Hot Vacancies at South African Reserve Bank

Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to define, maintain, manage and provide assurance of reference and master data within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Group (the SARB and its subsidiaries) to support reliable and effective decision-making.

Detailed description

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

• Define and document reference and master data requirements, business rules, measurements and metrics for data domains to create an authoritative source of truth for critical business information to enable effective decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Define and manage master data relationships, hierarchies and structures to enable integrated entity views and support advanced analytics.
• Implement standards, guidelines, processes and procedures for reference and master data within the SARB Group.
• Define and implement business rules for data matching and merging to create a single version of the truth.
• Create, maintain, manage and integrate a reference and master data environment that supports the standardisation of business information.
• Monitor, measure, remediate and report on reference and master data quality metrics to ensure sustained data quality and identify areas of non-conformance.
• Develop, manage and maintain reference data and master data repositories for data domains across the SARB Group.
• Contribute to the development of reference and master data standards, frameworks and standard operating procedures.
• Implement appropriate governance controls to maintain and manage reference and master data effectively.
• Develop and manage stakeholder relationships to promote reference and master data management across the SARB Group.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Management Information Systems, or an equivalent qualification in a related field; 
• at least five to seven years’ experience in the field of reference and master data management; and
• a relevant reference and master data certification (e.g. CDMP Practitioner) would be an added advantage.

Additional requirements include:

knowledge and skill in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• quality assurance;
• information management;
• enterprise information management (EIM) strategy;
• data quality management;
• metadata management;
• data modelling and development;
• information governance;
• EIM legislation and governance, risk and compliance;
• extensive knowledge in master record relationships, hierarchies and match and merge; and 
• continuous improvement.

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Job Description

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

• Provide strategic input and senior leadership in advancing the strategic objectives of the regional engagements’ unit.
• Lead and facilitate the coordination of research papers on specific topics affecting central banks in the region.
• Provide thought leadership on pertinent issues affecting the region through the monitoring and evaluation of global, regional and domestic macro-economic development indicators and trends.
• Drive efficient delivery of project management functions on select subcommittees as part of the secretariat service provided to regional forums, specifically CCBG and CMA.
• Oversee the update of periodic statistical documents for SADC Countries, ensuring timely submission of accurate data and adequate monitoring for strategic input to executives.
• Facilitate briefing sessions for Governors and senior officials for participation in international meetings including review of meeting packages, development of briefing material and speaking notes/speeches.
• Liaise with regional and domestic stakeholders and assist in management of stakeholder engagements and efforts to build strategic relationships.
• Participate in and coordinate the Banks representation in regional and domestic organisations and forums.
• Provide support to the Head of the CCBG Secretariat in managing projects, delivery of conventions and communication with relevant constituencies.

Qualifications

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

• a postgraduate qualification in Economics, Finance, Business Administration - NQF Level 8 or equivalent 
• a minimum of ten years of relevant experience in the financial sector with policy experience in the region an advantage

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge of regional economic and financial institutions 
• project management experience
• computer literacy 
• analytical skills
• problem solving skills
• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• diplomacy and team leadership skills
• negotiation skills
• demonstrated stakeholder management ability

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Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to develop a security landscape aligned with the Group Security Management Department’s (GSMD) strategic projects and initiatives, and to support the successful implementation of physical security infrastructure, solutions and technologies within GSMD. 

