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SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS) VACANCIES
SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS)
JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR (PRELIM & DATA ANALYTICS)
Position Reports to: Ops Manager: Investigations
Division: Audit & Investigations
Location: Gauteng South
Advert Closing Date: 30 January 2026
Attraction Statement:
Are you passionate about upholding the law and making a meaningful impact in the fight against financial crime? Join our dynamic team, where your expertise in criminal law, tax administration, and investigative procedures will drive real change. If you have proven experience in a similar environment and are ready to contribute to complex investigations within a supportive, forward-thinking organisation, we invite you to take the next step in your professional journey with us.
About the Position
As a Junior Investigator, you will manage the end-to-end process of criminal investigations into low complexity tax and customs offence cases involving multiple tax types, with limited guidance. Your responsibilities include gathering and analysing information, applying relevant legislation and procedures, and providing detailed reports with findings and recommendations. You will register cases with SAPS, maintain regular engagement on case progress, and ensure all evidence and documentation are managed according to legal standards. The role also involves addressing NPA queries, supporting prosecutors, and upholding constitutional rights throughout the investigation, with the goal of ensuring compliance and successful case resolution.
Job Purpose
To conduct criminal investigations into low complexity tax and customs offence cases relating to more than one tax type (primary tax products – VAT, PAYE, PIT, Customs & Excise, CIT; standard/ integrated investigations), with limited guidance. This relates to investigations covering more than one year and could involve multiple taxes
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant National Diploma/ Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Law/ Audit/ Criminal Justice/ Criminology/ Investigations/ Forensic Science and 3 – 4 years' experience in an investigation environment.
Minimum Functional Requirements
Basic to Intermediate Knowledge of the following legislation: Criminal Justice System. Criminal Procedures Act. Law of Evidence Act. Tax Administration Act. Customs and Excise Act. IT Act. VAT Act. The Principles of Criminal Law. Specific Crimes.
Skilled Knowledge of the following: Perform intermediate-level complexity calculations of primary tax products and Customs and Excise duties, with limited guidance, to determine prejudice. Draft affidavits in a clear understandable format (e.g. auditors affidavits, suppliers affidavits and Investigating Officer affidavit), addressing the relevant evidentiary issues and facts, with limited guidance. Illicit Money Flow and Money Laundering. SARS’ reporting obligations in relation to the FATF 40 Recommendations (IO.6.7 & 8). Court processes and giving oral evidence in court. Differentiate between witness and suspect at any stage (flexibility) during the investigation. Tax avoidance schemes.
Job Outputs:
Process
Client
Finance
Governance
People
Behavioural competencies
Technical competencies
Compliance Competency
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.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR (PRELIM & DATA ANALYTICS)
Position Reports to: Ops Manager: Investigations
Division: Audit & Investigations
Location: Gauteng South
Advert Closing Date: 30 January 2026
Attraction Statement:
Are you passionate about upholding the law and making a meaningful impact in the fight against financial crime? Join our dynamic team, where your expertise in criminal law, tax administration, and investigative procedures will drive real change. If you have proven experience in a similar environment and are ready to contribute to complex investigations within a supportive, forward-thinking organisation, we invite you to take the next step in your professional journey with us.
About the Position
As a Junior Investigator, you will manage the end-to-end process of criminal investigations into low complexity tax and customs offence cases involving multiple tax types, with limited guidance. Your responsibilities include gathering and analysing information, applying relevant legislation and procedures, and providing detailed reports with findings and recommendations. You will register cases with SAPS, maintain regular engagement on case progress, and ensure all evidence and documentation are managed according to legal standards. The role also involves addressing NPA queries, supporting prosecutors, and upholding constitutional rights throughout the investigation, with the goal of ensuring compliance and successful case resolution.
Job Purpose
To conduct criminal investigations into low complexity tax and customs offence cases relating to more than one tax type (primary tax products – VAT, PAYE, PIT, Customs & Excise, CIT; standard/ integrated investigations), with limited guidance. This relates to investigations covering more than one year and could involve multiple taxes
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant National Diploma/ Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Law/ Audit/ Criminal Justice/ Criminology/ Investigations/ Forensic Science and 3 – 4 years' experience in an investigation environment.
