Specialist Systems Analyst at South African Medical Research Council

Job Description

• The South African Medical Research Council’s Strategy, Project Management and Business Analysis Office (SProMBA) requires a suitably qualified Specialist Systems Analyst with experience business systems development and support. The duties of the advertised position include conducting systems requirements analysis, identifying system-based solutions, writing functional specifications, system configuration, testing development and participating in projects in a professional, efficient, and service-orientated manner. The position requires a hands-on approach to systems implementation and second line production support and training.

Responsibilities:

• Eliciting user requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, documentation and delivery of new or revised functionality in accordance with the SDLC.
• Participation in projects (module implementation, new upgrade releases and rollout).
• Providing support and analysis of system support calls/requests and issue management.
• Refinement of business systems solutions.
• Training users how to use software effectively in their operations.
• Engagement with stakeholders on systems, processes and business requirements
• Support project deliverables and milestones for multiple projects

Duration of the Contract

• 5 years

Remuneration

• R 826 446.00 per annum (cost to company)

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree / BTech (NQF level 7) in Information Systems/ Computer Science, or related field.
• Four years relevant experience in a system development and support environment.
• Participation in the design, development and implementation of systems.
• Hands-on configuration experience of package or ERP systems. 

Advantageous:

• Honours Degree (NQF level 8) in Information Systems or Computer Science.
• Experience in the public sector and/or research administration processes.
• Configuration skills and experience in Converis, Pentaho, or Web Development.
• Hands-on SQL and/or XML experience
• Familiarity with command line in Linux
• A sound knowledge of data migration/integration methods and tools
• Prior experience on a portal or web-based system implementation
• Understanding of object-oriented databases.

Closing Date

17 November 2025