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  • Posted: Feb 6, 2026
    Deadline: Feb 11, 2026
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  • The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the nations tax collecting authority. Established in terms of the South African Revenue Service Act 34 of 1997 as an autonomous agency, we are responsible for administering the South African tax system and customs service. Its main functions are to: collect and administer all national taxes, duties and levies; c...
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    Coordinator: Vetting, Screening & Conflict of Interest

    Job Purpose

    • To be responsible for coordinating the activities of vetting, screening and conflict of interest functions, in order to optimise compliance to SARS moral and ethical standards through the identification and mitigation of people risks, investigation of non-compliance and execution of the pre-employment screening function in SARS.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant Higher Certificate (NQF 5) Social Science, Administration, Risk Management and Analysis, Legal or similar AND 2 years' experience in Administration support, Customer service and Vetting and Screening.

    #Alternative

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 3 years' Administration support, Customer service and Vetting and Screening.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Vetting and Screening
    • Risk Management and Analysis

    The alternative qualifications and experience refers to internal minimum requirements

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Ensure quality of work content, quick turnaround, prioritise, minimise mistakes and continuously improve quality, service and standards.
    • Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work.
    • Deliver on contracted performance objectives according to set procedures and agreed service level agreements.
    • Embrace change initiatives and positively contribute to the success thereof within area of accountability.
    • Identify problems, apply known solutions in line with procedures or guidelines and escalate unresolved problems.
    • Plan and organise own work in an effective and efficient manner to reach agreed performance objectives.
    • Report on transactional activity progression within set guidelines to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability.
    • Carry out integrity and ethics compliance assessments, report on identified gaps and recommend corrective actions.
    • Conduct vetting on the creditors and make recommendations on the approval or denial of the credit limit to the creditors.
    • Maintain a control log and actively follow up on information requested from internal and external parties to ensure timeous delivery.
    • Ensure smooth external liaison and coordination with other government departments and third parties.
    • Create and maintain a confidential filing system, control and retrieval of documents for the Office of the Commissioner and/or Chief Officer.
    • Planning and scheduling of interviews with relevant references, as per individual vetting need.
    • Conduct interviews in accordance with State Security Agency (SSA) standards and SARS Vetting Policy and Standard Operating Procedure
    • Collect all applicable vetting information related to integrity and risk profile of an individual.
    • Complete screening report in accordance with the prescribed standards.
    • Perform a preliminary analysis of data collated and identify issues for review.
    • Assist with the communication initiatives to improve data quality awareness and acceptance by stakeholders.
    • Conduct regular follow up of functional performance/progress against agreed deliverables.
    • Conduct mathematical and statistical analysis on data quality to discover patterns indicating potential data quality issues.
    • Conduct daily, weekly and monthly planning and monitoring against functional and divisional plans.
    • Analyse cleaned data using review and feedback tool and scan all relevant sources of data.
    • Ensure protection and security of files and records.
    • Assist business with the enforcement of data quality requirements through the monitoring of data quality trends.

    Governance

    • Comply with and adhere to identified governance and compliance standards and escalate problems for investigation and resolution.
    • Comply with data validation, integrity and governance processes and produce reports, monitor results and take appropriate action as needed.

     People

    • Drive own performance and development to achieve and improve on work outputs in line with required response time, quality and service delivery standards.
    • Continuously assess own performance, seek timely and clear feedback and request training where appropriate.

    Finance

    • Adhere to specified policies, standards, legislation and procedures to prevent wastage on resources, unauthorised expenditure and wasteful expenditure and report violations.
    • Ensure the recording and safe keeping of all functional assets in accordance with set policy and process.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery to meet or exceed customer expectations.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Honesty and Integrity 
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Accountability
    • Trust
    • Respect

    Technical competencies

    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Governance, Ethics and Values
    • Standard Operating Procedure Compliance

    Deadline:9th February,2026

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    Coordinator: Dispute Resolution (X3)

    Job Purpose

    • To conduct reviews of standard disputed tax assessments or decisions to ensure the correct application of the relevant legislation and ultimate resolution of the tax dispute

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • National Diploma in Auditing, Accounting and Taxation (NQF-6) AND 2-3 years' Auditing experience in a Legal/ Tax environment, of which 1-2 years at a knowledge worker level.

    Alternative Minimum Experience:

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 5 years’ Auditing experience in a Tax environment, of which 1-2 years at a knowledge worker level

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
    • Administer and coordinate the receipt of cases, tax compliance checks, data capturing, preparation for allocations and administrative assistance with rulings.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Constantly align own work method to changes in work requirements, procedures, policies, processes, and delivery systems to meet contracted targets or set timelines.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Develop and maintain a database of documents, decisions and outcomes relevant to the business unit.
    • Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
    • Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Manage the performance objective tracking system to ensure compliance with prescribed statutory requirements, rules and regulations.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.
    • Ensure quality of work content, quick turnaround, prioritise, minimise mistakes and continuously improve quality, service and standards

    Governance

    • Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
    • Maintain professional interactions and ensure ethical dealings with clients at all times by constantly building customer relationships.