Minimum Functional Requirements
Basic to Intermediate Knowledge of the following legislation: Criminal Justice System. Criminal Procedures Act. Law of Evidence Act. Tax Administration Act. Customs and Excise Act. IT Act. VAT Act. The Principles of Criminal Law. Specific Crimes.
Skilled Knowledge of the following: Perform intermediate-level complexity calculations of primary tax products and Customs and Excise duties, with limited guidance, to determine prejudice. Draft affidavits in a clear understandable format (e.g. auditors affidavits, suppliers affidavits and Investigating Officer affidavit), addressing the relevant evidentiary issues and facts, with limited guidance. Illicit Money Flow and Money Laundering. SARS’ reporting obligations in relation to the FATF 40 Recommendations (IO.6.7 & 8). Court processes and giving oral evidence in court. Differentiate between witness and suspect at any stage (flexibility) during the investigation. Tax avoidance schemes.
Job Outputs:
Process
- Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area specialisation.
- 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 and standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
- Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
- Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements because of the change.
- Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
- Use practical and applied knowledge and judgement to arrive at decisions.
- Ensuring that during the process of evidence gathering all prescribed legislation should be followed.
- Ensuring that all NPA queries are addressed, assisting the prosecutor to clarify any issues and assist with further request.
- Ensuring that at all-times the constitutional rights of the suspect/ taxpayer should be recognized.
- Ensuring that the investigation is registered with SAPS and engage with SAPS at regular intervals regarding the progress/ movement on the case.
- Ensuring that the incumbent is a credible witness and knowledgeable of the investigation during the trial phase when testifying on the matter.
- Manage the investigation phase by updating all relevant systems and filing correspondence/ evidence in line with the docket system. All Correspondence/ evidence collection should be filed in the docket under section A and B, and corresponding entries should be made in C clip.
- Manager the end-to-end process in a criminal investigation process in conducting criminal investigation into low complexity tax and customs offence cases relating to more than one tax type (primary tax products - VAT, PAYE, PIT, Customs & Excise, CIT; standard/integrated investigations), with limited guidance. [end to end refers to process from case allocation to finalizing the matter in court or otherwise.]
- On completion of the investigation, the investigator is required to provide a report stipulated findings, financial prejudice, and identify transgressions according to the relevant legislation.
Client
- Ensure own understand and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Finance
- Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.
Governance
- Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.
People
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
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
- Resilience
- Respect
- Teamwork
- Trust
Technical competencies
- Business Knowledge
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Decisiveness
- Efficiency Improvement
- Execute, Implement and Follow Through
- Functional Policies and Procedures
- Investigative Skills
- Planning and Organising
- Presentation Skills
- Reporting
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
Compliance Competency
- 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.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
SEN MANAGER: INTERPRETATIVE TAX POLICY – PERSONAL INCOME TAX
Position Reports to: Head: Leveraged Legal Products
Division: Taxpayer Engagement
Location: Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 31 January 2026
About the Position
SARS is making an exciting opportunity available for a highly skilled, experienced and results driven Personal Income Tax technical person with sound judgement, strong business acumen and the ability to manage teams and interpretive outcomes.
Job Purpose
To manage by researching, reviewing and providing tax technical input on the formulation of official policies and practices as it relates to the interpretation of all personal income tax and related matters. To issue and take responsibility for the quality and technical accuracy of divisional documents such as non-binding opinions, internal documents, guides, interpretation notes and binding general rulings. To provide input on practical operational implementation of policies and practices formulated.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Honours Degree / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Taxation or LLB and 10 – 12 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Personal Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
OR
Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Taxation or LLB and 12 – 15 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Personal Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
Minimum Functional Requirements
Job Outputs:
Process
Governance
People
Finance
Client
Behavioural competencies
Technical competencies
Compliance Competency
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.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
SEN MANAGER: INTERPRETATIVE TAX POLICY – PERSONAL INCOME TAX
Position Reports to: Head: Leveraged Legal Products
Division: Taxpayer Engagement
Location: Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 31 January 2026
About the Position
SARS is making an exciting opportunity available for a highly skilled, experienced and results driven Personal Income Tax technical person with sound judgement, strong business acumen and the ability to manage teams and interpretive outcomes.
