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Senior Software Developer

REFERENCE NR : VAC00935
JOB TITLE : Senior Software Developer
JOB LEVEL : D2
SALARY : R 651 627 – R 977 440
REPORT TO : Technical Manager
DIVISION : Application Maintenance
DEPARTMENT : AM: ESM Solution Management
LOCATION : SITA Erasmuskloof
POSITION STATUS : Permanent (Internal & External)

Purpose of the job
To perform solution and software development in order to design, develop, procure, package, release and
maintain/enhance solutions, in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for government. This
includes the development of enterprise solution, the integration thereof with the other applicable enterprise and
coordination of systems processes product development across a number of disciplines to archive objectives.

Key Responsibility Area

Lead the design and development of new features for the software systems, and improvement of the existing
ones.
Implementation, debugging, documentation and release of the software solutions.
Provide maintenance and enhancement support of the existing systems.
Perform software systems coding assignments.
Supervision of the Software development team.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum: 3-year National Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology
and Engineering) or related field.

Experience: 6 – 7 Years’ Experience in the ICT Field within System Design, Development, Implementation and
Maintenance. Knowledge of: ORACLE Forms and Reports (PL/SQL) Programming Language; Application
development, enhancement and maintenance practices; Development, Maintenance, Implementation and
Integration, including Testing, Packaging and Release; IT Quality Management; IT Security and ICT Standards; Time
Management. Expertise on: System and software design, Software Development and maintenance, Relational
database structures; Planning and Organising. Behavioural Competencies: Initiative and Innovation; Business
Acumen; Customer Service; Mentoring; Negotiation; and Communication. Skills: Development methodologies
covering the design, development, testing, packaging and releasing phases of the system delivery life cycle;
Software Development and maintenance specifically using ORACLE Forms and Reports; Interfacing and
Integration of modules; Quality Management, applying Programming Standards and procedures. Candidates with
working experience on Logistics Applications and experience in PL/SQL will begiven preference.

Technical Competencies Description
Solid understanding of computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases.
ICT Governance and Compliance Governance e.g. Cobit and ITIL Strong knowledge to design test plans according
to the software requirements specification. Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development process
and its technologies. Extensive knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of
software requirements specifications, models and designs. Strong knowledge of user interfaces. Strong knowledge
of solution Integration strategies and tools Working knowledge of Cloud Computing Strong knowledge source control
and version control tools like Git and SVN Working knowledge of virtualisation and containerisation (Docker,
Kubernetes) Working knowledge of DevOps (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing,
Continuous Monitoring Infrastructure as Code, Config Management) Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies
(Feature-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, Scrum, Extreme Programming) Extensive background in
coding Extensive knowledge of software testing techniques and tools Extensive knowledge of software team
leadership IT Quality Management e.g. ISO9001 and CMMI IT Security ICT Standards COTS (Commercial of the
Shelf) Products OSS (Open Source Software) Products IT Strategies and Architectures Strong knowledge of data
integration tools Execution of Architecture methods and practices e.g. TOGAF and GWEA

Specialist Server Administrator

REFERENCE NR : VAC00704 (Re-Advert)
JOB TITLE : Specialist Server Administrator
JOB LEVEL : C5
SALARY : R 478 420 – R 717 630
REPORT TO : Senior Server Engineer
DIVISION : Service Management
DEPT : Prov KZN: EUC Projects
LOCATION : KZN: Pietermaritzburg
POSITION STATUS : Permanent (Internal & External)

Purpose of the job

Design, planning, acquisition and implementation of all related Server Infrastructure Services. Support and
maintenance of all Server related Infrastructure including hardware and software. Manage the provisioning of all
Server related Infrastructure Services, planning, coordinating, monitoring and controlling to ensure the availability
the services according to the Service Level Agreements. Ensure the resolution of hardware and software, incidents
and service requests according to contracted Agreements Support and maintenance of all Server related
Infrastructure according to prescribed policies, procedures, standards and governance frameworks.

