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Detailed description

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

• Provide functional support to SARB Application users on assigned modules with the focus on testing, business analysis, system setup and configuration.
• Take responsibility for driving analysis initiatives from initiation to implementation on projects of low/medium risk with a cycle of up to 18 months.
• Facilitate workshops independently and consult with business owners and stakeholders in respect of problem definition and the identification of business requirements/needs.
• Review business processes and procedures, analyse business needs and associated data, identify and assess possible solutions, and define the associated requirements.
• Elaborate the scope and feasibility of solutions and develop the supporting business case.
• Manage change requirements and supporting specifications and provide functional specification and manage acceptance testing.
• Investigate problem and propose solutions by interacting with users, developers and other stakeholders.
• Configure complex business processes and tasks (where appropriate) within a system for improvement.
• Identify and register risks within their application functional streams.
• Provide input into the development of system training manuals, training plans and present training courses in support of new implementation.
• Configure (functional) the application as per approved business requirements and align with best practice.

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Management/Technology or an equivalent qualification; and
• five to eight years’ experience within a business analysis environment/application support or project environment.

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Detailed description

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

• Implement data service standards and frameworks across the SARB to ensure optimised solutions and adherence to best practice, that is, data operations, development and operations as well as machine learning and operations.
• Take responsibility for BI data pipelines and flows for domain specific analytic implementations across the SARB. 
• Ensure understanding of client’s data requirements in order to drive continuous development of data services and address evolving business needs.
• Design and build data pipelines that are robust, modular, scalable, deployable, reproducible and versioned for analytics and reporting purposes. 
• Continually monitor and optimise domain specific data pipelines to ensure data availability and optimal long-term performance of data pipelines. 
• Implement new data engineering features.
• Implement data sharing technology services for the SARB, in alignment with the BI and Business Solutions and Technology Department (BSTD) Strategy. 
• Diagnoses, manage and enhance the performance of BI data marts and warehouses across the SARB by applying data engineering techniques such as distributed computing and data optimisation.
• Resolve data issues across BI data marts, data warehouses and data lakes. 
• Implement initiatives to ensure compliance and adherence to security and application standards with respect to all BI data services.
• Identify and manage the mitigation of risks relating to domain-specific BI data services.
• Proactively engage and problem-solve with cross functional stakeholders ‒ from technical data teams to managers ‒ to address their data needs in order to build impactful analytics solutions. 
• Provide reporting and recommendations on data service performance, improvements and data availability for domain-specific solutions to management.
• Keep abreast of industry best practices and technologies and lead implementation thereof to optimise effective and efficient data pipelines and services.
• Impart knowledge of the technical environment to other data engineers, systems development, database administrator, infrastructure and enterprise architecture and enterprise information management teams.

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Management, Technology or an equivalent qualification; and
• five to eight years’ experience in building, maintaining and optimising data pipelines and services.

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Detailed description

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

• Collaborate closely with internal teams to understand their needs, to ensure alignment and timely delivery of solutions.
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications. 
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Design and develop form solutions using the AEM Forms.
• Lead projects by contributing to project planning, estimations, resource allocation, risk identification and developing effective mitigation strategies.
• Ensure technical feasibility and seamless integration with other systems.
• Improve, continually, applications to achieve optimal performance, speed and scalability.
• Develop, maintain and enforce application of high-quality standards throughout the development lifecycle.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve functional and technical issues as they arise.
• Provide expert-level guidance and support on AEM best practices, ensuring efficient and effective use of the platform.
• Provide knowledge transfer and training to team members to build internal expertise.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, promoting innovation and efficiency.
• Document key processes, knowledge and best practices for future reference and team development.

Job requirements

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

• an Honours degree (NQF 8 equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Development or a related field; and
• 8−10 years’ working experience, with at least 5 years of extensive experience in digital transformation projects, particularly with AEM Forms.

The following will be an added advantage: 

• AEM Forms Developer certificate or other relevant AEM certification;
• experience in AEM as cloud service; and
• experience leading a development team.

