and technologies
• A builder who prefers solving problems…