Jobs Available at South African Reserve Bank

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

• Provide technology guidance, road maps, principles, standards and best practice that support the strategic goals of the SARB, ensure business and IT alignment, and guide Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects and Domain Architects.
• Manage senior client relationships with business customers and committees in respect of architecture and optimisation.
• Analyse how the strategy of a department impacts on the business from the top to the bottom and the implications thereof.
• Define what is required to optimise the strategy across the different domains (data, applications, technology, business, solution) and the resultant solution.
• Plan and monitor the development of solutions for the client department, and advise/give inputs to teams from different disciplines in the execution of their work.
• Provide guidance as an expert in the relevant architecture domain with sound knowledge of other domains.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management in a department, giving input to strategic planning, and identify solutions to business problems and opportunities for optimisation.
• Monitor and manage associated risks – not just for the department, but also for external stakeholders.
• Lead the established and maintenance reference models and frameworks for the relevant architecture domain.
• Develop business-oriented implementation road maps for the achievement of business strategy, and govern the implementation of those road maps.
• Provide the architecture scope, input and advice to other architecture domain teams.
• Quality-assure and integrate the analysis provided by other business analysts and teams from other domains.
• Perform project-based performance appraisals for team members and provide input in the overall performance evaluations. 
• Perform performance appraisals for the enterprise architecture team based on the organisational scorecard.
• Ensure that the methodologies and analytical tools comply with international guidelines and practices.
• Lead the internal evaluations of methodologies and tools in order to improve and refine their application.
• Use methodologies, tools and practices to optimise the achievement of business strategy and its underlying processes and architecture.
• Negotiate and resolve conflicts, issues and change requirements as they relate to the business architecture and its integration with other domains.
• Lead team engagements within the relevant architecture domain and with other domains to integrate data, analyses, findings and recommendations, and identify cross-cutting risks and requirements.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• a Master’s degree or an NQF 9-equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Management, Technology or a related discipline;
• 10–12 years’ experience in at least three architecture domains such as business architecture, data architecture and application architecture;
• IT and business/industry work experience, including architecture design and deployment as well as systems life cycle management;
• leadership experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders;
• exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments;
• knowledge of all the components of holistic enterprise architecture as well as business re-engineering principles and processes; and 
• basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.

Additional requirements include:

• experience in developing and leading an adaptive technology strategy for the SARB to optimise technology investment through rationalisation opportunities, managing technical debt and technology life cycle choices;
• understanding large, complex business line and cross-organisational architectures; 
• understanding business strategy enablement through architecture;
• selling architecture to business leaders; and 
• understanding industry emerging technologies and developing road maps that will enable strategy execution.

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Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• an Honours degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science and/or a related field, with some Accounting background;
• at least two years of experience in the field of economic analyses, research and/or macroeconomics, microeconomics or financial economics;
• a proven track record in economic analyses;
• proficiency in English (both written and spoken); and
• proficiency in the use of Microsoft (MS) Office products such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

The following would be an added advantage:

• ability to programme in “R” and/or Python and related open source software; 

Additional requirements include:

• an affinity for statistics and economic analyses;
• insight and knowledge regarding the international statistical manuals; 
• being task-orientated, with time management skills to operate in a deadline-driven environment that often requires working under pressure, without compromising on quality;
• the ability to work independently as well as within a team/project environment;
• good report writing skills;
• an affinity for statistics compilation applying computerised systems;
• taking initiative and problem-solving skills;
• good communication and interpersonal skills; and
• analytical skills and ability to pay attention to detail.

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

• Develop solution architectures for different projects and govern the end-to-end delivery of solutions to business.
• Combine various domains (business, data, application and technology) and architectural as-is (baseline) and to-be (target) models with roadmaps to create an overall solution architecture and roadmap with the supporting transition architectures.
• Collaborate with the Lead Solution Architect and ensure alignment between the enterprise architecture, solution architecture, architecture principles and information and communications technology (ICT) standards to ensure standardisation and reduce risk.
• Ensure the developed solutions meet the business and technical requirements, both functional and non-functional.
• Review of developed solutions, assist with root cause analysis of solution problems, and propose solution updates. 
• Ensure that solutions implemented match the architectural designs (quality control). 
• Contribute to the development of evaluation criteria for product evaluations, requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposal (RFPs). 
• Assist the Lead Solution Architect to evaluate products and partners, based on evaluation criteria, RFIs and RFPs.
• Contribute to advancing ICT standards and the optimisation of the ICT facilities in the SARB.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• an Honours degree in Informatics, Computer Science or Engineering or related NQF8-equivalent qualification; and
• at least eight years’ experience in application analysis, architecture, design, enterprise architecture and/or solution architecture.  

