Job Description

The main purpose of this position is to develop and support business intelligence (BI) solutions, under the supervision of more senior developers, to meet the business needs of the South African Reserve Bank Group (SARB Group).

Detailed description

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

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with more senior developers.

• Conduct analysis and design quality BI solutions according to the specifications provided and approved business requirements, and in line with governance frameworks.

• Deliver quality BI solutions through development, integration, testing and deployment, according to the approved design specifications and within agreed timelines.

• Develop BI solutions that adhere to prescribed information and communication technology (ICT) standards and procedures.

• Consistently provide BI solutions maintenance and support in the designated area and ensure business continuity in line with the agreed service standards.

• Keep abreast of ICT developments and trends within specialised area of technology in order to develop and design the most appropriate BI solutions.

• Actively participate as a member of a team, to move the team towards the completion of goals.

• Engage with the internal and external user community to ensure that business benefits are realised. Evaluate own performance against given criteria and identify and address any task-specific learning needs.

Job requirements

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

• A National Diploma (NQF 6) in Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification;

• at least 2–5 years of experience in BI solutions development; and

• exposure to BI Technologies such as (MS Power BI, SAS, Oracle BI, MS Fabric, Denodo, Teradata, Oracle ODI, Informatica, MS SSIS, SSRS) would be an advantage.

• A BI certification would be advantageous.

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge and skill in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;

• quality assurance;

• continuous improvement;

• continued learning and professional development;

• business continuity and planning;

• IT enablement planning;

• IT transformation and innovation;

• release management;

• application design, configuration and development;

• application support and maintenance;

• infrastructure design and development;

• systems integration;

• workload estimation; and

• technical analysis.

In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.