Openings at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose  

• To ensure software testing (Automation / Security / Performance) is conducted in relation to the automated script design, build, execution and deploy using appropriate automation technologies; or to the cooperative vulnerability and penetration assessments, or to the scalability and responsiveness under a specified workload, of the specific application/s, within set timeframes and against specified outputs.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in a Computer Science/IT/Information Systems/Engineering AND 8 – 10 years' experience in a software testing environment, of which 3-4 years at a junior specialist level in performance testing.

Alternative

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years' experience in a software testing  environment, of which 3-4 years at a junior specialist level in performance testing.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Certified training in Testing Techniques (e.g. ITSEB or ISTQB Technical Testing).
• Must have an in-depth knowledge of HP Quality Centre.
• Must have a working knowledge of the following applications: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project.
• Must have the ability to interact effectively with other teams involved in project and maintenance testing effort.
• Must be capable of producing and performance metrics as well as other necessary reports that meet the demands of individuals within project and maintenance team structures.
• Must have the ability to code in at least 3 scripting languages. Must have experience in using 3 or more performance testing tools and protocols.
• Must have experience in writing SQL and DB2 queries. Must have the knowledge of Network Architecture.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Active identification and management of Automation/Performance/Security testing project risks and the required resolution thereof with different stakeholders with an interest in the success of the project.
• Actively participate in the testing life cycle.
• Define and setup testing strategies and plans to enable current compatibility / backward compatibility testing to prevent software failure due to security vulnerabilities and /or performance between application software and infrastructures issues.
• Introduce best practices and influence the divisions to change and adopt accordingly.
• Coordinate and manage life cycle of defect priorities.
• Review test requirements to be clearly identified, prioritized and satisfied by business solutions.
• Define and setup Testing strategies and plans to enable current compatibility/backward compatibility testing to prevent software failure.
• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
• 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.

Governance

• Develop and /or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.

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.
• Overall assignment of tasks, roles and deliverables of assigned resources involved in the specific project for its duration.

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.
• Ongoing collaboration and relationship building with various stakeholders and executives from various operational domains of the organisation to enable project delivery.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Conceptual Ability
• Expertise in Context
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust
• Reading Comprehension (Fundamental)
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Automated Unit Testing
• Business Knowledge
• Computer Literacy
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• IT Knowledge
• Reporting
• Reporting and Interpretation
• System Thinking

Deadline:16th July,2025

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Job Purpose

• To provide expertise, advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics by planning, and carrying out programmes of applications development work, on time, and quality targets and in accordance with appropriate standards, in order to enable tactical translation and operational implementation. To assist with detecting application issues, analyse software, and implement software solutions within standards. 

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Information Technology AND 8-10 years' experience in a Software Development environment of which 3-4 years at junior management level.

OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification / Certification (SEE BELOW), AND 8-10 years' experience in a Software Development environment of which 3-4 years at junior management level AND Min Functional requirements as specified.
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer with skills in C#
• Formal training in web development including REACTJS.

ALTERNATIVE

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

Minimum Functional Requirements

• 6+ Years of application development experience, preferably within the Microsoft .Net space, including at least 4 years working with MS SQL or IBM DB2.
• At least 3 years of experience with ReactJS, Redux or similar, JavaScript and or TypeScript.
• A strong understanding of Git Repository Management, preferably via a command-line interface.
• Hands-on experience in both Traditional and Agile software development methodologies.

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 that quality assurance systems, processes and measures are carried out in accordance with the organization's standards, methods and procedures.
• Ensure all work is documented using the selected standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Develop and monitor procedures to ensure that new systems developments are compatible with the organization's existing systems, infrastructure and strategic plans.
• Provide advice, maintain and implement the organization's systems development standards, methods and procedures.
• Assess software packages on their ability to meet all or parts of specified requirements and advise business owners and management on their technical suitability.
• Monitoring and reporting on the progress of system changes and enhancements, taking action to deal with exceptions, problems and unforeseen events in a timely manner.
• Work with Business Solutions to define a costed & prioritised programme of systems development that supports the organization's objectives and strategic plans, and communicate information about the agreed programme to Applications Development teams.
• Ensure that quality assurance systems, processes and measures are carried out in accordance with the organization's standards, methods and procedures.
• Ensure all work is documented using the selected standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Participate in policymaking and overall management of IS within the organization.
• Develop and monitor procedures to ensure that new systems developments are compatible with the organization's existing systems, infrastructure and strategic plans.
• Ensure that development projects are carried out in accordance with the organization's agreed standards, methods and procedures.
• Provide advice, maintain and implement the organization's systems development standards, methods and procedures.
• Assess software packages on their ability to meet all or parts of specified requirements and advise business owners and management on their technical suitability.
• Oversee and establish the operation of systems and procedures for monitoring and reporting on the progress of systems development projects, taking action to deal with exceptions, problems and unforeseen events in a timely manner.

