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SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS)

DATA ANALYST II (DATA ANALYSIS) X1
Job Title:  Data Analyst II (Data Analysis) (Specialised Audit) x1
Position Reports to:  Lead: Enabling Operational Excellence
Division: Taxpayer Engagement and Operations- Specialised Audit
Location: Pretoria (Head Office) or Cape Town
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
We require a professional with passion, dedication and commitment to excellence and innovation. A person who is interested in working with large data and more specifically accounting data, from extracting to analysing and conversion of data into meaningful information. An individual that aspires to join an organisation where the higher purpose is upheld. Exposure to SAS, ACL, Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATS) would be considered favourably

Job Purpose
To provide expertise, advice and support to develop operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, by gathering, analysing and evaluating data and generate reports to enable management to make effective and sound decisions, in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma in Financial Systems / Computer Auditing / Computer Science and/or Taxation (NQF 7) AND 5 - 7 years’ experience in audit/investigations or in a similar environment, of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level

Alternative Minimum Experience:
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years’ experience in audit/investigations or 10 years related experience, of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level

Job Outputs:

Process
•    Apply processes to improve data validation across service delivery systems in line with operational targets.
•    Collect and collate data, analyse information and provide reports and documentation to facilitate discussions at national forums.
•    Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve predefined objectives.
•    Ensure the integrity and quality of all data collected and identify and escalate associated problems.
•    Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided and escalate unresolved problems.
•    Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
•    Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
•    Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
•    Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
•    Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
•    Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
•    Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
•    Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.

Governance

Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.
Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

People

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Expertise in Context
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Problem Solving and Analysis
Respect
Trust

Technical competencies

Business Knowledge
Data Collection and Analysis
Efficiency improvement
Functional Policies and Procedures
Information management
Knowledge Management
Reporting

Compliance Competency

Security Clearance: GOC Confidential

Employment Equity
The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening, case study, pre-assessment, psychometric assessment and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance where applicable.

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ANALYST: ELECTRONIC FORENSIC SERVICE X2
Position Reports to: Manager: Electronic Forensic Service
Division: Taxpayer Engagement and Operations- Specialised Audit
Location: Pretoria (Head Office X1), Western Cape (Cape Town X1)
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
We require a professional with passion, dedication and commitment to excellence and innovation. A person who is interested in working with large data and more specifically accounting data, from extracting to analysing and conversion of data into meaningful information. An individual that aspires to join an organisation where the higher purpose is upheld. Experience with SAS, ACL, SQL scripting, Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATS)) would be considered favourably

Job Purpose
To analyse computerised accounting systems for the purpose of obtaining relevant electronic accounting data from a specific source relating to audit.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 5–7 years’ experience in:

Extracting and analysing electronic accounting data from ERP/accounting systems such as SAP, Sage, Pastel, Oracle, Syspro, or similar.
Using data analysis tools (e.g., ACL, IDEA, SQL, SAS, Python, JAVA) to prepare datasets for audit testing.
Supporting forensic audits, compliance audits, or electronic financial investigations.
Of which 2–3 years must be at a technically skilled level.

Alternative Minimum Experience:
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 10 years’ experience in:

Extracting and analysing electronic accounting data from ERP/accounting systems such as SAP, Sage, Pastel, Oracle, Syspro, or similar.
Using data analysis tools (e.g., ACL, IDEA, SQL, SAS, Python, JAVA) to prepare datasets for audit testing.
Supporting forensic audits, compliance audits, or electronic financial investigations, of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level:

Job Outputs:

Process

Extract, convert, and validate electronic accounting data for audit use.
Use CAATs to perform data analytics supporting risk identification.
Identify anomalies, trends, and potential irregularities within accounting datasets.
Provide specialist input to audits by interpreting accounting structures, ledgers, and data flows.
Apply relevant policies, procedures, standards, legislation, and governance principles.
Diagnose data-related discrepancies and recommend corrective measures.
Contribute to process improvements, knowledge sharing, and stakeholder engagement.
Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
Effectively utilise resources allocated to the job in order to perform contracted work outputs and report on and escalate any shortfalls.
Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities. (I)
Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks. (I)
Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation. (I)
Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs. (I)
Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems. (I)
Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change. (I)
Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives. (I)
Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation. (I)
Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.

