Emirates, one of the world’s largest airlines, is hiring. But it’s not just looking for pilots or hosts to serve coffee. The airline confirmed today that it was looking for more than 200 folks to fill IT-related roles around the company. And the best bit? Emirates has cast its gaze over to South Africa to begin the hunt.
To help facilitate what we’re expecting to be a rather large crowd of applications, the company said that it would be hosting two separate events around SA to better engage with all those interested. The first of those is scheduled for 18 September in Johannesburg, with another planned for 19 September in Cape Town.
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“Over 200 future focused tech roles are available, spanning software engineering and technical software engineering, DevOps, hybrid cloud, Agile delivery, technical product management, digital workplace, cybersecurity, IT architecture, innovation and service management,” Emirates said.
This local drive serves as a small part of a much larger hiring spree at Emirates — with the company seeking at least 17,300 working professionals across 350 roles this year alone. “This strategic move underscores the Group’s commitment to elevating its technical operations across the globe and redefining the future of aviation,” it added.
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Anyone interested enough to sign up for either the Joburg- or Cape Town-based events can expect to meet with Emirates Group IT managers and recruitment leads, with an obvious emphasis placed on those roles that currently need filling. It’ll also go in-depth on what it’s like to live and work in Dubai, which appears to be a requirement for some of those serious about joining up.
Emirates noted that its IT division handles all different kinds of work all around the world, namely: “cutting-edge projects across B2C, B2B, support functions and operations for more than 40 brands and businesses in Dubai and globally.”If those words didn’t inspire joy, you’ll probably have a bad time under Emirates’ IT division.