Job Purpose
To manage by researching, reviewing and providing tax technical input on the formulation of official policies and practices as it relates to the interpretation of all personal income tax and related matters. To issue and take responsibility for the quality and technical accuracy of divisional documents such as non-binding opinions, internal documents, guides, interpretation notes and binding general rulings. To provide input on practical operational implementation of policies and practices formulated.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Honours Degree / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Taxation or LLB and 10 – 12 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Personal Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
OR
Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Taxation or LLB and 12 – 15 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Personal Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
Minimum Functional Requirements
Job Outputs:
Process
- Together with your team, identify personal income tax related topics and sections that require interpretation and/or guidance in order to provide clarity and certainty to taxpayers.
- Manage and provide tax technical guidance to a team of between 5 and 8 tax technically skilled individuals responsible for researching and writing opinions and guidance documents on identified personal income tax related topics and sections that requires interpretation and/or guidance in order to provide clarity and certainty to taxpayers.
- Comprehensively evaluate the implications of a legislative interpretation and guidance document on the tax base, cross-border environment, tax administration in general and tax policy.
- Ensure that comparative analysis with best practices world-wide are considered in the policy development process.
- Identify and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all aspects relating to a specific topic and/or section has been considered when formulating a policy and/or providing guidance.
- Contribute to SARS’s internal governance policies and procedures by, for example participating in Committees, workshops and various forums convened by other divisions within SARS.
- Advise or otherwise provide guidance to SARS senior management and/or National Treasury where required on personal income tax technical and related matters, including deficiencies in current legislation impacting on the tax base and to do presentations and represent SARS at various local and external forums.
- Manage and provide guidance, advice and assistance to personal income tax team during the drafting process of divisional output and identify training and development needs of team members.
- Assist in the development of personnel in the division by contributing to technical discussions, presenting training and assist with on-the-job transfer of knowledge.
- Develop business and delivery plans in consultation with leadership in support of divisional and organisational objectives.
- Provide reports on performance against plan and progress on initiatives and realign business plan and objectives appropriately when required.
- Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures within the division, and direct the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
Governance
- Implement governance, risk and compliance policy in own practice areas to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability.
- Manage and or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area.
People
- Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees and give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
- Develop and implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery and efficiency targets, on budget and in partnership with specialised areas.
- Plan and develop enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements and providing tools for people resources.
- Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives
- Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives.
Finance
- Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
Client
- Build strong relationships and develop service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop and ensure implementation of practices which builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional client service.
- Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Behavioural competencies
- Ability to translate strategy into execution
- Concern for Impact of own behaviour on others
- Fairness and Transparency
- Develops teams and nurtures interdependency
- Accountability
- Inspires others to Positive Action
- Honesty and Integrity
- Trust
- Respect
- Problem Solving and Analysis
- Nurtures Future Talent
- Stewardship and Service Orientation
- Strong Results Orientation
- Values and Manages Diversity
Technical competencies
- In-depth knowledge of Personal Income Tax
- In-depth knowledge of International Tax
- In-depth knowledge of PAYE
- Working knowledge of International Tax
- Working knowledge of Retirement Funds related matters
- Working knowledge of Tax Administration Act, UIF, and Skills Development Levies
- Opinion drafting skills and experience
- Business Acumen
- Change Management
- Decisiveness
- Knowledge of ethics
- Legal Compliance
- Managerial Budgeting
- Planning and Organising
- Planning, Management and Measurement
- Policy development
- Problem Analysis and Judgement
- Strategic Planning
Compliance Competency
- GOC Secret
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.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
SEN MANAGER: INTERPRETATIVE TAX POLICY – CORPORATE INCOME TAX
Position Reports to: Head: Leveraged Legal Products
Division: Taxpayer Engagement
Location: Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 31 January 2026
About the Position
SARS is making an exciting opportunity available for a highly skilled, experienced and results driven Corporate Income Tax technical person with sound judgement, strong business acumen and the ability to manage teams and interpretive outcomes.