Governance

Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, I Integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation. (I)

People

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives. (I)
Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job. (I)

Finance

Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Commitment to Higher Purpose
Conceptual Ability
Expertise in Context
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Persuasion Ability
Problem Solving and Analysis
Respect
Trust

Technical competencies

Business Knowledge
Compliance Inspection
Data Collection and Analysis
Efficiency improvement
Functional Policies and Procedures
Information management
Governance, Ethics and Values
Planning and Organising
Reporting

Compliance Competency

Security Clearance: GOC Confidential

SENIOR SPECIALIST DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Position Reports to: Senior Specialit: Database Administrator
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: SARS Head Office, Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic DB2 LUW database administrator who will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of the DB2 database environment for high-profile systems at SARS. The individual will join a team of experienced DB2 database administrators to ensure the availability of the database systems, data, optimal performance & security of all DB2 database systems and provide support to internal as well as external clients.

The resource needs to be an experienced Bash and Korn shell scripting programmer and needs to be familiar with programming languages, more specific Python and C++.

Job Purpose
To co-ordinate, prepare, collect and compile information required to facilitate analysis, management review, decision making or reporting requirements of the functional area.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology or Computer Science AND minimum 8-10 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years’ experience at operational specialist level
OR
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification / Certification AND 8-10 years’ experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years’ experience at operational specialist level
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years’ experience at operational specialist level

Minimum Functional Requirements:

Relevant technical experience:

Advanced administration experience in latest version of DB2 LUW
Experience with large, high volume transaction environments
Query troubleshooting and optimisation
Performance tuning
Backup/Recovery of databases
Clustering/High Availability experience

In the following technologies:
IBM DB2 LUW

Relevant certification
Advanced AIX/Linux scripting
Extensive HADR experience
Advanced query creation
Extensive experience with advanced RDBMS functions such as partitioning, Q replication, compression and XML / JSON
Extensive experience with development practices and processes
Deep architectural understanding of DB2 and related tooling
Ability to develop automated processes

Job Outputs:

Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, best practice implementation solutions.
Translate top-down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
Define and review data requirements for management of the function.
Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement

Governance

Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice through leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Adaptability
Building Sustainability
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Customer Service
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Trust (V)
Organisational Awareness
Respect

Technical competencies

Computer Literacy
Functional Policy and Procedure
IT Knowledge
Customer Relationship Management
System Thinking
Problem Solving
Verbal Communication

Compliance Competency

GOC Confidential

SEN. SPECIALIST: BUSINESS INTEGRATION (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Position Reports to: Manager: Information Technology Service
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
To identify, develop and implement effective integration designs that address business needs, by performing technical integration analysis tasks through specialization in understanding the business usage of information technology (IT) and helping technology add value to the business whilst understanding the technical architectures and platforms, as well as the IT capabilities and which applications in an organization deliver various capabilities, in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

Job Purpose
To provide expertise, advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics, by ensuring sustainability of SARS software, systems and technologies, enabling a holistic business solution that support and sustain the business capability with minimal business risk, integrate and align architectures within the Enterprise Architecture, in order to enable tactical translation and operational implementation.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
B.Tech: Computer Systems AND 8-10 years' experience in an Integration/ Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.
OR
Relevant IT Qualification / Certification, as specified in Min Functional requirements, and 8-10 years’ experience in an Integration/ Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in an Integration/ Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

Middleware (e.g. WebSphere Application Server) or Integration Design or Integration Development (e.g. IBM Integration Bus (IIB)) or any other technology currently supported within the Enterprise Architecture framework.

Job Outputs:

Process

Advice and adhere to SARS prescribed integration protocols.
Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
Ensure proper project planning and execution as well as overall change control.
Provide support to projects by applying the required specialised skills in terms of infrastructure, architecture, data, design, services, processes, monitoring and patterns.
Troubleshoot and methodically identify research and resolve complex issues in the IT environment.
Design, plan and implement all the software, integration, design and development activities that relate to the portfolio of business integration in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders.
Introduce best practises and influence the divisions to change and adopt accordingly.
Contribute to IT business planning with regards to interface applications.

Governance

Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Building Sustainability
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Problem Solving and Analysis
Respect
Trust

Technical competencies

Application Development and Maintenance
Business Knowledge
Database Design and Management
Efficiency improvement
Functional Policies and Procedures
IT Knowledge
Reporting and Interpretation
System Thinking
Business Acumen
Decisiveness
Effective Business Communication
Managerial Budgeting
Planning and Organising
Problem Analysis and Judgement
SARS Systems Products

Compliance Competency

GOC: Confidential

SENIOR SPECIALIST: BUSINESS INTEGRATION (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Position Reports to: Manager: Information Technology Service
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: Head Office
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
SARS is looking for an experienced IBM Integration Software Developer. Experience in IBM related integration software, with exposure to IBM MQ Messaging, and REST/Web Service integration patterns will be an added advantage.