    Finance

    • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Ensure client satisfaction by delivering excellent service that is consistent and in line with SARS service delivery standards.
    • Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Attention to Detail
    • Commitment to continuous learning
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Expertise in Context
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business Knowledge
    • Data Collection and Analysis
    • Efficiency Improvement
    • Events, Meeting or Task Coordination
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Legal Administration
    • Legal Knowledge and Knowledge of Ethics
    • Legal Records and related Systems
    • Legal Writing Skills
    • Reporting

    Deadline:10th February,2026

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    Specialist: Systems Engineer (IIS Web Application Specialist) - Fixed Term Contract

    Job Purpose

    • To be responsible for the co-ordination, configuration programming, installation, and management of single system hardware and software architectures, and related client services within the organisation. Implementing system architectures and for the identification and resolution of hardware and software technical problems and malfunctions related to the network and other related servers with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions and ensuring a stable performance environment for the business processing system. Work in both Production and non-production environments.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in IT Information Systems
    • 5 – 7 years’ experience in a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) support environment, of which 2 – 3 years ideally at functional specialist level

    OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification(s) / Certification(s)
    • IT Information Systems AND 5 – 7 years’ experience in a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) support environment AND additional requirements specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable. Windows: Active Directory Testing, or IIS Support, or In house developed and 3rd Party Application Support, or VMware, or Regional Technical Support of Infrastructure server rooms, or Microsoft products (Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SCOM, Microsoft SCCM, Microsoft LYNC or any other Microsoft Certification) ; or Wintel Intel Server: (A+, MCSA, MCSE and related Server Operating System and Hardware certification related to server support), or VMWare Certification OR AiX: IBM AiX Certified Engineer, PowerHA, IBM Systems Director or relevant certification OR Mainframe: IBM zOS/systems Certified Engineer or any other relevant certification OR LINUX: SuSE Certified Professional or Linux Professional Certified Level 2 or Redhat Certified Technician OR Storage: Storage Management and backup/Restore Certification or any other relevant certification OR WAS: IBM WebSphere Application Server Certified System Administrator or any other relevant certification

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years experience in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) support environment of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Microsoft Windows Server Operating system certification or experience and
    • Microsoft certification relating to Windows Internet Information (IIS) or relevant knowledge
    • Windows: Active Directory Testing, Internet information system (IIS) Support, in-house developed and 3rd Party Application Support.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.
    • Design and deploy new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems and participate in the design of information and operational support systems.
    • Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
    • Design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
    • Developing, maintaining and supporting technical infrastructure, hardware and system software components and document it accordingly.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose causes and possible effects in to solve emerging problems. Initiate change process and implement changes, provide guidelines and support as a results of the change.
    • Ensure system connectivity of all servers, shared software, groupware, and other applications.
    • Execute specialist input through investigation and opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
    • Integrate servers and their associated software into enterprise systems/solutions.
    • Liaise with stakeholders for problem resolution.
    • Maintenance, support and upgrades of in-house developed applications and 3rd Party Applications, including issues like security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
    • Manage the Regional Data Centres.
    • Participate in the administration and maintenance of the remote monitoring and management system: update agent scripts, respond to alerts, monitor dashboard, and periodic system review.
    • Participates in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the system infrastructure, ensuring change management procedures and methodologies are implemented and followed.
    • Perform hardware and software assessments; assist in security audits and new business investigations.
    • Performing high-level root-cause analysis for service interruption recovery and creating preventive measures.
    • Performing installation, maintenance and support of system software/hardware and user support.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements initiatives for current systems to be more effective and efficient and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives
    • Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability whilst monitoring and perform test application performance for potential bottlenecks identify possible solutions.
    • Responsible for the configuring, debugging and supporting multiple infrastructure platforms and software stacks.
    • Responsible for the situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks to ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
    • Analyse, prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.
    • Recommend and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmer and development teams.