Key Responsibility Areas

Investigate/confirm/refer/log a call to upgrade the server.
Rectify the faults affecting the availability of the server.
Installation of servers
Implement procedures and standards for Directory Integrated Systems, Servers and related services and monitor
adherence thereof
Resolution and handling of medium operational Incidents as per SLA incident handling timeframes
Monitoring of Server and Services Toolsets & Dashboards

Minimum: Grade 12 plus 3-year IT Diploma / Degree in in Computer Science, or IT/related fields (NQF level 6).
Certification: MCSA or MCSE or MCITP.
Experience: 3 – 5 years’ experience as a Server Administrator in the provisioning, support and maintenance and
support of all Server related Infrastructure such as Enterprise Directory Services, virtualization and server
infrastructure technology stack. Experience in working within the ITIL Framework for Incident, Problem, Change, or
Service Experience in the design, planning, implementation of an Enterprise Server solutions and services.

Technical Competencies Description

Knowledge of: Organizational Awareness: IT and Government Industry IT Products and Services Knowledge of:
System performance Server Performance Management knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, 802.1x, and DHCP protocols.
knowledge of Windows and Linux Servers, Server Operations, Server applications, etc.; knowledge of both physical
and virtualized servers, especially Hyper-V; Understanding of the government regulations Understanding of:
Hardware and software support for client system/solutions, Server & Storage related technologies & related
Key Responsibility Areas
management toolsets and solutions Service Management systems (ASPECT /ARS/ITSM7) or equivalent applications
ICT Operational Trends Network Operating Systems Project Management NOS/Active Directory/Virtualisation Quality
assurance standards DNS, E-Mail, software deployment, Patch management, Core Stack builds VPN technologies
and concepts Disaster Recovery Virtualisation technologies and concepts Computer and network security principles
Operating System Stack builds (OS Imaging). Service Level Management Technical: Proficiency in maintenance of
Core Server infrastructure and Services (Patch management, Antivirus, DNS, DHCP, Agents etc). Microsoft
administration and related services. Virtualized server designs and support. Server monitoring. Server operating
system rebuilds and restore. Domain controllers rebuild and restore. Communication skills. Verbal Communication.
Writing skills. Reading skills. Reporting. Interpersonal Skills. Honest. Self-Management Skills. Initiative. Integrity.
Self-Actualization. Intellectual Skills. Responsible. Hard working. Team player. Solution oriented. Diligent. Act with
Integrity. Proactive & Decisive. Innovative and Assertive. Information Scanning. Lateral Thinking. Attention to
details. Problem solving, Decision making and analytical skills

Advanced Software Developer

REFERENCE NR : VAC00785/25
JOB TITLE : Advanced Software Developer
JOB LEVEL : D3
SALARY : R 760 490 – R 1 140 736
REPORT TO : Senior Manager
DIVISION : Application Maintenance
DEPARTMENT : AM: SAPS Unique
LOCATION : SITA Centurion
POSITION STATUS : Permanent (Internal & External)

Purpose of the job
The role will be responsible to execute complex application development, maintenance projects and services and
provide innovative solutions and products that resolve challenges of government service delivery. The Advance
Software Developer will be responsible for guiding and executing the design, development, and execution of complex
services and projects of ICT solutions.

Key Responsibility Area

Lead the development of functional requirements that articulate clear and concise project deliverables that are
compatible with user expectations.
Deliver feasibility and cost-benefit analysis, including choice of application architecture to enhance the overall
application development process.
Lead, and execute complex software development and customisation projects spanning multiple environments
to ensure that it is successfully delivered.
Lead, and develop/ customise complex applications services solutions by studying information needs; consulting
with clients, studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the
software development lifecycle using SITAs software development stack/ development framework.
Lead and execute maintenance of integrated IT software components using SITAs software development stack/
development framework.

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: 3 – 4 Year National Higher Diploma / National Degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science
/Information Technology or relevant qualification equivalent to NQF Level 6.
Certification: Vendor certification for Java will be an added advantage.
Experience: 7 years’ experience with full software development lifecycle (SLDC), including solution development,
operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation. The experience must include.
Good solid programming Skills and understanding of the Java language, Eclipse IDE, Spring MVC framework and
Oracle database is essential and required.

