Job Ref #: R982A
Industry: Academic
Job Type: Contract
Positions Available: 1

Job Description

The South African Medical Research Council’s Strategy, Project Management and Business Analysis Office (SProMBA) requires a suitably qualified Specialist Systems Analyst with experience business systems development and support. The duties of the advertised position include conducting systems requirements analysis, identifying system-based solutions, writing functional specifications, system configuration, testing development and participating in projects in a professional, efficient, and service-orientated manner. The position requires a hands-on approach to systems implementation and second line production support and training.

Responsibilities:

· Eliciting user requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, documentation and delivery of new or revised functionality in accordance with the SDLC.

· Participation in projects (module implementation, new upgrade releases and rollout).

· Providing support and analysis of system support calls/requests and issue management.

· Refinement of business systems solutions.

· Training users how to use software effectively in their operations.

· Engagement with stakeholders on systems, processes and business requirements

· Support project deliverables and milestones for multiple projects

Duration:

• 5-year contract

Remuneration

• R 831,798 per annum (cost to company)

Job Requirements

Core Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree / BTech (NQF level 7) in Information Systems/ Computer Science, or related field.

· Four years relevant experience in a system development and support environment.

· Participation in the design, development and implementation of systems.

· Hands-on configuration experience of package or ERP systems.

Advantageous:

· Honours Degree (NQF level 8) in Information Systems or Computer Science.

· Experience in the public sector and/or research administration processes.

· Configuration skills and experience in Converis, Pentaho, or Web Development.

· Hands-on SQL and/or XML experience

·  Familiarity with command line in Linux

·  A sound knowledge of data migration/integration methods and tools

· Prior experience on a portal or web-based system implementation

· Understanding of object-oriented databases

Closing date:

• 12 October 2026