    Governance

    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking
    •  Attention to Detail 
    • Building Sustainability 
    •  Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability 
    • Customer Service  
    • Developing Others 
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Problem Solving and Analysis 
    • Trust
    • Respect

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy
    • Customer Relationship Management
    • Data Collection and Analysis   
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • IT Strategy and Planning 
    • Infrastructure/Platforms
    • IT Knowledge
    • IT Project Management
    • Knowledge of IT Governance and Business
    • Planning and Organising 
    • Problem Analysis and Judgement  
    • Reporting
    • Service Delivery  
    • System Thinking
    • Verbal Communication

    Deadline:10th February,2026

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    Specialist Solutions Support Engineer - Business Integration (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • To manage and improve a significant portion of the existing integrated SARS applications throughout their life cycle by performing complex integrated support, helps in testing, operating and improving IT services within IT User Support.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology/Computer Science AND 5-7 years' experience in Distributed Systems Support, of which 2-3 years ideally at functional specialist level.

    OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification(s) /Certification(s) in Information Technology/Computer Science AND 5-7 years’ experience in a Distributed Systems Support environment.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years experience in Distributed Systems Support.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • ITIL Certification
    • Project Management certification will be an added advantage
    • Togaf Certification
    • Cobit Certification
    • Demonstrate Systems Development and Support experience in a corporate environment
    • Demonstrate Business/Systems analysis experience in a corporate environment
    • Broad understanding of all facets of Information Technology including SDLC.
    • Understanding of diverse set of technologies (including SQL Server,
    • DB2, C#, Java, Flexera, Microsoft OS, BMC Discovery,

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision-making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements because of the change.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
    • To manage and improve a significant portion of the bespoke existing integrated SARS applications throughout their life cycle by performing complex integrate support, helps in testing, operating and improving IT services.
    • To design and monitor services, capacity & throughput for deviations from acceptable service levels or unplanned interruptions for a significant portion of existing SARS bespoke integrated applications.
    • To identify, track and resolve recurring incidents permanently to prevent incidents from re- occurring and ultimately aims for no incidents for a significant portion of existing SARS Integrated solutions.
    • To maintain information about software & hardware configuration items required to deliver the bespoke solutions services, including their relationships with other Configuration Items to track individual configuration items and the internal configuration of bespoke applications, for a significant portion of the SARS bespoke integrated applications.
    • To regularly test, the organisation's capability to provide the necessary level of service following an interruption of service for a significant portion of SARS integrated applications in line with organisational strategy.
    • To gather, analyse, store and share knowledge and information to improve efficiency by reducing the need to rediscover knowledge for a significant portion of the integrated SARS bespoke integrated applications.
    • To maintain and improve the quality of service provided to the organization in line with agreed upon processes, operational level agreements and service level targets for a significant portion of the SARS integrated applications.
    • To define, analyse, plan, measure and improve all aspects of the availability of IT services for a significant portion of bespoke integrated SARS applications, which is responsible for ensuring that all IT infrastructure, processes, tools, roles are appropriate for the agreed availability targets.
    • To control, predict and report on the performance and capacity of operational services for a significant portion of bespoke integrated SARS applications.
    • To control, predict the performance, utilization and capacity and report on capacity of individual IT components for a significant portion of bespoke integrated SARS applications.
    • Ensuring that all contracts with suppliers support the needs of the business, making sure that all suppliers meet their contractual
    • commitments for a significant portion of integrated SARS applications.
    • Decide on the tactics to serve solution customers for a significant portion of the bespoke Integrated SARS applications, starting from an assessment of customer needs, determines which services to offer and what capabilities need to be developed. Its ultimate goal is to make the technical Support think and act in a strategic manner in line with the SARS APP.

    Governance

    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
    • Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders that promote cross-functional process delivery solutions.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Building Sustainability 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability 
    • Customer Service 
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Problem Solving and Analysis 
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems  
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Customer Relationship Management
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • Planning and Organising
    • Problem Analysis and Judgement
    • Reporting
    • IT Knowledge
    • IT Systems Proficiency
    • IT Applications
    • Reporting
    • IT Project Management
    • Procurement Knowledge

    Deadline:8th February,2026

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    Specialist: Business Systems - Solutions Analysis x2 (Fixed Term Conract)

    Job Purpose

    • To provide business systems expertise, advice and support to develop operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, to continuously enhance service delivery.  To champion impactful, future-ready technology solutions by delivering sharp analytical insights, strategic design thinking, and expert guidance that drive innovation. You’ll play a key role in shaping and aligning new and existing systems and related processes with evolving best practices, governance standards, and modernisation goals. By advocating thoughtful, scalable design, you’ll ensure every solution is fit-for-purpose and built to enable lasting transformation across the enterprise

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Business/ Systems Analysis AND 5-7 years' experience within an Information Technology environment with a Business/Systems Analysis background, of which 2-3 years were spent as a Functional/Technical Business/Systems Analyst.

    OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and relevant Business Analysis / Information Technology Qualification(s) / Certification(s), and 5-7 years' experience within an Information Technology environment with a Business/Systems Analysis background.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years’ experience within an Information Technology environment with a Business/Systems Analysis background, with an ability to interpret and review business requirements, identify impacted stakeholders, conduct joint application development sessions as well as manage the financial expenditure for related initiatives.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • IT related certification
    • Ability to interpret and review business requirements, 
    • Identify impacted stakeholders,
    • Conduct joint application development sessions
    • Manage the financial expenditure for related initiatives.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers, SARS role players and third parties to achieve predefined objectives.

    Governance

    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.
    • Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Building Sustainability 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Customer Service    
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Problem Solving and Analysis    
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems 
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • IT Strategy and Planning 
    • Reporting
    • System thinking

    Deadline:8th February,2026

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    Specialist: Business Systems x2 (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • To provide business systems expertise, advice and support to develop operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required  

    • Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology AND 5-7 years' experience in Third party data types, Income Tax support, Systems Analysis and Software Testing, Policy and Legislative environment, of which 2-3 years at functional specialist level. 

    OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and relevant IT Qualification(s) / Certification(s) in Information Technology (Third party data types, Income Tax support, Systems Analysis and Software Testing, Policy and Legislative environment), and 5-7 years' experience in a similar environment of which 2-3 years at functional specialist level.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years’ experience in Information Technology (Third party data types, Income Tax support, Systems Analysis and Software Testing, Policy and Legislative environment), of which 2-3 years at functional specialist level.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers, SARS role players and third parties to achieve predefined objectives.

    Governance

    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.
    • Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Building Sustainability 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Customer Service    
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Problem Solving and Analysis    
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems 
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • IT Strategy and Planning 
    • Reporting
    • System thinking

    Deadline:8th February,2026

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    Auditor - Compliance Audit

    Job Purpose

    • To conduct verifications with the aim of influencing compliance through raising accurate assessments in line with relevant legislation.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Accounting/Auditing/Taxation and 2-3 years' experience in Auditing/Tax/Accounting environment

    OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and 5 years’ experience in Auditing/Tax/Accounting environment, of which 1-2 years at knowledge worker level.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Be informed on related acts, legislation and regulations that might impact on own work.
    • Be observant and engage on possible violations of regulation, policies, SOPs and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
    • Conduct standard (limited scope) audits to ensure compliance with the relevant acts.
    • Plan and organise own work tasks within are of work.
    • Prepare and present submissions to interest and penalty committee.
    • Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards, and client service targets.
    • Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems, and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply applicable legislation, including amongst other policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
    • Execute process and procedural change, implement the change, and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions/conclusions.

    Governance

    • Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

    People

    • Develop productive working relationships with team members, Ops manager and key role players in the business to support contracted work outputs.
    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.

    Finance

    • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Analytical thinking
    • Accountability
    • Conceptual ability
    • Organisational awareness
    • Trust
    • Respect
    • Attention to detail
    • Commitment to continuous learning
    • Building Sustainability
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Teamwork

    Technical competencies

    • Reporting
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Financial Accounting
    • Operational Audit
    • Business Knowledge
    • Efficiency improvement

    Deadline:16th February,2026

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    Consultant: Asset Management - Software (Fixed Term Contract)

     Job Purpose

    • Ensure adherence to policies by maintaining and monitoring organisational assets in accordance with SARS policies and procedures.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in IT/ Finance AND 5-7 years' experience in software asset management experience, of which 2-3 years at technical skilled level

    ALTERNATIVE#

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4), ITIL certification AND 10 years’ experience in Software Asset Management experience, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level
    • Azure Fundamentals, CSAM and LISA  qualifications will be an added advantage

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Software Licensing Knowledge- Understanding of various licensing models (e.g., per-user, per-device, subscription-based).
    • End User License Agreement: Ability to interpret licensing terms and agreements from major software vendors such as Microsoft.
    • Cloud Resource Management-practical applications of cloud licensing including Cloud activity management such as Microsoft Azure Monitor, Billing and Cost Management.
    • Asset Tracking and Management- Proficiency in using SAM tools and software for tracking and managing software inventory.
    • Audits: Ability to perform software audits and maintain accurate records of software usage.
    • Compliance Management: Practical knowledge of software compliance requirements and regulations and ability to ensure adherence to software licensing agreements and avoid legal issues.
    • Technical Proficiency: Basic understanding of IT infrastructure, including operating systems, network configurations, and software deployment processes.
    • Data Analysis and Reporting- Skills in analysing software usage data to identify trends, optimize licenses, and reduce costs and the ability to create reports and dashboards to communicate software asset status and compliance.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Conduct end to end Software Asset Management activities, including procurement of software, deployment, utilisation and decommissioning.
    • Basic knowledge of cloud architecture and resource management
    • Manage software asset management portals and tools to support compliance.
    • Responsible for optimizing and controlling Cost Management within an organization's Cloud environment including development and management of budgets for Cloud resources and services.
    • Provide transparency and accountability for cloud expenditures through detailed reporting and analysis
    • Continuously monitoring the performance of on-premises and cloud assets to ensure they meet required service levels
    • Respond to all Software audit queries
    • Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
    • Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
    • Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
    • Plan and organise own work tasks within specific guidelines given in the said area of work.
    • Conduct verification processes to ensure that SARS fixed asset register is complete and updated.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.