Technical Competencies Description
Understanding of user requirement process Knowledge of Java software development process and its technologies
computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases. Knowledge to design and
develop test plans and software simulator to facilitate different levels of testing. Knowledge to report the results of
different levels of testing report, the discrepancies between the software and its related documents. Development
methodologies (e.g. RUP, OpenUp, Agile), SDLC COTS (Commercial of the Shelf) Products Security (Software and
Technologies). Comprehensive knowledge of software testing techniques and tools Comprehensive knowledge and
experience with one or more of the major programming languages Java and Oracle. Comprehensive knowledge and
experience with one or more of the major database systems Oracle.Comprehensive Team-working experience.
Technical Competencies: Application Development, Application Maintenance and Support, Database
Administration.

Senior Software Developer(Cobol) X3

REFERENCE NR : VAC00901, VAC00903 & VAC00904
JOB TITLE : Senior Software Developer(Cobol) X3
JOB LEVEL : D2
SALARY : R 651 627 – R 977 440
REPORT TO : Technical Manager
DIVISION : Application Maintenance
DEPARTMENT : AM: SAPS Unique
LOCATION : SITA Centurion
POSITION STATUS : 36 – Months – Fixed Term Contract (Internal & External)

Purpose of the job
To lead the design, implementation, debugging, documentation, release and maintenance of software-based
solutions, write code and enhance software/systems in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise
architecture for Government.

Key Responsibility Area

Lead the design and development of new features for the software systems, and improvement of the existing
ones.
Implementation, debugging, documentation and release of the software solutions.
Provide maintenance and enhancement support of the existing systems.
Perform software systems coding assignments.
Supervision of the Software development team.

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: 3-year National Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology
and Engineering) or related field.
Experience: 6 – 7 Years’ experience with full software development lifecycle (SLDC), within systems
development,implementation and maintenance / enhancements of solutions in the corporate sector organisation.
The experience must include Good solid programming of the following languages EGL,
bcobol,cobol,jcl,tso,javascript,html,sql and Oracle Database knowledge

Technical Competencies Description
Understanding of user requirement process. Knowledge of bcobol, cobol software development process and its
technologies computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases.
Knowledge to design and develop test plans and software simulator to facilitate different levels of testing.
Knowledge to report the results of different levels of testing report, the discrepancies between the software and
its related documents. Development methodologies (e.g. RUP, OpenUp, Agile), SDLC COTS (Commercial of
the Shelf) Products Security (Software and Technologies). Comprehensive knowledge of software testing
techniques and tools Comprehensive knowledge and experience with one or more of the major programming
languages Cobol.

Senior Manager: Network Operation Centre

REFERENCE NR : VAC00944/25
JOB TITLE : Senior Manager: Network Operation Centre
JOB LEVEL : D5
SALARY : R 1 035 817– R 1 553 726
REPORT TO : Head of Department: DOD and National Network Services
DIVISION : IT Infrastructure Services
DEPT : ITI: Networks National & DOD (NND)
LOCATION : SITA Centurion
POSITION STATUS : Permanent (Internal & External)

Purpose of the job
To manage the performance of the operations centre and network management systems in the maintenance and
support of network services contracted with the clients.

Key Responsibility Areas

Manage advanced integration of the various Network Management systems according to clients requirements in
order to ensure that the configuration of an item (and its components) is known and documented and that
changes are controlled and tracked
Ensure proactive monitoring of WAN / facilities infrastructure in order to restore normal operations as quickly as
possible with the least possible impact on either the business or the user
Network Support (Tier 2): To provide specialized 2nd level Network Management advisory services in order to
ensure pro active management of WAN/Switching Centre Environmental Systems to clients
Make inputs on budget preparation and control the budget, includes periodic financial reporting on budget
implementation
Implement and report on the Departmental risk management plan
Ensure effective management of resources (i.e. budget/finances, asset) within the Unit
Ensure effective Human Capital Management (Leadership).

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: 3 year National Diploma / Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology / Electronic Engineering
(or equivalent).
Experience: 8-10 years working experience in the respective field with management responsibilities in managing
the Network Operations in a corporate/public sector organization.

Technical Competencies Description
Knowledge of: Network Management Systems ITIL Financial management reporting Government IT Business
Process Modelling Strong direct customer interaction communication skills, (oral and written), customer service,
organizational and multi-tasking skills. Goal oriented with a deep understanding of team building. Proficient PC skills
in office applications (Excel, Word) and network connectivity configuration. Proficient presentation skills for
presentations to technical and non-technical audiences; must be able to translate technical terms and concepts to
non-technical entities.

