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The Focus Group

People Systems Engineer

The Focus Group

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 03 Jun 2026 by The Focus Group
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2640193
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About the position

PEOPLE SYSTEMS ENGINEER

 

Are you passionate about building systems that streamline HR operations?

We're looking for a skilled Engineer to own and automate our People tech stack, from integrations to internal tools.

 

In this role, you'll:

  • Manage and improve our HRIS, performance platforms, ATS, and payroll systems
  • Build automations and workflows to reduce manual work
  • Develop data pipelines for People analytics
  • Create internal tools for self-service and automation
  • Support onboarding, offboarding, and compliance processes
 

What we're looking for:

  • 3-5 years of engineering experience, ideally in tech or fintech
  • Strong scripting skills (Python, JavaScript/Node)
  • Experience with SaaS API integrations and data pipelines
  • Proven ability to ship automations and internal tooling
  • Independent, communicative, and detail-oriented
 

Nice to have:

  • Experience with HR platforms (BambooHR, HiBob, Workday)
  • Familiarity with workflow tools (Zapier, Make) and BI tools (Looker, BigQuery)
 

Join us to build scalable, impactful solutions that empower our People team.

Location: CAPE TOWN

Apply today and shape the future of People operations!

Desired Skills:

  • JavaScript
  • NodeJS
  • Python
  • Streamline
  • Systems Engineering

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THE FOCUS GROUP was formed in 1989 and has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We are a full service Human Resource Consulting Company, encompassing Black Empowerment joint venture partner Focus Kamoso, and offering a comprehensive range of integrated recruitment, assessment, employee relations, training and development, HR, employee benefit and payroll management services to a wide range of South African, African and international business organisations. Our commitment is to enter into a partnership with you, the Client, which adds value to your business and profit to your bottom line, by tailoring solutions that assist you to • Source, assess and select the best possible human resources. • Design and implement competency based training programmes, which ensure that your employees are capable of delivering the service excellence that your clients demand, and the competitive edge which you seek to maintain. • Create a business environment in which you manage change to your advantage and an organisational climate that allows your team to perform to its maximum potential. • Design employee benefit and remuneration structures which ensure that your people take ownership of your business and which protect you against losing your most valuable resource to your competition. • Implement an employee relations framework that promotes workplace harmony and minimises the occurrence of disruptive legal disputes.

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