The following would be an added advantage:

• relevant exposure in the payments ecosystem for interbank transfers, SWIFT and/or ISO 20022;
• certification and/or experience in:
• architecture frameworks and methods such as the Open Group architecture framework (TOGAF) and application data management (ADM).
• architecture notations, such as ArchiMate 3.
• unified modelling language (UML). 
• business process model and notation (BPMN); and
• Openshift Container Platform (OCP). 

Additional requirements include below knowledge and skills:

• Understanding of OCP and the various vendor implementations thereof, i.e. Redhat, IBM etc. 
• DevSecOps (Development, Security and Operations), both concept, maintenance and integration of the selected solutions. 
• Container and microservice design and best practice. 
• Application, data and services design.
• Message translation, i.e. ISO 20022.
• System integration.
• ICT industry standards.
• Research.
• Systems behaviour.
• Transactional systems.
• Software development. 
• Architecture views and viewpoints design.
• Population of architecture repository.
• Continuous improvement.
• Building blocks and architecture principles design.
• Architecture tools.
• Solution modelling and benefits analysis.

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Detailed description

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

• Contribute towards the SARB learning and development strategy formulation and implementation.
• Identify and interpret client skills needs. 
• Design and develop relevant and fit-for-purpose learning interventions to address identified needs.
• Conduct research and design curricula on topics related to economic research, financial markets as well as other central banking emerging skills needs.
• Enhance the learning experience through the use of relevant digital learning tools, systems and platforms, in line with evolving ways of work. 
• Engage academics, experts and other learning providers to build strategic partnerships in delivering the best learning solutions for the client departments.
• Evaluate the quality and impact of programmes.
• Compile integrated reports and provide recommendations for continual improvement of learning solutions.
• Establish, maintain and promote working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute towards building a culture of continuous learning. 
• Serve as a learning facilitator/integrator during learning interventions, as and when required.

Qualifications

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

• an Honours degree in Banking, Economics, Education or Finance, or an equivalent (NQF 8) qualification; 
• five to eight years of learning and development consulting, instructional design and/or facilitation experience in academia or corporate learning; and three to five years of experience in an economics environment or the financial sector.

Additional requirements include:

• an understanding of central banking; 
• a thorough understanding of the learning and development value chain; 
• strong knowledge of corporate learning;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;    
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• learning design and curriculum development; 
• ability to provide learning virtually;
• ability to curate online learning content to address the needs of client departments;
• strong learning integration and facilitation skills; and
• ability to use a blended approach to learning methodologies through emerging instructional methods and technologies.

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

• Manage the facilities protection function at the Durban Cash Centre.
• Conduct thorough inspection rounds and other security measures to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation.
• Monitor the implementation of, and compliance with, applicable policies and procedures.
• Conduct workplace assessments.
• Manage the assignment of firearms for the shift.
• Ensure that operational security staff members comply with and are fit for deployment.
• Manage the performance and development of team members.
• Provide administrative support to the management structure of the Security Operations Division at the Durban Cash Centre.
• Provide management information for decision-making purposes.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of own functional area, displaying a willingness to make improvements in the division (including methods and practices).

Qualifications

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

• a Diploma in Security Management or an equivalent NQF6 qualification;
• five years’ experience in a national key point facility protection environment;
• two years’ experience in facility operational security supervision, including security systems, procedures and personnel;
• sound knowledge and understanding of a national key point security environment, emergency and incident management, control room operations and key control, and relevant legislation;
• a level of medical, physical and psychological fitness that is commensurate with the inherent requirements of the position; and
• a Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Grade B certificate.

Additional requirements include:

• the ability to manage a work team on a sound business and security footing;
• the ability to lead and direct a work team in carrying out prescribed duties;
• the ability to use initiative and function effectively and calmly in an emergency situation;
• proficiency in English;
• computer literacy skills and conversant in the Microsoft Office suite of applications, including the email system (Outlook);
• the ability to be constantly vigilant, alert and resourceful; 
• the ability to work shifts;
• security management training and experience;
• national key point training;
• competence in handling firearms (9 mm pistol, semi-automatic rifle and shotgun);
• a favourable security clearance; and
• a valid Code 8 driver’s licence.