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 
• Computer Literacy 
• Efficiency improvement  
• Functional Policies and Procedures 
• IT Development 
• IT Knowledge 
• Reporting and Interpretation 
• System Thinking 

Deadline:16th July,2025

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Job Purpose

• To provide highly analytical design thinking input, advice and guidance using your outstanding technical communication skills and subject matter expertise to ensure practical design alignment for all existing and forthcoming technology solutions by ensuring that all modernisation and enhancement initiatives are carefully and consistently evaluated against a non-exhaustive and constantly evolving set of software design life cycle principles, methodologies, governance standards and protocols.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology AND 8-10 years' experience in an IT Service Management environment (Governance, Risk and Compliance for Cloud related Technology. Contract Law or Finance qualification/certification will be added advantage) of which 3-4 years at operational specialist level.

ALTERNATIVE

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 year experience in an IT Service Management environment (Governance, Risk and Compliance for Cloud related Technology. Contract Law or Finance qualification/certification will be added advantage) of which 3-4 years at operational specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• ITIL certification AND /OR COBIT certification
• Microsoft Azure related certifications OR certifications for other Cloud platforms

Job Outputs:

Process

• Plan and manage strategic technology contracts with a focus on Cloud Services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), AI, and digital transformation initiatives, ensuring seamless contract execution, effective supplier performance, governance, risk mitigation, and alignment with technology agreements
• Ability to interpret contract terms/legalities, negotiate high value contracts, manage vendor disputes relating to emerging technology and cloud environments.
• Translate complex technical concepts and legal terms into actionable business insights.
• Solid understanding of global regulatory, privacy, and compliance standards as they relate to cloud and emerging technologies.
• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices to achieve maximum contract compliance.
• Development of business cases, change requests, business requirements specification, and active participation in tender processes/vendor selections for complex technology solutions including Cloud Technologies
• Ensure ongoing cloud audit and compliance by monitoring adherence to contract obligations and regulatory standards, across complex service models.
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of organisation’s License Management and high value technology Cloud assets, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Collaborate closely with finance and accounting teams to ensure alignment with asset capitalisation policies, international accounting standards, and accurate input into fixed asset registers and cost attribution models for intangible cloud assets.
• 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 Supplier Management problems in practices.
• Integrate business information and technology contracts, 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.
• Proactively identify interconnected Supplier Management 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.
• Communicate a meaningful operational context that promotes the implementation of best practice, operational efficiency and client service delivery.

Governance

• Ensure all solution designs are in strict adherence to all organisational policies as well as the South African Tax, Customs and Excise Acts.
• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice, and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.
• Establishing and maintaining effective relationships to understand needs, and promote understanding of full systems, product, and related services, and ensuring alignment to provide an understanding of all functions within the IT environment and corresponding impact on the operational environment.
• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Ensure effective internal management and reconciliation of all solution artifacts.
• Implement and monitor the effective financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

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

Technical competencies

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

Deadline:16th July,2025

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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 (NQF7) AND 8-10 years' experience in an Integration/ Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

Alternative

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in an Integration/ Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) experience of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level

Job Outputs:

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Finance

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

Client

• 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 
• Commitment to Continuous Learning 
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness 
• Problem Solving and Analysis 
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Application Development and Maintenance 
• Business Knowledge
• Computer Literacy 
• Database Collection and Analysis
• Database Design and Management
• Efficiency improvement  
• Functional Policies and Procedures 
• IT Knowledge 
• Reporting
• System Thinking 

Deadline:16th July,2025

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Job Purpose

• To speedily and efficiently grant relief of voluntary disclosures by way of an agreement.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF7) in Law, Accounting or Taxation and 5 years' experience in a tax environment, of which a minimum of 2 years at a technically skilled level.

OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years related tax experience in Law, Accounting or Taxation and a minimum 2 years at a technically skilled level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Skilled technical & academically qualified junior operational management / operational specialists.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Accumulate information to report on work progress and use for decision making purposes 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.
• Compile Statistical reports applicable to the area of specialisation.
• Conduct research to investigate the facts and legal implications of cases in order to make recommendations.
• 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.
• Execute specialist input through investigation and opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• 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.

Governance

• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies
• 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
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Effective Business Communication
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional policies and procedures
• Legal Advisory and Interpretation
• Legal Knowledge and knowledge of ethics
• Query Resolution
• Reporting
• Research

Deadline:17th July,2025