Job Purpose
To provide expertise, advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics, by ensuring sustainability of SARS software, systems and technologies, enabling a holistic business solution that support and sustain the business capability with minimal business risk, integrate and align architectures within the Enterprise Architecture, in order to enable tactical translation and operational implementation.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
B. Tech: Computer Systems AND 8-10 years' experience in an IBM Integration Software Development Environment or other versions of the software, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.
OR
Relevant IT Qualification / Certification, as specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable and 8-10 years’ experience in an IBM Integration Software Development Environment or other versions of the software, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in an IBM Integration Software Development Environment or other versions of the software, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

IBM Integration Software Development

Job Outputs:

Process

Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
Ensure proper project planning and execution as well as overall change control.
Provide support to projects by applying the required specialised skills in terms of infrastructure, architecture, data, design, services, processes, monitoring and patterns.
Troubleshoot and methodically identify research and resolve complex issues in the IT environment.
Design, plan and implement all the software, integration, design and development activities that relate to the portfolio of business integration in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders.
Introduce best practises and influence the divisions to change and adopt accordingly.
Contribute to IT business planning with regards to interface applications.

Governance

Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Building Sustainability
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Problem Solving and Analysis
Respect
Trust

Technical competencies

Application Development and Maintenance
Business Knowledge
Database Design and Management
Efficiency improvement
Functional Policies and Procedures
IT Knowledge
Reporting and Interpretation
System Thinking

Compliance Competency

GOC Confidential

SENIOR SPECIALIST: BUSINESS INTEGRATION (NATURAL ADABAS) X 2 (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Position Reports to: Manager: Information Technology Service
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: Head Office
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
SARS is looking for a skilled, suitably experienced, and results-driven Software Developer, specializing in Natural ADABAS Development with a particular emphasis on NaturalOne.
The candidate must have strong communication skills and be able demonstrate the ability to conceptualize ideas and turn these into practical solutions.
Experience in implementing systems both independently and as part of a software development team is required.

Job Purpose
To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, ensuring effective and efficient development, enhancements, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of application modules/subsystems, in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) AND 8-10 years' experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.
OR
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and a relevant IT Qualification(s) / Certification(s) Information Technology (IT), and 8-10 years' experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years development experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

Natural ADABAS
NaturalONE
IBM Mainframe (z/OS)
Job Control Language (JCL)
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and IBM MQ

Job Outputs:

Process

Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
Contribute to IT business planning with regards to interface applications.
Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
Design, plan and implement all the integration, design and development activities that relate to the portfolio of business integration in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders.
Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
Ensure proper project planning and execution as well as overall change control.
Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
Provide support to integration projects by applying the required specialised skills in terms of data, design, services, processes, monitoring and patterns.
Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
Troubleshoot and methodically identify research and resolve complex issues in the IT environment.
Introduce best practices and influence the divisions to change and adopt accordingly.

Governance

Develop and /or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Building Sustainability
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Problem Solving and Analysis
Respect
Trust

Technical competencies

Application Development and Maintenance
Business Knowledge
Database Design and Management
Efficiency improvement
Functional Policies and Procedures
IT Knowledge
Reporting and Interpretation
System Thinking

Compliance Competency

GOC Confidential
System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (IT)

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SENIOR SPECIALIST: SAP DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Position Reports to: Manager: SAP
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: Head Office
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
To provide technical expertise in custom development and contribute to strategic decisions with associated development plans, by implementing continuous improvements, to support the entire software application life-cycle, providing resolutions, ensuring best practice integration and operational implementation through the achievement of SAP Development objectives.

Job Purpose
To provide technical expertise in custom development and contribute to strategic decisions with associated development plans, by implementing continuous improvements, to support the entire software application life cycle, providing resolutions, ensuring best practice integration and operational implementation, through the achievement of SAP Development objectives

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) Fields: Information Technology, Computer Science, B‐Com, Finance, Management and Engineering AND 8-10 years' experience in a SAP Development environment, of which 3-4 years is at a junior specialist level.
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in a SAP Development environment, of which 4-3 years is at junior specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

Experience and knowledge of key integration points between SAP modules.
Relevant SAP Development or integration analysis and development experience. SAP SKILLS Strong background in SAP programming.
Basic understanding of overall business ERP system landscapes including data flows and internal/external integration.
Understanding of SAP tables and data structures desired. SAP Procurement Configuration Skills.
Relevant training and/or certification related to - SAP ABAP, SAP BRF; SAP PI/ PO, and SAP WF training

Job Outputs:

Process

Acts as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyse, and solve critical SAP functional and application problems and map client business requirements, processes and objectives. Develop necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs.
Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
Analyse and Review requirements, perform configuration and testing in various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application, Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
Close communication with functional teams /designers, understand the requirements from provided functional designs and transform these requirements into the technical designs.
Contribute to high productivity and motivation of working team with the use of your communication skills and cooperation; reach and realize project aims and outputs.
Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
Ensure proper testing has been completed and proper documentation exists to support new/modified applications in production and address any documentation gaps.
Incident Resolution for Severity 1 and 2 issues and assist with Business escalations for issues raised.
Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
Perform complex tasks and guidance during implementation, maintenance and support of various SAP modules to enhance business functionality and overall performance, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
Plan maintenance of current system solutions for various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
Provide expert knowledge of industry best practices and recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
Review documentation for approval of all work tasks (definition) based on BRS and ensure adherence to SAP Support SDLC.