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Detailed description

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

• Prepare and provide accurate and reliable data and information in support of strategic decisions across corporate services and built environment domains.
• Acquire new data sources in order to enable effective departmental decision making for CSD’s projects or operations, including those related to facilities, engineering, and the built environment.
• Create and maintain consistent meta data in a manner that allows for clear and unambiguous data definition and meets legislative, quality and security requirements.
• Create and maintain business metadata for published data sources to ensure that it is easily discoverable and meaningful to information consumers.
• Prepare relevant data for appropriate consumers in the SARB Group and relevant stakeholders and monitor the published data sources for usage/relevance/quality feedback.
• Ensure that the assigned data element is current and does not conflict with other data elements in the metadata registry and ensure consistency in data usage across various systems.
• Proactively identify and resolve data integrity and quality issues.
• Stay current with developments in all functional areas relevant to information management and ensure appropriate application thereof.
• Propose and implement the refinement and continuous improvement of systems, tools, methods and processes in own area.
• Collaborate with technical support staff and analysts to ensure data readiness for dashboards, reports, and operational insights.
• Support data onboarding and training for departmental users engaging with the digital twin or smart building interfaces.

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in information technology, computer science, mathematics OR equivalent; and
• at least five to eight years’ job-related experience within the relevant environment.

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Detailed description

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

• Provide technical expertise as input into cloud security capabilities and appropriate controls for departmental/SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
• Provide operational and management support through effective reporting and dashboard creation where relevant.
• Design and deploy industry-aligned cloud security solutions to meet business requirements.
• Use and maintain cloud security technologies to identify potential security issues across technologies, solutions and applications within the SARB Group.
• Respond to minor security breaches by implementing operational countermeasures, including making technical configuration changes.
• Support the investigation and containment of major incidents using advanced information.
• Innovate, design and implement opportunities for improvements/enhancements, integration, consolidation and automation to ensure cost-effective and optimal use of CSO technology and resources in support of protecting business solutions.
• Research and keep abreast of new and changing cloud and cybersecurity technologies and architectures.
• Scan the external threat landscape and identify vulnerabilities within SARB Group solutions and assist solution owners with remediation activities relating to ever-evolving cyber threats.   
• Provide technical input into addressing audit findings, penetration tests, threat intelligence-based ethical red teaming (TIBER) and other risk assessments. 
• Work closely with the governance teams to develop policies, standards and a Group Cybersecurity Strategy.
• Attend to service and incident requests and ensure the resolution thereof within agreed service level standards.

Job requirements

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

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology (IT) (NQF 7) or an equivalent qualification;
• relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA CASP+; and
• 5-7 years of job-related experience in a security operations environment and related systems (e.g.  Active Directory; Cloud Access Security Broker; database activity monitoring; endpoint detection and response; security information and event management; security orchestration, automation and response; vulnerability assessment; scanners; Azure; and Entra.

The following will be an added advantage:

• technology-specific cybersecurity certifications.

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Detailed description

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

• Define own work plan using own discretion, ensuring alignment with departmental and functional work plans.
• Design and build quality IT solutions according to approved business requirements and in line with governance frameworks.
• Deliver quality IT solutions through development, integration, testing and deployment, according to the approved design specifications and within agreed timelines.
• Ensure total quality of an IT solution by contributing to the compilation of standards and improved processes, and by ensuring that the approved processes and standards are followed.
• Consistently provide IT solution maintenance and support within the designated area, thereby ensuring business continuity in line with the agreed service standards.
• Stay updated with developments in information and communications technology (ICT) and within specialised area of technology to develop and design the most appropriate IT solution within the area of responsibility.
• Comply with the expected standards and procedures for the completion of the tasks/activities.
• Actively participate as a team member and support the team in achieving goals.
• Share knowledge with team members.
• Engage with the internal and external user community to ensure that business benefits are realised. 