Junior Software Developer (Oracle/APEX)

REFERENCE NR : VAC04533
JOB TITLE : Junior Software Developer (Oracle/APEX)
JOB LEVEL : C2
SALARY : R 300 971 – R 451 457
REPORT TO : Technical Manager
DIVISION : ADM: Exec Apps Development & Maintain
DEPT : Application Maintenance – ERP Solution Management
LOCATION : SITA Erasmuskloof
POSITION STATUS : Permanent (Internal & External)

Purpose of the job
To execute, under supervision, the design, development / customisation, testing, release, maintenance and
enhancements of integrated applications, in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for
Government.

Key Responsibility Areas

Under supervision design and develop integrated Technical Service Specifications for single or multiple software;
Under supervision develop software or customize software which includes the full life cycle management of the
solution to ensure standardisation which will enable the delivery of a high-quality solution and products for
improved service delivery;
Conduct code reviews;
Under supervision coordinate software IT solutions implementations so as to meet service delivery commitments
and to ensure specifications and standards are met; and
Maintain the integrated IT software components systems once they are up and running.

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: 3-year Diploma / Degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering)
or related field.
Experience: 2 – 3 years’ experience within software development field, within systems development,
implementation and maintenance / enhancements of solutions in the corporate/public sector organisation. The
experience must include: Experience within software development and Experience in data management.

Technical Competencies Description
Solid understanding of computer science including, data structures, operating systems and databases. Knowledge
of different role players in the software development Understand and can interpret business and functional
requirements artefacts Working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of
software requirements specifications, models and designs. Working knowledge of programming languages and
Integrated development tools to translate software designs into software applications Working knowledge of software
testing techniques and tools.
Technical experience: Application Development Language (Oracle Apex version 19 or higher and PLSQL); Database
Management System (Oracle 11g or higher); Interfacing and Integration (MQ Series and XML); Development
Methodologies; (e.g. Agile, SUMMIT); Quality Management; Software Testing; Packaging and Release.
Technical competencies: Application Development; Application Maintenance and Support; and Database
Administration.
Interpersonal/behavioural competencies: Active listening; Attention to Detail; Analytical thinking; Continuous
Learning; Disciplined; Resilience; and Stress Management.

Shift Leader: Physical Security X3

REFERENCE NR : VAC000017/22, 0124/24, & VAC00125/24
JOB TITLE : Shift Leader: Physical Security X3
JOB LEVEL : B3
SALARY : R 162 236 – R 243 354
REPORT TO : Supervisor: Physical Security
DIVISION : Human Capital Management
DEPT : Facilities Management and Physical Security
LOCATION : SITA Erasmuskloof, Beta, Numerus & Centurion, Pretoria
POSITION STATUS : Permanent (Internal/External)

Purpose of the job
To provide an efficient and professional physical security service at all allocated SITA buildings in order to protect
and safeguard life, assets and property.

Key Responsibility Areas
Ensure compliance to security operational deployment plans. Ensure the effective and safe utilisation of security
infrastructure, systems and resources. Ensure compliance to quality security standards. Assist with risk assessments
to determine security threats and assuring current security measures meet security policies and standards. Ensure
that all Physical Security, environmental risks and threats that had been identified are addressed as per policies and
procedures and ensure the building comply with Building Safety requirements. Ensure compliance to security policies
and procedures.
Ensure and coordinate operation of control room on all functions including CCTV, alarms system and radio system.
Coordinate recording details on logbooks (access control registers). Ensure and coordinate recording details on
logbooks (access control registers). Ensure security breaches are investigated. Assist with physical security and
safety risk assessments.

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: Grade 12 (NQF level 4) plus a relevant recognised course (shorter than a year at NQF level 4-certificate
of competence) –depending on operational requirements. Driver’s license code 10 .
Experience: 0– 1 years’ experience applicable to the specified discipline. Understand the basic theoretical reasoning
and detailed practical applications behind the process or system.

Technical Competencies Description
Knowledge of: Risk Identification. Security supervision of a shift. Application of Safety, Health and Environmental
regulations. Understanding of physical security policies and procedures. Supervision of Contract staff. PSIRA Grade
A Certificate.
Technical competencies: Business Writing and Facilities management

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