Job Purpose
To manage by researching, reviewing and providing tax technical input on the formulation of official policies and practices as it relates to the interpretation of all corporate income tax and related matters. To issue and take responsibility for the quality and technical accuracy of divisional documents such as non-binding opinions, internal documents, guides, interpretation notes and binding general rulings. To provide input on practical operational implementation of policies and practices formulated.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Honours Degree / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Taxation or LLB and 10 – 12 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Corporate Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
OR
Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Taxation or LLB and 12 – 15 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Corporate Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
Minimum Functional Requirements
Job Outputs:
Process
Governance
People
Finance
Client
Behavioural competencies
Technical competencies
Compliance Competency
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.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
SEN MANAGER: INTERPRETATIVE TAX POLICY – CORPORATE INCOME TAX
Position Reports to: Head: Leveraged Legal Products
Division: Taxpayer Engagement
Location: Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 31 January 2026
About the Position
SARS is making an exciting opportunity available for a highly skilled, experienced and results driven Corporate Income Tax technical person with sound judgement, strong business acumen and the ability to manage teams and interpretive outcomes.
Job Purpose
To manage by researching, reviewing and providing tax technical input on the formulation of official policies and practices as it relates to the interpretation of all corporate income tax and related matters. To issue and take responsibility for the quality and technical accuracy of divisional documents such as non-binding opinions, internal documents, guides, interpretation notes and binding general rulings. To provide input on practical operational implementation of policies and practices formulated.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Honours Degree / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Taxation or LLB and 10 – 12 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Corporate Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
OR
Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Taxation or LLB and 12 – 15 years' experience in Law Interpretation relating to Corporate Income Tax, of which 3 - 4 years is at a middle management level.
Minimum Functional Requirements
Job Outputs:
Process
- Together with your team, identify corporate tax related topics and sections that require interpretation and/or guidance in order to provide clarity and certainty to taxpayers.
- Manage and provide tax technical guidance to a team of between 8 and 15 tax technically skilled individuals responsible for researching and writing opinions and guidance documents on identified corporate tax related topics and sections that require interpretation and/or guidance in order to provide clarity and certainty to taxpayers.
- Comprehensively evaluate the implications of a legislative interpretation and guidance document on the tax base, cross-border environment, tax administration in general and tax policy.
- Ensure that comparative analysis with best practices world-wide are considered in the policy development process.
- Identify and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all aspects relating to a specific topic and/or section has been considered when formulating a policy and/or providing guidance.
- Contribute to SARS’s internal governance policies and procedures by, for example, participating in Committees, workshops and various forums convened by other divisions within SARS.
- Advise or otherwise provide guidance to SARS senior management and/or National Treasury where required on corporate tax technical and related matters, including deficiencies in current legislation impacting on the tax base, and do presentations and represent SARS at various internal and external forums.
- Liaise with competent authorities of other countries if required in respect of international or cross-border transactions.
- Manage and provide guidance, advice and assistance to corporate income tax teams during the drafting process of divisional output and identify training and development needs of team members.
- Assist in the development of personnel in the division by contributing to technical discussions, presenting training and assist with on-the-job transfer of knowledge.
- Develop business and delivery plans in consultation with leadership in support of divisional and organisational objectives.
- Provide reports on performance against plan and progress on initiatives and realign business plan and objectives appropriately when required.
- Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures within the division, and direct the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
Governance
- Implement governance, risk and compliance policy in own practice areas to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability.
- Manage and or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area.
People
- Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees and give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
- Develop and implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery and efficiency targets, on budget and in partnership with specialised areas.
- Plan and develop enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements and providing tools for people resources.
- Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives
- Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives.
Finance
- Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
Client
- Build strong relationships and develop service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop and ensure implementation of practices which builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional client service.
- Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Behavioural competencies
- Ability to translate strategy into execution
- Concern for Impact of own behaviour on others
- Fairness and Transparency
- Develops teams and nurtures interdependency
- Accountability
- Inspires others to Positive Action
- Honesty and Integrity
- Trust
- Respect
- Problem Solving and Analysis
- Nurtures Future Talent
- Stewardship and Service Orientation
- Strong Results Orientation
- Values and Manages Diversity
Technical competencies
- In-depth knowledge of Corporate Income Tax
- In-depth knowledge of International Tax
- Working knowledge of Tax Administration Act, STT and Transfer Duty
- Opinion drafting skills and experience
- Business Acumen
- Change Management
- Decisiveness
- Knowledge of ethics
- Legal Compliance
- Managerial Budgeting
- Planning and Organising
- Planning, Management and Measurement
- Policy development
- Problem Analysis and Judgement
- Strategic Planning
Compliance Competency
- GOC Secret
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.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
DATA ANALYST II (DATA ANALYTICS) (10412)
Position Reports to: Lead: Taxpayer Compliance GS
Division: Taxpayer Engagement Operations
Location: Head Office - Brooklyn
Advert Closing Date:
- The FTC/ Acting positions are based in the Gauteng region and candidates with suitable experience are encouraged to apply.
- All qualifying candidates in other regions may apply, provided they are willing to cover own Relocation costs.
- The positions are for a 3- year contract, which will be reviewed and renewable every 12 months/ and or 1 year.
About the Position
The purpose of the Data Analyst II role at SARS is to design, develop and manage data infrastructure and pipelines to enable SARS to collect, store, integrate and analyse large amounts of data efficiently and reliably. This involves managing the information life cycle, identifying and analysing information assets, and assessing business information needs to support decision-making and enhance service offerings.
Job Purpose
To design, build, and optimize systems for data collection, storage and analytics in order to make data available, accessible, and secure to stakeholders.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative field AND 5-7 years' experience in a similar or related Data Analytics environment, of which 2-3 years at functional specialist level.
ALTERNATE:
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years related experience in a similar or related Data Analytics environment, of which 2-3 years at functional specialist level.
Minimum Functional Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in Data Engineering, Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence, and applied GIS solutions.
- Solid practical expertise in data pipelines, data cleaning and transformation, statistical analysis, and automation of reporting processes.
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency(non-negotiable) with:
- Advanced SQL (T-SQL or equivalent)
- Python or R
- SSIS, SSAS & Power BI
- Advanced C#
- Web tech (JavaScript, HTML)
- GIS tools and libraries (e.g. QGIS, ArcGIS, PostGIS, GeoServer, Leaflet, or related APIs)
- Strong grasp of data warehouse architecture and dimensional modelling.
- Hands-on application of: Data Migration, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence Methodologies, Database Design & Optimization
- Ability to work with large, complex datasets across multiple platforms, and integrate structured/unstructured data sources.
- Proficiency in Microsoft tools: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
- Advantageous: Experience working with government data systems, data integration and matching solutions, spatial data workflows, or cross-departmental transformation initiatives.
Job Outputs:
Process
- 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 because of the change.
- Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
- Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
- Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
- To acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases, applying the knowledge of data extraction, transformation and business modelling.
- To perform “intermediate” business analysis using various techniques, e.g. statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modelling, data mining.
- To design, develop and test medium to complex data analytics solutions like Reports, Dashboards, Analysis, Extracts, Models, etc.
- To identify, analyses and interpret trends and patterns in medium to complex data sets, based on data findings.
- Communicate the results of their analysis and findings by using medium to complex data visualisation techniques with both internal and external customers.
- To ensure the availability of existing data analytics solutions (like reports, etc.) by maintaining them as well as improving them where shortcomings exist.
- To research best practices and supports developing the solutions and recommendations for the current business operations
- To assist in the filtering and “cleaning” of imported data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems.
Governance
- Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.
- Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
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
- Building Sustainability
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Conceptual Ability
- Fairness and Transparency
- Problem Solving and Analysis
- Respect
- Trust
Technical competencies
- Information management
- Computer Literacy
- Functional Policies and Procedures
- Statistical and Mathematical Analysis Proficiency
- Business Knowledge
- Technical Expertise
- Database Design and Management
- Data Management
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Capacity Management
- Data Analytics
- Reporting
Compliance Competency
- 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.
PLEASE APPLY HERE