Governance

Develop and /or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

Develop and ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Adaptability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Customer service
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Expertise in Context
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Respect
Trust

Technical competencies

Business IT Systems
Business Knowledge
Computer Literacy
Data Collection and analysis
Efficiency improvement
IT Knowledge
Functional Policies and Procedures
Problem Analysis and Judgement
Reporting
System thinking
Technical analysis

Compliance Competency

GOC Confidential

SENIOR SPECIALIST: SYSTEM ENGINEER (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Position Reports to: Manager: Information Technology Service
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 11 February 2026

About the Position
Consult to business on technology solutions in the IBM WebSphere Application Server domain whilst ensuring 24/7 availability within all SARS BU platforms. OpenShift knowledge on containerization (Docker, OpenShift), Kubernetes orchestration will be an added advantage.

Job Purpose
To be responsible for co-ordinating, programming, implementing and maintaining system architectures, including hardware, operating systems, and utilities, and related client services within the organisation and ensuring to meet service level agreements. To be responsible for identification and resolution of complex hardware and software technical problems and malfunctions related to network and related servers and makes decisions that are critical in the areas of performance analysis, problem solving, and infrastructure planning, with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions, ensuring a stable performance environment for the enterprise business processing system.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Information Technology AND 8-10 years' experience in IBM WebSphere Application Server, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.
#OR
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND IT Qualification (s) / Certification (s), in Information Technology and 8-10 years’ experience in IBM WebSphere Application Serve of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level, AND additional requirements specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable.

AiX: IBM AiX Certified Engineer, PowerHA, IBM Systems Director or relevant certification OR
LINUX: SuSE Certified Professional or Linux Professional Certified Level 2 or Redhat Certified Technician OR
WAS: IBM WebSphere Application Server Certified System Administrator or any other relevant certification

#ALTERNATIVE
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years IBM WebSphere Application Server experience of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

Job Outputs:

Process

Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
Advising on programming, implementation and maintaining system architectures, including hardware, operating systems, and utilities, and related client services within the enterprise.
Advise on the identification and resolution of high-level hardware and software technical problems and malfunctions related to network and related servers.
Makes decisions that are critical in the areas of performance analysis, problem solving, and infrastructure planning, with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions.
Proactively researches and locates necessary tools and processes to identify and proactively avert troublesome trends as they develop.
Advice on stable performance environment for the enterprise business processing system.
Participates in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the systems infrastructure.
Collaborate with network staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
Configuring, debugging and supporting multiple infrastructure platforms.
Developing, maintaining and supporting technical infrastructure, hardware and system software components and developed applications.
Performing high-level root-cause analysis for service interruption recovery and creating preventive measures.
Performing installation, maintenance and support of system software/hardware and user support.
Work with executive team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.
Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
Design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
Ensure system connectivity of all servers, shared software, groupware, and other applications.
Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems; develop and implement strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
Integrate servers and their associated software into enterprise systems/solutions.
Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.
Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmer and development teams.
Responsible for building, implementing and maintaining system hardware and software architectures as well as to identify and resolve all hardware and software technical problems.
Participate in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the system infrastructure.
Establish systems programming standards and documentation requirements and play a key role in the integration of mainframe, midrange, shared systems and other computing architectures.
Advise and design in support of the management and support of the organisation's System operating systems and/or application server software and utilities infrastructure - Specialist coding for the optimisation of System systems to optimise workflow; coaching other engineers to resolutions, engineering and implementing complex projects, and for maintaining and overseeing the technology, ensuring alignment of IT strategy to business strategy.
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.

Governance

Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

Accountability
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Adaptability
Building Sustainability
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Problem Solving and Analysis
Respect
Trust

Technical competencies

Business IT Systems
Business Knowledge
Computer Literacy
Efficiency improvement
Functional Policies and Procedures
IT Knowledge
IT Strategy and Planning
Reporting and Interpretation
System Thinking
Customer Relationship Management
Technical Expertise
IT Project Management
Knowledge of IT Governance and Business
Problem Analysis and Judgement
Verbal Communication

Compliance Competency

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