Detailed description

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

• Develop and maintain GSMD’s business architecture landscape, including a security taxonomy and related security reference model (SRM).
• Direct the implementation of the business architecture consisting of the capabilities, products and business services in support of the business strategy.
• Develop and implement the business capabilities in terms of key processes and information requirements.
• Develop and implement the GSMD roadmaps to achieve target business/security architectures.
• Develop foundation, reference- and strategic-level architectures for the department, incorporating a strong security framework perspective that includes threat identification, trust and domain frameworks.
• Develop GSMD’s portfolio architecture and implementation roadmap to guide programme delivery.
• Define the target architecture to enable the Group Security Policy and Group Security Strategy by documenting the current landscape and conducting a gap analysis between the current and future state (as-is baseline and to-be target).
• Govern the implementation of the roadmaps.
• Contribute to formulating, translating, advocating, supporting and executing the business strategy to achieve the organisation’s targeted business outcomes.
• Develop diagnostic and actionable deliverables that help the business guide investment decisions in support of executing the business strategy.
• Ensure alignment between business architecture, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, architecture principles and information and communications technology (ICT) standards to ensure standardisation and reduce risk.
• Make recommendations on key architecture decisions.
• Participate in the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Group’s business architecture and enterprise architecture governance structures.
• Ensure compliance with SARB policies, procedures and other legislative requirements, and ensure that risks within the function are identified, assessed and mitigated.
• Take a proactive approach in identifying integration needs across the SARB Group and work towards target architecture regarding business integration.
• Lead the analysis of business and operating models, market trends and the technology industry to determine their potential impact on the enterprise’s business strategy, direction and architecture.
• Consult infrastructure, project and product teams to ensure alignment with the business architecture and identify when updates are required.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• an Honours’ degree in BCom Informatics, BSc Computer Science, BSc Engineering or a related field, supplemented by industry-specific certifications or an equivalent qualification;
• certification in Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA); 
• certification in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF); and 
• 8−10 years’ relevant experience in Business Architecture and/or Domain Architecture, with at least 5 years in a Security Business Architecture environment.

Additional requirements include

demonstrate knowledge and experience in:

• business modelling and capability mapping;
• business attribute profiling;
• business service design and management;
• threat and risk analysis methodologies;
• architecture principles, including the development of architecture designs, views and viewpoints;
• building block design and architecture building blocks;
• solution modelling and architecture design;
• benefits analysis and value-realisation assessment;
• the application of enterprise and security architecture frameworks and methodologies, including SABSA;
• security frameworks, standards and best practices, including ISO 27000 series, NIST and related industry standards;
• architecture modelling tools and notations such as ArchiMate, UML and BPMN;
• establishing, maintaining and populating architecture repositories; and
• systems integration and the management of complex, parallel-processing environments.

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Detailed description

• The main purpose of this position is to manage building operations at the Cape Town Cash Centre of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and ensure its hygiene and cleanliness.

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

• Manage the performance and development of the service worker team.
• Oversee cleaning services to maintain hygienically clean building.
• Coordinate and supervise the work of service providers for all utility-related services in the building and report on their performance.
• Supervise the loading and offloading of consignments.
• Deploy and supervise staff in the cash-handling and equipment-handling areas and in the stores.
• Procure and issue staff uniforms.
• Procure, issue and control the use of cleaning materials. 
• Receive and issue linen and clothing to and from the laundry service providers. 
• Ensure adherence to health and safety standards in line with statutory requirements.
• Provide management information to the Cape Town Cash Centre Building Engineer, monthly for decision-making purposes. 
• Conduct housekeeping inspections and ensure proper remedial actions are taken on the identified areas.
• Ensure and enforce adherence to the waste management process.
• Address any gaps in own performance of tasks and activities against the required standard.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have: 

 a Grade 12 certificate or an equivalent qualification; 

• two to five years’ experience in a cleaning services environment or a related utilities environment;
• experience in supervising staff; and
• a valid driver’s licence.

The following would be an added advantage:

• a certificate in Facilities Management.

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Detailed description

• The main purpose of this position is to build, maintain and optimise Business Intelligence (BI) data pipelines that feed from various data systems across the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and enable the support of Data as a Service (DaaS) to the SARB.

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 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 Corporate Services Department (CSD) Strategy. 
• Diagnose, 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 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. 

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science or Engineering, or an equivalent qualification; and
• five to seven years’ job-related experience within the data analysis environment.

