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Specialist: Technical Integrator Level (Natural ADABAS) at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

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Overview This role is for a Specialist: Technical Integrator Level (Natural ADABAS) at The South African Revenue Service (SARS). SARS is South Africa's national tax collecting authority, established as an autonomous agency responsible for administering the South African tax system and customs service, including collecting and administering national taxes, duties, and levies. The purpose of this position is to provide expertise, advice, and support for operational implementation plans and service delivery processes, focusing on the effective and efficient development, enhancements, implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of application modules/subsystems to continuously enhance service delivery. What you will do As a Specialist: Technical Integrator, you will: * Identify, diagnose, and recommend improvements in your area of specialisation. * Implement initiatives relating to projects for improved key business processes. * Ensure business requirements are clearly identified, prioritised, and satisfied by appropriate technical or business process solutions. * Prepare project specifications for maintenance projects, participate in and assist with the evaluation of proposals for specification compliance. * Optimise the operational environment through research and application of best practices, ensuring alignment to the overall infrastructure strategy. * In conjunction with vendors, perform regular supportability reviews, health checks, and risk assessments of the production environment. * Accumulate information to review work progress, providing input to reporting, decision-making, and identifying improvement opportunities. * Apply practical and applied knowledge on methods, systems, and procedures to identify trends and potential risks. * Communicate situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in your area of specialisation. * Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures, and legislation in the delivery of work outputs. * Draw on your knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes, and possible effects to solve emerging problems. * Execute specialist input through investigation of opportunities within the product process, including risk concerns. * Initiate process and procedural changes, implement these changes, and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements. * Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives, and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives. * Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational, process, product, and risk optimisation. * Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity, and ethics processes within your area of specialisation. * Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives. * Search for, integrate, and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities. * Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost-effectiveness and reduction of financial costs. * Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders that promote cross-functional process delivery solutions. * Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service. * Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise, and advice to internal and external stakeholders. Requirements (from the original advert) **Minimum Qualification & Experience Required:** * Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Information Technology (IT) AND 5-7 years' experience in a Natural ADABAS environment, of which 2-3 years is at functional specialist level. * OR Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and a relevant IT Certification(s) in Natural ADABAS Programming, and 7-8 years' experience in a Natural ADABAS environment. * OR Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years development experience in a Natural ADABAS environment, of which 2-3 years is at functional specialist level. **Industry Related Qualifications and Experience:** * Relevant IT Qualification / Certification, as specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable AND 5-7 years' experience in a similar environment. **Minimum Functional Requirements (Relevant Certification / Experience – other Technology supported by the SARS Enterprise Architecture Framework):** * Natural ADABAS * IBM Mainframe (z/OS) * Job Control Language (JCL) * Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and IBM MQ **Behavioural Competencies:** * Accountability * Analytical thinking * Attention to detail * Commitment to Continuous Learning * Conceptual ability * Customer Service * Expertise in Context * Fairness and Transparency * Honesty and Integrity * Organisational awareness * Problem Solving and Analysis * Relationship Management and Networking * Respect * Trust **Technical Competencies:** * Business IT Systems * Business Knowledge * Computer Literacy * Data Collection and Analysis * Efficiency improvement * Functional Policies and Procedures * IT Strategy and Planning * Knowledge of IT Governance and Business * Reporting * Systems Thinking * Verbal Communication Who should apply This role is suitable for experienced IT professionals with a strong background in Natural ADABAS, capable of providing expert advice and support for the development, enhancement, implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of application modules/subsystems. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree or Advanced Diploma in IT (NQF 7) with 5-7 years' experience (including 2-3 years at a functional specialist level) in a Natural ADABAS environment, or alternatively, a Senior Certificate (NQF 4) combined with relevant IT certifications in Natural ADABAS Programming and 7-8 years' experience, or 10 years development experience in Natural ADABAS (with 2-3 years at a functional specialist level). Applicants should have functional experience with IBM Mainframe (z/OS), Job Control Language (JCL), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), and IBM MQ. The role requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and relationship management skills, alongside a commitment to continuous learning and service excellence within a governance and compliance-focused environment. Deadline 8th October, 2026 Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/specialist-technical-integrator-level-natural-adabas-the-south-african-revenue-service-sars Source: myjobmag

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- The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the nations tax collecting authority. Established in terms of the South African Revenue Service Act 34 of 1997 as an autonomous agency, we are responsible for administering the South African tax system and customs service. Its main functions are to: collect and administer all national taxes, duties and levies; c... Specialist: Technical Integrator Level (Natural ADABAS) ------------------------------------------------------- * Job Type Full Time * Qualification Bachelors , Matric , Postgraduate Diploma * Experience 5 - 10 years * Location Gauteng * City Pretoria * Job Field ICT / Computer Job Purpose * To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, ensuring effective and efficient development, enhancements, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of application modules/subsystems, in order to continuously enhance service delivery Education and Experience Minimum Qualification & Experience Required * Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Information Technology (IT) AND 5-7 years' experience in a Natural ADABAS environment, of which 2-3 years is at functional specialist level. OR * Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and a relevant IT Certification(s) in Natural ADABAS Programming, and 7-8 years' experience in a Natural ADABAS environment. ALTERNATIVE # * Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years development experience in a Natural ADABAS environment, of which 2-3 years is at functional specialist level. Industry Related Qualifications and Experience: * Relevant IT Qualification / Certification, as specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable and 5-7 years' experience in a similar environment. Minimum Functional Requirements Relevant Certification / Experience – other Technology supported by the SARS Enterprise Architecture Framework * Natural ADABAS * IBM Mainframe (z/OS) * Job Control Language (JCL) * Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and IBM MQ Job Outputs: Process * Identify, diagnose and recommend improvements in area of specialisation. * Implement initiatives relating to projects that will lead to improved key processes across the business. * Ensure that business requirements are clearly identified, prioritized and satisfied by appropriate technical and or business process solutions. * Prepare project specifications for maintenance projects, ensure participation and assist in evaluation of proposals for specification compliance. * Optimise the operational environment through research and application of best practices and ensure alignment to the overall infrastructure strategy. * In conjunction with the vendors, perform regular supportability reviews, health checks and risk assessments of the production environment. * Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities. * Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks. * Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation. * Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs. * Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems. * Execute specialist input through investigation and opportunities within the product process including risk concern. * Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change. * Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives. * Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation. Governance * Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation. People * Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives. * Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job. Finance * Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs. Client * Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders that promote cross functional process delivery solutions. * Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service. * Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders. Behavioural Competencies * Accountability * Analytical thinking * Attention to detail * Commitment to Continuous Learning * Conceptual ability * Customer Service * Expertise in Context * Fairness and Transparency * Honesty and Integrity * Organisational awareness * Problem Solving and Analysis * Relationship Management and Networking * Respect * Trust Technical Competencies * Business IT Systems * Business Knowledge * Computer Literacy * Data Collection and Analysis * Efficiency improvement * Functional Policies and Procedures * IT Strategy and Planning * Knowledge of IT Governance and Business * Reporting * Systems Thinking * Verbal Communication Deadline:8th October,2026 Check how your CV matches this job Method of Application ------------------------- Interested and qualified? Go to The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on career2.successfactors.eu to apply Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.

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