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

• Analyse economic information and indicators and report on the latest trends and developments in various product deliverables, such as Economic Flash Reports and the Monetary Policy Committee background pack.
• Identify and develop new, meaningful economic indicators for analysis using appropriate and relevant technical expertise.
• Work with big datasets using appropriate technical skills to extract relevant and useful economic indicators from these datasets.
• Enhance and maintain the statistical database of the unit.
• Compile and disseminate Economic Flash Reports following in-depth analysis of economic indicators, supplemented by nowcasts of these economic indicators.
• Conduct analytical and methodological research on price, sentiment, labour market and short-term economic indicators.
• Write and edit analytical and methodological research notes independently or in collaboration with other colleagues.
• Make presentations as required, including to management or external forums.
• Provide guidance and training to other staff members in the unit.

Qualifications

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

• an Honours degree specialising in either Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Data Science and/or a related field; and
• at least eight years’ experience in the field of economic, statistical or related analysis.

Additional requirements include:

• an affinity for quantitative economic analysis and economic modelling;
• the ability to program in EViews, R, Python or related open-source software will be an added advantage; 
• being task-oriented, with time management skills to operate in a deadline-driven environment that often requires working under pressure, without compromising on quality;
• to initiate, manage and oversee projects to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables;
• the ability to work independently as well as within a team/project environment;
• excellent report writing skills;
• taking initiative and sound problem-solving skills;
• strategic and innovative thinking skills;
• managing complexity and ambiguity;
• planning and organising skills;
• conceptual thinking skills;
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively present information; and
• the ability to pay attention to detail.

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Detailed description

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

• Implement data and analytics standards and frameworks across the SARB to ensure optimised analytical solutions and adherence to best practice, including of the Data Management Association (DAMA), Data Operations, Development Operations (DevOps), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) etc.
• Continuously develop BI and analytics solutions and reports aligned to clients’ strategies.
• Take responsibility for BI and analytics solutions and reports for domain-specific implementations across the SARB.
• Design, build and support data analytics solutions and reports that are robust, modular, scalable, deployable, reproducible and versioned for analytics and reporting purposes.
• Continuously monitor domain-specific analytical solutions and reports to ensure solution availability.
• Enhance and optimise domain-specific analytical solutions and reports, ensuring the continuous improvement and optimal long-term performance of analytical solutions and reports.
• Diagnose, resolve and provide solution support to raised incidents and issues across domain-specific analytical solutions and reports.
• Implement security and compliance rules to ensure adherence to relevant policies with respect to all BI and analytics solutions and reports.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks relating to domain-specific analytics services.
• Proactively engage and problem-solve with cross-functional stakeholders, from technical data teams to managers, to resolve incidents and issues on analytical solutions and reports.
• Report and provide recommendations to management on solution utilisation, performance and improvements for domain-specific solutions.
• Guide and train business users on how to use analytical solutions and reports as well as relevant reporting technologies.
• Impart knowledge of the technical environment to other analytics support specialists, data engineers, application technical specialists and product owners.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Management/Technology or an equivalent qualification;
• five to eight years’ experience in building, optimising, and enhancing BI solutions on SAS, Microsoft Power BI. 
• solid experience with other BI tools such as MicroStrategy, Oracle and Tableau.

The following would be an added advantage:

• experience with Python and/or R;
• experience using cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure;
• data engineering certifications.
• Power BI certificate.
• SAS certifications; and/or
• experience with implementing in Development Security Operations (DevSecOps) and Agile environments.

Additional requirements include:

• business acumen;
• effective communication;
• judgement and decision making;
• a service and stakeholder focus;
• a drive for results;
• planning and organising;
• problem solving and analysis;
• conceptual thinking;
• building and managing relationships; and
• teamwork.

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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.

Qualifications

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

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness, knowledge and skill; 
• quality assurance knowledge and skill; 
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill; 
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill; 
• business continuity planning knowledge and skill; 
• IT enablement planning knowledge and skill;
• IT enablement legislation as well as governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill;
• IT transformation and innovation knowledge and skill;
• BI solution design and development knowledge and skill; 
• BI solution maintenance and support knowledge and skill; 
• infrastructure design and development knowledge and skill;
• systems integration knowledge and skill;
• systems specialisation knowledge and skill;
• service management knowledge and skill;
• testing knowledge and skill;
• analytics knowledge and skill;
• operations knowledge and skill; 
• capacity and performance management knowledge and skill; 
• time and work management knowledge and skill; and
• problem-solving and analytic knowledge and skill.