Principal Requirements Engineer Jobs in Sandton, South Africa at Vitality
Team – Vitality Programme
Working Pattern – Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Sandton Office. Full time, hours per week.
Top 3 skills needed for this role:
Requirements Engineering & Analytical Expertise
Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Influence
Leadership, Collaboration & Capability Building
What this role is all about:
Requirements Engineers turn complexity into clarity. They partner with stakeholders to shape, validate, and manage requirements that drive real business outcomes.
As a Principal Requirements Engineer, you will lead requirements definition across multiple value streams and domains, acting as a trusted authority on complex change. You will set direction, ensure seamless integration across journeys, and raise the bar for requirements engineering practice across the organisation.
Key Actions
Lead end‑to‑end requirements development across multiple value streams, from discovery through validation
Drive alignment on complex, cross‑journey requirements with senior internal and external stakeholders
Assess and manage change impacts across journeys, guiding decisions to minimise downstream risk
Own and maintain high‑quality journey‑level documentation, specifications, and models spanning value streams
Ensure strategic alignment of requirements with organisational goals and delivery priorities
Identify risks, gaps, dependencies, and optimisation opportunities early in the lifecycle
Enable collaboration across value streams and delivery teams to ensure cohesive outcomes
Represent requirements engineering in planning events, agile ceremonies, and technical discussions
Act as a subject matter expert, coaching and mentoring Requirements Engineers and uplifting standards
Contribute to continuous improvement, including ethical and effective use of AI‑enabled tools
What do you need to thrive?
Proven experience leading end‑to‑end requirements development across multiple value streams or complex programmes
Strong ability to align complex, cross‑journey requirements with senior internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrated expertise in assessing change impacts, managing dependencies, and reducing downstream risk
Advanced capability in producing and governing high‑quality requirements artefacts spanning journeys and systems
Established leadership experience, including mentoring and coaching Requirements Engineers and setting standards of practice
So, what’s in it for you?
Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
Retirement support – We will match your contributions up to 5% of your salary
Health & wellbeing – Discovery Medical Health Scheme
Financial protection – Life assurance, income protection and short and long-term disability insurance
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.
Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:
Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
Be there for you when you need us.
Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.
Title: Principal Requirements Engineer
Company: Vitality
Location: Sandton, South Africa
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