Specialist Systems Analyst

Job Reference Number: R982A

Department: Strategy and Performance Management Office

Business Unit:

Industry: Academic

Job Type: Contract

Positions Available: 1

Salary: Market Related 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

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