Job Title: CIO
Company: Department of Public Service and Administration
Tandile Stuurman has been the CIO at the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) since 2021.
Her career is defined by continuous progression within the public administration and IT sectors. Having joined the DPSA in 2014 as deputy director: ICT management & support, she rose to serve as acting CIO from 2017 to 2018 before gaining the permanent CIO title. Her technical foundation was built in the private sector, where she began as an IT technician at Merck, followed by roles including service desk analyst at Aurecon and infrastructure support/helpdesk team leader at NEXTEC ESA.
Tandile holds a postgraduate degree in IT from MANCOSA, alongside a bachelor of technology (BTech) in IT (communication networks) and a national diploma in IT (communication networks), both from the Tshwane University of Technology.
Work
2021 – Present Chief Information Officer, Department of Public Service and Administration
2014 – 2021 Deputy Director: ICT Management & Support, Department of Public Service and Administration
2017 – 2018 Acting Chief Information Officer, Department of Public Service and Administration
2012 – 2014 Infrastructure Support / Helpdesk Team Leader, NEXTEC ESA (Enerweb)
2010 – 2011 Service Desk Analyst, Aurecon
2008 – 2010 IT Technician, Merck
Education
Postgraduate Degree, Information Technology, MANCOSA
BTech in Information Technology (Communication Networks), Tshwane University of Technology
NDip, Information Technology (Communication Networks), Tshwane University of Technology
About company: The South African Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) is responsible for supporting the minister in transforming and modernising the public service, overseeing government HR and improving service delivery.
