Developer - BSTD at South African Reserve Bank

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to develop and support business intelligence (BI) solutions, under the supervision of more senior developers, to meet the business needs of the South African Reserve Bank Group (SARB Group). 

Detailed description

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

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with more senior developers. 
• Conduct analysis and design quality BI solutions according to the specifications provided and approved business requirements, and in line with governance frameworks. 
• Deliver quality BI solutions through development, integration, testing and deployment, according to the approved design specifications and within agreed timelines. 
• Develop BI solutions that adhere to prescribed information and communication technology (ICT) standards and procedures. 
• Consistently provide BI solutions maintenance and support in the designated area, and ensure business continuity in line with the agreed service standards.
• Keep abreast of ICT developments and trends within specialised area of technology in order to develop and design the most appropriate BI solutions. 
• Actively participate as a member of a team, to move the team towards the completion of goals. 
• Engage with the internal and external user community to ensure that business benefits are realised. 
• Evaluate own performance against given criteria, and identify and address any task-specific learning needs. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Job requirements

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

• a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification; 
• BI certification (advantageous); and 
• at least 2–5 years of experience in BI solutions development.   

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;
• business continuity planning knowledge and skill;
• IT enablement planning knowledge and skill;         
• IT enablement legislation as well as governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill;
• IT transformation and innovation knowledge and skill;        
• BI solution design and development knowledge and skill;   
• BI solution maintenance and support knowledge and skill;  
• infrastructure design and development knowledge and skill;
• systems integration knowledge and skill;   
• systems specialisation knowledge and skill;           
• service management knowledge and skill; 
• testing knowledge and skill;
• analytics knowledge and skill;       
• operations knowledge and skill; 
• capacity and performance management knowledge and skill; 
• time and work management knowledge and skill; and 
• problem-solving and analytic knowledge and skill.