    Governance

    • Ensuring that cloud and on premise software assets adhere to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and organizational policies
    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive relationships with SARS role players, third party suppliers to maximise benefit in software licensing, maintenance and service offerings.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
    • Experience in cloud asset management, particularly within Azure.
    • Ability to analyse large datasets to optimize IT costs, usage and performance

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Problem Solving and Analysis
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Building Sustainability

    Technical competencies

    • Reporting
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Financial Analysis and Reporting
    • Financial Administration
    • Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Systems
    • Asset Management
    • Query Resolution
    • Financial Controls

    Deadline:8th February,2026

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    Specialist: Economics

    Job Purpose

    • The primary mandate of the Macro-Economic Research Unit is to model, analyse and develop research tools that measure the impact of economic fundamentals and the compliance landscape on overall revenue collections. The unit provides thought leadership to inform strategy and influence policy. The unit leverages SARS tax and trade data ecosystem to ensure optimal execution of SARS strategy and to maximise revenue collection through comprehensive revenue analysis and forecasting. Key to meeting fiscal revenue estimates and forecasting objectives, is the development and maintenance of macro-economic and revenue forecasting tools. models and capabilities. As such it is imperative that the unit is capacitated by world-class Specialist Economists (and Econometricians), with exposure to international, continental, provincial and local environments, with a scope that spans micro-economics, macro-economics as well as international economics (trade) The purpose of this job is to advice on economics strategies in order to meet business objectives.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Economics, Econometrics, Business Science, Finance, or related field AND 8-10 years' experience in a macroeconomic research environment of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level. Professionally qualified, experienced specialists and/or mid-management with experience and knowledge in a field that is relevant in the field of Macro Economic Research.

    #ALTERNATIVE

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years' experience in a macroeconomic research environment of which 3-4 years junior specialist level. Professionally qualified, experienced specialists and/or mid-management with experience and knowledge in a field that is relevant in the field of Macro Economic Research.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Identify, analyse, monitor key macro-economic, micro-economic and SARS operations factors, and evaluate their impact on SARS’ revenue and compliance outcomes.
    • Provide expert advice, analytical and technical support in economic and revenue management, analysis, modelling and forecasting to internal and external stakeholders.
    • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
    • Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
    • Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
    • Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
    • Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision-making purposes.
    • Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
    • Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
    • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best-fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
    • Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
    • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
    • Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement

    Governance

    • Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

    People

    • Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
    • Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

    Finance

    • Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.
    • Contribute to the development of divisional budgets to minimise expenditure aligned with divisional plans

    Client

    • Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
    • Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Attention to Detail
    • Building Sustainability
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning
    • Fairness
    • Integrity
    • Organisational awareness
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Problem solving and Analysis
    • Respect

    Technical competencies

    • Business Knowledge
    • Data Collection and Analysis
    • Economic Methods and Theories
    • Economic Research
    • Efficiency improvement
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Reporting
    • Risk Awareness
    • Risk Knowledge

    Deadline:10th February,2026

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    Senior Network Engineer (Voice Network Engineer) - Fixed Term Contract

    Job Purpose

    • To provide the technical skills to support the optimal management and operation of all Data and Voice communication related infrastructure in the production and development environment. Management of projects and programmes within all network areas as well as technology and architecture approval and governance, vendor management and 3rd level technical assistance on all problems, incidents and changes.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) Information Technology / Computer Science and 3 - 4 years’ experience in a Voice /Network environment, of which 1 - 2 years at a knowledge worker level.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 6 years experience in Voice /Network environment, of which 1 - 2 years at a knowledge worker level.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Proven experience with systems planning, security principles, and general software management best practices.  5-7 years experience in IP routing and switching experience; and CCNP/CCIE certification.  IP routing and switching experience; and CCT Certification.   Proficient in the following technologies: Technical Knowledge of Routers, Wi-Fi Access Points, Switches; LAN Cabling, Voice Gateways, Protocols, Network Management Systems. Broad IT Network Knowledge; ITIL Foundation Certification.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
    • Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.
    • Responsible for managing the co-ordination, configuration, installation, and management of multiple network types (WAN, LAN, wireless, satellite, telephony, internetworking) and related client services with the enterprise.
    • Responsible maintaining network architectures, and for the identification and resolution of high level hardware and software technical problems and malfunctions related to the network and related services.
    • Makes recommendations and implement decisions in the areas of throughput analysis, problem solving, and infrastructure planning, with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions. 
    • Ensures a stable performance environment for the network communication infrastructure. 
    • Participates in various IT projects intended to continually improve / upgrade the network / telecommunications infrastructure.
    • Respond appropriately and deal with queries or complaints in an effective manner (i.e. punctual; polite and with empathy).
    • Professionally manage them through to resolution or escalation.
    • Take ownership of escalated and/or complex tickets allocated to Network Services and / or the relevant Virtual team ticket queue.
    • Maintain a professional relationship with peers of other Service Delivery teams and utilise excellent customer service skills and exceed business expectations.
    • Identify potential business facing risks.
    • Involvement in problem management to identify root cause analysis and report customer feedback and potential product request.
    • Troubleshoot, maintain and support a wide range of systems.
    • Ensure Service Level Agreements (OLA's and SLA) are met / achieved.

