(1226) Swift Specialist - BSTD at South African Reserve Bank

Job Description

Brief description 

• The main purpose of this position is to design, implement, test and maintain solutions in support of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) payment system as well as the internal and external Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) business processes for the SARB, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the South African Multiple Options Settlement (SAMOS) system.

Detailed description 

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Define own work plan and deliverables with guidance from the line manager, and prioritise the delivery of own outputs against the work plan.
• Deliver high-quality and relevant work, which includes to:
• design, develop, implement, test and maintain the SWIFT Alliance suite, the SWIFTNet Network and the SWIFTNet WebAccess infrastructures, including server operating systems, Cisco networks, IBM MQ series, the SWIFT hardware security model (HSM), the SWIFT virtual private network (VPN) and telecommunication links;
• gain an understanding of client requirements and provide technical assistance to other SWIFT colleagues and end users in their daily work; 
• contribute to the preparation of system specifications, system testing, documentation, job controls and deliverables, including the maintenance of programme libraries and technical documentation; and
• contribute to the preparation of system specifications, system testing, documentation, job controls and deliverables, including the maintenance of programme libraries and technical documentation; and discuss problems and possible solutions with senior team members
• Perform SWIFT activities as well as SARB business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery (DR) testing to meet business requirements.
• Perform SWIFT health checks as well as SARB-related internal and external audits.
• Be responsive to client requests, listen to and accommodate client needs, display appropriate flexibility, and keep clients updated at all times, including providing assistance with client requests relating to the SADC, the SAMOS system and SARB requirements (including travel).
• Comply with expected standards and procedures for the completion of processes and tasks, and propose improvements to workflow, processes, standard operating procedures and systems.
• Comply with the SARB’s policies, procedures and other legislative requirements in order to mitigate risks within the SWIFT environment.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business and operational aspects related to the SWIFT environment and associated applications.
• Provide support to the business in relation to the management and maintenance of the SARB’s external financial information feeds, including the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Bloomberg and IRESS.

Qualifications

Job requirements 

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• at least a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) or an Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information and Communication Technology (ICT); and
• at least 5–8 years’ job-related experience.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness, knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• BCP knowledge and skill;
• application support and maintenance knowledge and skill;
• infrastructure design and development knowledge and skill;
• infrastructure support knowledge and skill;
• network design and security knowledge and skill;
• systems integration knowledge and skill;
• systems specialisation knowledge and skill;
• information technology (IT) governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill;
• testing knowledge and skill;
• business relationship management knowledge and skill;
• IT enablement reporting knowledge and skill; and 
• capacity and performance management knowledge and skill.

Apply Before 09/15/2025