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor of Information Technology degree (NQF 7) or an equivalent qualification; 
• Java certification;
• two to five years’ experience in IT development;
• two to three years’ experience in programming and design in a Java JEE/J2EE environment, including Spring Framework and Spring Boot;
• one to three years’ experience with JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React) as well as programming and designing Oracle databases;

one to three years’ experience in developing RESTful APIs and Calypso-specific development, including experience on version 16 or latest, covering operations such as:

• knowledge of Calypso architecture and deployment;
• custom enhancements;
• system settings; and
• general Calypso maintenance such as monitoring logs, tracking performance, stopping and starting the application, and deploying changes;
• one to three years’ experience in Calypso configuration, including solid experience on version 16 or latest, covering workflow configuration, accounting, scheduled tasks and end-of-day, booking of trades, confirmation and settlements; and
• basic Linux skills.

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Detailed description

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

• Plan, prioritise and allocate work for the team, using discretion in defining and prioritising tasks.
• Receive web-based external applications from Authorised Dealers (ADs) and Authorised Dealers with limited authority (ADLAs).
• Reroute workflows on the 1FinSurv system, as needed.
• Review metadata captured by administrators on relevant systems and ensure accuracy of information.
• Supervise the timely routing of web-based and expedited applications to the appropriate divisions within FinSurv and publish finalised responses to stakeholders.
• Supervise the quality of all general correspondence and official documents for FinSurv, ensuring alignment with the South African Reserve Bank’s language and corporate identity standards.
• Approve new and updated templates.
• Supervise administrative tasks related to the teams’ function, including the maintenance of files that document activities, record-keeping and submissions to external stakeholders.
• Engage with relevant internal and external stakeholders (ADs and ADLAs), demonstrating a service orientation and the ability to convey and explain information fluently.
• Monitor, track and report on information and statistics produced by the Section.
• Act as a systems administrator for the document management and web-based systems in order to contribute towards the overall security of these systems.
• Ensure adherence to established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines in executing own tasks.
• Identify, evaluate and resolve defined, routine and new problems within a familiar context (i.e. addressing system-related issues, stakeholder complaint management and continuous process improvement), applying solutions based on relevant evidence and procedures, while demonstrating an understanding of the consequences.
• Propose and implement the refinement and continuous improvement of systems, tools, controls, methods and processes within the administration area.
• Manage the performance and developmental needs of the team.

Qualifications

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

• a National Diploma in Administration or an equivalent NQF 6 qualification; 
• a minimum of five to seven years’ experience in administration or shared services environment; and
• supervisory experience (an added advantage).

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Detailed description

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

• Plan and allocate work, supervise quality and facilitate delivery of the section-specific outputs.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise work performed by the Document and Courier Services and the Shuttle Services teams to ensure that all service requirements are delivered in accordance with the agreed customer service level standards and applicable legislation.
• Monitor driver behaviour reports to ensure that the drivers adhere to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) guidelines and that all reported incidents/accidents are attended to.
• Supervise and coordinate the processes and activities for the receipt and capturing of damaged and counterfeit banknotes received through the mailing room.
• Monitor the performance of courier suppliers by ensuring that the agreed service level standard is adhered to and ensure that all escalations are addressed and resolved.
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of the courier hand-held devices in collaboration with the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Business Solutions and Technology Department (asset management) and Group Security Management Department.
• Manage all resources and associated systems to ensure continuous service availability to the end users.
• Compile and provide reports, including monthly trends analysis, number of mail and courier service requests received, and number of parcels received for local and international deliveries, to enable decision-making. 
• Monitor and manage the performance of the courier contractor according to the service level agreement.
• Ensure adherence to controls and that tasks (including queries and disputes) are performed within established practices and given processes, while maintaining compliance with standards, policies and related guidelines.
• Provide input into the section’s annual budget and resources planning.
• Recommend improvements to systems, processes and service standards.
• Fulfil the team leadership function pertaining to on-the-job training development and performance of the team.
• Manage stakeholder and customer relations related to the document handling, courier and shuttle services.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a three-year Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Bachelor of Commerce degree (NQF 7) in Business Management, or an equivalent qualification; and 
• a minimum of five to seven years of experience in a client services environment with at least two years supervisory experience.