    Governance

    • Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify and escalate risks.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.

    Finance

    • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Building Sustainability
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Conceptual Ability 
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness 
    • Problem Solving and Analysis 
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Computer Literacy 
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • IT Knowledge
    • Customer Relationship Management
    • System Thinking
    • Technical Expertise
    • IT Project Management
    • Knowledge of IT Governance and Business
    • Verbal Communication

    Compliance Competency

    • Networking and Comm
    • Problem Management
    • Quality Management
    • Risk Management
    • Service Level Management
    • GOC Confidential

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    Consultant: Asset Management - Hardware (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • Ensure adherence to policies by maintaining and monitoring organisational assets in accordance with SARS policies and procedures.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in IT/ Finance AND 5-7 years' IT Infrastructure Asset management experience, of which 2-3 years at technical skilled level

    ALTERNATIVE

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4), ITIL certification AND 10 years experience in IT Infrastructure Asset Management, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Hardware Asset Management experience- Understanding of policies and regulations governing IT Infrastructure Assets.
    • Asset Tracking and Management- Proficiency in using Discovery tools and Microsoft PowerBI dashboards to manage hardware inventory.
    • Audits: Ability to perform asset verification to maintain accurate records of IT Infrastructure Assets.
    • Compliance Management: Practical knowledge of disposal processes to ensure compliance to manufacturers regulations.
    • Technical Proficiency: Basic understanding of IT infrastructure, including operating systems and network configurations.
    • Data Analysis and Reporting – Ability to analyse asset lifecycle data (covering procurement, ownership, location changes, disposal etc.) to identify trends, optimize asset utilization, and reduce total cost of ownership. Skilled in creating reports and dashboards that clearly communicate asset status, movement history, financial value, and compliance with organizational policies.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Responsible for the daily and long-term strategic management of IT Infrastructure hardware assets.
    • Provide financial expertise within the IT environment to assist technical teams in managing IT Infrastructure assets.
    • Provide financial expertise to SARS personnel responsible for procurement of IT Infrastructure Assets
    • Manage the IT Infrastructure asset register ensuring that the asset register is continuously updated to reflect movement of assets in order to provide accurate input into SARS Financial statements.
    • Accumulate information to report on work progress and use for decision making purposes and the identification of improvement opportunities.
    • Apply discretion and judgement to diagnose symptoms, causes and effects and to make decisions to overcome problems and to provide solutions.
    • Ensure procedures, policies and mandates are clearly understood and complied with.
    • Ensure the development, alignment and implementation of end-to-end processes within area of accountability for continued process improvement.
    • Implement change & provide guidelines to direct reports defining the impact of change, the change itself & new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Link and communicate unit's objectives back to mandate, schedule and prioritise activities and allocate work to meet identified work outputs.
    • Manage a work function or unit by focusing on the delivery and achievement of set objectives within specified time frames, costs and standards.
    • Plan and organise multiple work outputs by assigning priorities and continuously reviewing objectives and goals.
    • Provide input into the development of the tactical strategy as well as develop and implement a supporting operational strategy.
    • Apply the necessary discretion and judgment in making decisions and overcoming obstacles in order to attain set goals and objectives for area of accountability.
    • Frequently report on progress of unit and or team against pre-defined objectives and standards, ensuring accurate representation of facts.
    • Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
    • Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
    • Plan and organise own work tasks within specific guidelines given in the said area of work.
    • Conduct verification processes to ensure that SARS fixed asset register is complete and updated.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.