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Detailed description

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

• Defining own work plan and deliverables with guidance from Team leader/senior developer.
• Conducting analysis and design quality IT solutions according to approved business requirements and in line with governance frameworks.
• Ensuring the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Designing and developing of AEM solutions and providing support on AEM best practices, ensuring efficient and effective use of the platform.
• Delivering quality IT solutions through development, integration, testing and deployment according to the approved design specification and within agreed timelines.
• Ensuring total quality of an IT solution according to approved standards.
• Consistently providing IT solution maintenance and support in the designated area, thereby ensuring business continuity in line with the agreed service standards.
• Keeping abreast of developments in information and communication technology (ICT) trends and within the specialised area of technology in order to design and develop the most appropriate IT solution within the area of responsibility.
• Actively participating and supporting the team towards the completion of goals.
• Mentoring and coaching of team members.
• Engaging with internal and external user communities to ensure that business benefits are realised.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or an equivalent qualification (NQF 7);
• five to eight years’ experience within an application development and support environment (with relevant technical knowledge); 
• three to five years’ experience in digital transformation projects, particularly with AEM Forms and/or Sites.

Technical knowledge preferred:

• Functional Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) platform experience (AEM Forms and Sites).
• knowledge of workflow management environments;
• understanding of design patterns and best practices for developing high-quality, maintainable code.
• proficiency in programming languages including Java, HTL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• experience working with REST, Sling and SOAP in a production environment.
• expertise in AEM-related technologies such as Apache Felix, Apache Sling, Jackrabbit, CRXDE, and others.
• experience with various testing methodologies, including unit, integration, functional, and performance testing.
• familiarity with testing frameworks like JUnit and Cucumber.
• knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Change Control, and Release Management processes.
• familiarity with both waterfall and agile methodologies for project execution.
• experience with DevOps tools such as JIRA, Confluence, GitLab, Jenkins, Cucumber, SonarQube, Maven, Junit, JaCoCo, Selenium and others.
• exposure to Linux operating systems.
• proven experience in negotiating outcomes and managing stakeholder expectations.
• experience in facilitating workshops and collaborative sessions.

Additional requirements are as follows

• analytical skills;
• building trust;
• service orientation;
• decision making;
• verbal and written communication;
• time and work management;
• problem solving and analysis;
• contributing to team success; and
• solid knowledge of the software development lifecycle.

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Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to provide end-to-end business analysis services to the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) departments to identify business problems and needs, and to determine solutions and enable improvement in organisational processes.

Detailed description

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

• Take responsibility for driving business analysis initiatives, from initiation to implementation, on projects of low/medium risk with a cycle of up to 12 months.
• Facilitate workshops independently and consult with business owners and stakeholders in respect of problem definitions 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 on the scope and feasibility of solutions and develop the supporting business case.
• Manage change requirements and supporting specifications.
• Investigate problems and propose solutions by interacting with users, developers and other stakeholders.
• Develop manuals and plans, and present training courses in support of implementation.
• Stay abreast of changes to analytical tools and methodologies, and identify opportunities to improve and standardise work processes, and apply these in the course of own work.

Job requirements

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

• an Honour’s degree in Information Technology (IT);
• a relevant Business Analysis certificate; and
• five to eight years’ experience within a business analysis environment.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, business and organisational awareness knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• business transformation and optimisation knowledge and skill;
• elicitation techniques knowledge and skill;
• business analysis practices, methodology and tools knowledge and skill;
• realisation and testing practices knowledge and skill; and
• IT domain management knowledge and skill.

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Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to administer, maintain, install, configure and support the network solutions, including routers, switches and related software, by ensuring optimal availability and performance and resolving problem areas promptly and accurately.

Detailed description

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

• Administer, setup and securely configure network hardware such as routers, switches and firewalls, as well as associated network solutions.
• Diagnose and resolve network issues, such as connectivity problems and provide technical support to users.
• Provide second-level support and perform routine maintenance on the network infrastructure, including implementing necessary upgrades to improve performance and security.
• Implement network security policies to protect the network and its data from cyberattacks.
• Stay abreast of industry developments and best practice and apply these in the course of own work to enhance the resilience, redundancy and continuity of the network.
• Consistently apply standard operating procedures and methods within the network infrastructure.
• Manage user access, permissions and rights within the network.
• Compile and provide network status reports to inform decision-making.
• Provide technical input (technical diagrams, technical procedures and work instructions) to the development of knowledge base articles to preserve technical knowledge.
• Proactively monitor and report on network services availability and reliability.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• a National Diploma in Information Technology (IT) (NQF 6) or equivalent;
• two to four years of job-related experience in IT support environment and administering networks environment.

