Contract Roles at IQbusiness

Job Description

• iqx the Technology Division of iqbusiness is seeking highly experienced Senior Kubernetes Specialist to design, implement, secure, and support enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms running on bare-metal infrastructure.
• This role requires deep hands-on expertise across the complete Kubernetes platform lifecycle, from infrastructure provisioning and cluster deployment to ongoing operations, security, monitoring, automation, and performance optimization.
• The successful candidate will have a strong Linux systems administration background and extensive experience building highly available, production-ready Kubernetes environments. 
• This role suits a self-driven professional who demonstrates strong ownership, excellent troubleshooting skills, and a passion for automation, platform engineering, and continuous improvement. Experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS, is advantageous.

Experience Required

• Extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
  Strong Linux systems administration experience.
• Proven experience deploying and managing production-grade Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal infrastructure.
• Experience implementing Kubernetes security best practices.
• Experience with infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, and observability.
• Experience supporting containerized applications in production environments.
• Experience working with distributed SQL query engines and data platforms is advantageous.
• Exposure to AWS cloud services and Kubernetes services such as Amazon EKS is beneficia Network Policies

Required Technical Skills

Kubernetes

• Enterprise Kubernetes administration
• Multi-node, highly available production clusters
• Bare-metal Kubernetes deployments
• Cluster lifecycle management
• Helm package management
• Cluster upgrades and maintenance

Kubernetes Security

• RBAC
• IAM integration
• OIDC authentication
• Certificate lifecycle management
• Kubernetes Secrets
• CyberArk Conjur
• Network Policies

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Job Description

• iqx the Technology Division of iqbusiness is seeking an experienced and analytical Senior Systems Analyst to join our technology team within a leading banking environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in bridging business and technology by analyzing complex business requirements and translating them into detailed functional and system specifications that enable the delivery of secure, scalable, and compliant technology solutions.
• The Senior Systems Analyst will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, developers, testers, and project teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, governance standards, regulatory requirements, and the bank's strategic objectives. This role requires strong analytical skills, excellent stakeholder management, and extensive experience delivering technology solutions within large-scale financial services environments.

Required Experience

• Minimum 7 years' experience as a Systems Analyst, Senior Systems Analyst, or Business Systems Analyst.
• At least 5 years' experience within banking or financial services.
• Proven experience delivering technology solutions within large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience working across multiple business domains and enterprise applications.
• Exposure to integration platforms, APIs, enterprise data models, and system interfaces.
• Technical Competencies

Requirements elicitation and analysis

• Functional and technical specification documentation'
• Process modelling (BPMN/UML)
• Use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Systems integration and API analysis
• Data mapping and data analysis
• Enterprise application architecture
• Agile delivery methodologies
• SDLC and change management
• Testing support (SIT/UAT)
• Risk, governance, and compliance within banking.

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Role Summary

• iqbusiness is seeking senior-level Systems Analysts for contract opportunities within the financial services sector, with a strong focus on payments-related projects.
• This highly technical role is ideal for analysts who can translate complex business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications. You will work across banking and payments transformation initiatives, including cross-border payments, real-time payments, card-based transactions, SWIFT, RTGS, and ISO20022, supporting both “Run the Bank” and “Change the Bank” projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse, design, and document solutions for complex systems enhancements and integrations across multiple platforms and teams
• Lead functional and system design sessions to produce detailed specifications
• Work closely with developers, architects, QA, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on requirements and solutions
• Design and update integration messages (web services, APIs, XML schemas, flat files) and assist with database analysis using SQL
• Model system designs using UML 2.5 (use case, activity, sequence, component, and interface diagrams)
• Translate business needs into actionable system-level requirements and co-create specifications when needed
• Mentor and guide other analysts, fostering a high-performance, knowledge-sharing culture
• Participate in Agile delivery (Scrum, SAFe, or similar) and support production releases

Requirements

• 6+ years’ experience as a Systems Analyst, ideally within financial services
• Hands-on experience in Payments or Forex domain projects, including cross-border, real-time, and card-based transactions
• Strong understanding of payment infrastructures and rails, including SWIFT, ISO20022 messaging standards (PAIN, PACS, CAMT), legacy SWIFT MT series, SAMOS, and RTGS
• Familiarity with SARB/Finsurv systems, regulatory reporting, Balance of Payments, exchange controls, and Payments Modernisation initiatives
• Experience with integration design, API specifications, SQL, and UML system modelling
• Confident in end-to-end project analysis, from requirements gathering to production handover
• Strong stakeholder management across business, technology, QA, and architecture teams
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks such as JIRA, Confluence, ARIS, and UML modelling tools

Education

• Matric (required)
• Relevant tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma) and/or CBAP certification

Closing Date 17 July 2026