    Governance

    • Ensuring that IT Infrastructure assets adhere to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and organizational policies
    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive relationships with SARS role players, third party suppliers to maximise service offerings.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
    • Experience in Service Assets management.
    • Ability to analyse large datasets to optimize IT costs, usage and performance

    Client

    • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Problem Solving and Analysis
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Building Sustainability

    Technical competencies

    • Reporting
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Financial Analysis and Reporting
    • Financial Administration
    • Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Systems
    • Asset Management
    • Query Resolution
    • Financial Controls

    Deadline:8th February,2026

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    Senior Specialist: System Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • To be responsible for co-ordinating, programming, implementing and maintaining system architectures, including hardware, operating systems, and utilities, and related client services within the organisation and ensuring to meet service level agreements.  To be responsible for identification and resolution of complex hardware and software technical problems and malfunctions related to network and related servers and makes decisions that are critical in the areas of performance analysis, problem solving, and infrastructure planning, with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions, ensuring a stable performance environment for the enterprise business processing system. 

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Information Technology AND 8-10 years' experience in IBM WebSphere Application Server, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

    #OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND  IT Qualification (s) / Certification (s), in Information Technology and 8-10 years’ experience in IBM WebSphere Application Serve of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level, AND additional requirements specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable.
    • AiX: IBM AiX Certified Engineer, PowerHA, IBM Systems Director or relevant certification OR
    • LINUX: SuSE Certified Professional or Linux Professional Certified Level 2 or Redhat Certified Technician OR
    • WAS: IBM WebSphere Application Server Certified System Administrator or any other relevant certification

    #ALTERNATIVE

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years IBM WebSphere Application Server experience of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
    • Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
    • Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
    • Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
    • Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
    • Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
    • Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
    • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
    • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
    • Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
    • Advising on programming, implementation and maintaining system architectures, including hardware, operating systems, and utilities, and related client services within the enterprise.
    • Advise on the identification and resolution of high-level hardware and software technical problems and malfunctions related to network and related servers.
    • Makes decisions that are critical in the areas of performance analysis, problem solving, and infrastructure planning, with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions.
    • Proactively researches and locates necessary tools and processes to identify and proactively avert troublesome trends as they develop.
    • Advice on stable performance environment for the enterprise business processing system.
    • Participates in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the systems infrastructure.
    • Collaborate with network staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
    • Configuring, debugging and supporting multiple infrastructure platforms.
    • Developing, maintaining and supporting technical infrastructure, hardware and system software components and developed applications.
    • Performing high-level root-cause analysis for service interruption recovery and creating preventive measures.
    • Performing installation, maintenance and support of system software/hardware and user support.
    • Work with executive team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.
    • Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
    • Design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
    • Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
    • Ensure system connectivity of all servers, shared software, groupware, and other applications.
    • Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems; develop and implement strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
    • Integrate servers and their associated software into enterprise systems/solutions.
    • Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.
    • Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmer and development teams.
    • Responsible for building, implementing and maintaining system hardware and software architectures as well as to identify and resolve all hardware and software technical problems.
    • Participate in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the system infrastructure.
    • Establish systems programming standards and documentation requirements and play a key role in the integration of mainframe, midrange, shared systems and other computing architectures.
    • Advise and design in support of the management and support of the organisation's System operating systems and/or application server software and utilities infrastructure - Specialist coding for the optimisation of System systems to optimise workflow;  coaching other engineers to resolutions, engineering and implementing complex projects, and for maintaining and overseeing the technology, ensuring alignment of IT strategy to business strategy.
    • Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.

    Governance

    • Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

    People

    • Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
    • Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

    Finance

    • Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

    Client

    • Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
    • Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Adaptability
    • Building Sustainability 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness 
    • Problem Solving and Analysis 
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems 
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • IT Knowledge 
    • IT Strategy and Planning 
    • Reporting and Interpretation 
    • System Thinking 
    • Customer Relationship Management
    • Technical Expertise
    • IT Project Management
    • Knowledge of IT Governance and Business  
    • Problem Analysis and Judgement
    • Verbal Communication

    Deadline:11th February,2026

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    Senior Specialist: SAP Development & Integration (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • To provide technical expertise in custom development and contribute to strategic decisions with associated development plans, by implementing continuous improvements, to support the entire software application life cycle, providing resolutions, ensuring best practice integration and operational implementation, through the achievement of SAP Development objectives

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) Fields: Information Technology, Computer Science, B‐Com, Finance, Management and Engineering AND 8-10 years' experience in a SAP Development environment, of which 3-4 years is at a junior specialist level.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years  experience in a SAP Development environment, of which 4-3 years is at junior specialist level.

     Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Experience and knowledge of key integration points between SAP modules.
    • Relevant SAP Development or integration analysis and development experience. SAP SKILLS Strong background in SAP programming.
    • Basic understanding of overall business ERP system landscapes including data flows and internal/external integration.
    • Understanding of SAP tables and data structures desired. SAP Procurement Configuration Skills.
    • Relevant training and/or certification related to - SAP ABAP, SAP BRF; SAP PI/ PO, and SAP WF training

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Acts as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyse, and solve critical SAP functional and application problems and map client business requirements, processes and objectives. Develop necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs.
    •  Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
    •  Analyse and Review requirements, perform configuration and testing in various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application, Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
    • Close communication with functional teams /designers, understand the requirements from provided functional designs and transform these requirements into the technical designs.
    • Contribute to high productivity and motivation of working team with the use of your communication skills and cooperation; reach and realize project aims and outputs.
    • Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
    • Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
    • Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
    • Ensure proper testing has been completed and proper documentation exists to support new/modified applications in production and address any documentation gaps.
    • Incident Resolution for Severity 1 and 2 issues and assist with Business escalations for issues raised.
    • Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
    • Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
    • Perform complex tasks and guidance during implementation, maintenance and support of various SAP modules to enhance business functionality and overall performance, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
    • Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
    • Plan maintenance of current system solutions for various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
    • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
    • Provide expert knowledge of industry best practices and recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
    • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
    • Review documentation for approval of all work tasks (definition) based on BRS and ensure adherence to SAP Support SDLC.

    Governance

    • Develop and /or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

    People

    • Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
    • Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

    Finance

    • Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

    Client

    • Develop and ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
    • Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Adaptability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Customer service
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability 
    • Expertise in Context
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems
    • Business Knowledge
    • Computer Literacy
    • Data Collection and analysis
    • Efficiency improvement
    • IT Knowledge
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Problem Analysis and Judgement
    • Reporting
    • System thinking
    • Technical analysis

    Deadline:11th February,2026

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    Senior Specialist: Business Integration (Natural ADABAS) x 2 (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, ensuring effective and efficient development, enhancements, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of application modules/subsystems, in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) AND 8-10 years' experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.

    OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and a relevant IT Qualification(s) / Certification(s) Information Technology (IT), and 8-10 years' experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years development experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Natural ADABAS
    • NaturalONE
    • IBM Mainframe (z/OS)
    • Job Control Language (JCL)
    • Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and IBM MQ

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
    • Contribute to IT business planning with regards to interface applications.
    • Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
    • Design, plan and implement all the integration, design and development activities that relate to the portfolio of business integration in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders.
    • Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
    • Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
    • Ensure proper project planning and execution as well as overall change control.
    • Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
    • Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
    • Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
    • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
    • Provide support to integration projects by applying the required specialised skills in terms of data, design, services, processes, monitoring and patterns.
    • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
    • Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
    • Troubleshoot and methodically identify research and resolve complex issues in the IT environment.
    • Introduce best practices and influence the divisions to change and adopt accordingly.

    Governance

    • Develop and /or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

    People

    • Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
    • Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

    Finance

    • Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

    Client

    • Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
    • Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Building Sustainability 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability 
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Problem Solving and Analysis   
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Application Development and Maintenance  
    • Business Knowledge
    • Database Design and Management    
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    •  IT Knowledge 
    • Reporting and Interpretation 
    • System Thinking 

    Deadline:11th February,2026

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    Senior Specialist: Business Integration (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • To provide expertise, advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics, by ensuring sustainability of SARS software, systems and technologies, enabling a holistic business solution that support and sustain the business capability with minimal business risk, integrate and align architectures within the Enterprise Architecture, in order to enable tactical translation and operational implementation. 

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • B. Tech: Computer Systems AND 8-10 years' experience in an IBM Integration Software Development Environment or other versions of the software, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

    OR

    • Relevant IT Qualification / Certification, as specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable and 8-10 years’ experience in an IBM Integration Software Development Environment or other versions of the software,of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in an IBM Integration Software Development Environment or other versions of the software, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • IBM Integration Software Development

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
    • Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
    • Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
    • Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
    • Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
    • Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
    • Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
    • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
    • Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
    • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
    • Ensure proper project planning and execution as well as overall change control.
    • Provide support to projects by applying the required specialised skills in terms of infrastructure, architecture, data, design, services, processes, monitoring and patterns.
    • Troubleshoot and methodically identify research and resolve complex issues in the IT environment.
    • Design, plan and implement all the software, integration, design and development activities that relate to the portfolio of business integration in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders.
    • Introduce best practises and influence the divisions to change and adopt accordingly.
    • Contribute to IT business planning with regards to interface applications.

    Governance

    • Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

    People

    • Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
    • Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

    Finance

    • Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

    Client

    • Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
    • Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Building Sustainability 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability 
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Problem Solving and Analysis   
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Application Development and Maintenance  
    • Business Knowledge
    • Database Design and Management    
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    •  IT Knowledge 
    • Reporting and Interpretation 
    • System Thinking 

    Deadline:11th February,2026

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