Systems Administrator - South African Reserve Bank

The main purpose of this position is to provide support services to the Financial Reporting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Business Solutions Division of the Financial Services Department, in order to analyse, report and monitor business problems and needs, determine solutions and enable improvement in organisational processes.

Detailed Description

• Conduct user acceptance testing, regression, connectivity and usability for the reporting element of the division.
• Assist with the analysis of business requirements and gap analysis to ensure that comprehensive testing is performed.
• Compile test plans, test approaches, test scenarios and test cases to ensure a structured approach during testing.
• Review and prepare business processes and procedures, analyse business needs and associated data, identify and assess possible solutions as well as define the associated requirements.
• Provide first-level systems support for reporting applications, audit applications and ERP.

• Contribute to the compilation of user manuals and conduct end-user training.
• Report on progress for all testing efforts, results, and activities, to support the final approval for implementation of the solution.
• Engage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders in analysing business needs and testing of new requirements.
• Assess the impact on business due to systems changes initiated by external factors (from within or outside the South African Reserve Bank).
• Provide post-deployment support for solutions tested to ensure seamless implementation.

Job Requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a National Diploma in Accounting or Information Technology (NQF 6); and
• two to five years of working experience in payments and settlement, financial systems or financial processing environment.

Additional requirements include:

• a BCom degree in Accounting (NQF 7) will be an added advantage;
• industry, organisational and business awareness skill and knowledge;
• quality assurance skill and knowledge;
• continuous improvement skills and knowledge;
• continued learning and/or professional development skill and knowledge;
• Information technology enablement legislation and governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill;
• software development lifecycle knowledge and skill;
• application design and development of knowledge and skill;
• basic business analysis knowledge and skill;

• basic project management principles;
• user acceptance testing knowledge and skill;
• testing knowledge and skill;
• conceptual and system thinking;
• effective communication;
• drive for results;
• team work;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• building and maintaining relationships;
• judgement and decision-making;
• analysis and problem-solving;
• managing complexity and ambiguity;
• ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; and
• time-management skills.