Additional requirements include:

• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Accreditations − Network-related certifications will be an advantage (CCNA/F5/Checkpoint);
• 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;
• IT enablement planning knowledge and skill;
• systems integration knowledge and skill;
• systems support knowledge and skill;
• IT enablement reporting knowledge and skill;
• conceptual thinking;
• verbal and written communication skills;
• analysis and problem-solving skills;
• planning and organising skills;
• attention to detail;
• drive for results;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• teamwork;
• learning focus; and
• judgement.

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Job Description

 The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following key performance areas: 

• Stay abreast of financial markets developments and provide accurate market information, commentary and recommendations on a regular basis.
• Conduct high-quality qualitative and quantitative research, analyses and interpretation of domestic and international financial markets in support of the formulation and implementation of monetary policy and for financial stability purposes. 
• Develop, maintain and communicate key Monetary Policy Committee market indicators and ensure their ongoing relevance and methodological soundness.
• Develop and maintain quantitative analytical frameworks for the measurement and analysis of risk premia, including yield curve dynamics, and provide insights and recommendations to support monetary policy and financial stability.
• Ensure that methodologies applied in area of specialisation comply with local and international standards and reflect best practices internationally and recommend improvements in methodologies where necessary. 
• Write and contribute to keynote speeches for the Executives of the SARB. 
• Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations to senior forums of the SARB (e.g. Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Stability Committee). 
• Produce market reports and feedback to provide management information/market intelligence. 
• Represent the Financial Markets Department on internal and external committees and make presentations at meetings. 
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders such as, but not limited to, the banking and asset management sectors for purposes of gathering market intelligence. 
• Ensure the transfer of knowledge and skills to junior specialists, which includes providing technical support and monitoring the application thereof. 
• Perform ad hoc tasks as required.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of an Honours /post graduate qualification in Economics/Finance OR equivalent 
• a minimum of eight to ten years’ experience in a specialist role in market analysis;
• knowledge of domestic and international financial markets 

Additional requirements include:

• proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, with expert knowledge of MS Excel;
• advanced mathematical, statistical or econometric modelling skills;
• verbal and written communication skills;
• report writing skills;
• research methodology skills;
• planning and organising skills;
• decision-making skills;
• interpersonal skills;
• presenting skills;
• leadership skills
• being a team player; 
• integrity;
• effective communication;
• building and maintaining relationships;
• Bloomberg and Reuters skills

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Job Description

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

• Ensure that MIs comply with the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMIs), minimum supervisory standards and the applicable legal framework.
• Conduct regular meetings with the Manager: MI Supervision and Divisional Head: MI Supervision to provide accurate management information, report on progress against operational objectives and ensure priorities are well coordinated.   
• Perform administrative support to the MI Division, including preparing agendas and programmes, arranging meeting logistics, taking minutes and drafting follow-up letters to industry participants. 
• Identify MI specific risks and ensure that such risks are adequately managed. 
• Report on industry issues and trends and contribute to the Prudential Authority annual review. 
• Perform ad hoc duties and participate in special projects as and when required. 

Qualifications

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

• an Honours (NQF8) degree in economics, Accounting, Risk Management, Legal, Compliance or an equivalent qualification; and
• two years’ experience in the financial sector supervision, regulatory or MI environment.

Job-related knowledge:

• FMI supervision, regulation and legislation;
• Economics; 
• Accounting/financial statement fundamentals;
• financial markets and instruments;
• relevant policies and procedures;
• PFMI.

Additional requirements include:

• problem-solving and analysis;
• verbal and written communication skills; 
• interpersonal skills
• sound judgement; and
• taking initiative.