Services Seta
DUTIES
Aligned and upgraded applications
- Lead the Services Seta application development inline with the SSIIMS ICT Strategy
- Evaluate trends and future developments and make recommendations to management
- Implement IT systems policy within the framework of governance standards and procedures
- Evaluate user and SSETA’s requirements within applications and systems functionalities and ensure that applications meet user requirements
- Interpret SSETA’s functional requirements in terms of what is happening with applications
- Liaise with all relevant application support organisations / vendors to ensure that the applications are efficiently managed
- Oversee the improvement of system’s technical support in the organisation
- Ensure changes to the application as and when business requirements change
- Stay abreast with changes in applications development standards
- Research relevant technology and update current applications utilisation
- Ensure that new module’s functioning are understood before embarking on upgrading exercises
- Provide information to management / users with regard to upgrades
- Facilitate the upgrading of existing IT Systems and deliver on service level agreements
- Ensure the greatest level of integration between all the different systems within Services SETA
- Optimize the operation and maintenance of existing IT systems and applications to improve cost efficiency and value for money of IT for Services SETA
- Ensure programming is correct to change field in application as per requirements
- Act as intermediary between core technology and business requirements
- Solve cross functional requests by involving all relevant users / managers
- Evaluate interrelationships and integration between applications to ensure that changes in one part will not cause unwanted results in another part
- Provide specifications of business requirements to developer for coding purposes
- Ensure data integrity and resolution of integrity issues as per POPIA guidelines
- Conduct and provide quality assurance on all applicationsTest applications on behalf of SSETA
- Ensure that business requirements are understood and utilised within the required changes as well as any debugging activities
- Facilitating the solving of applications related problems for Services SETA
- Liaise with vendors to ensure that vendor related problems are solved
- Ensure security, continuity and implement proper governance standards and procedures
- In consultation with the Specialist IT Security, ensure relevant security and back-ups are performed as required
- Ensure that Services SETA comply with all software licensing requirements
- Ensure that segregation of duties are intact after changes made to applications
- Create/amend flow charts and develop programming logic required
- Support the training of users for any changes made on applications
- Ensure that there is ongoing user access management for all application systems
- Ensure that all systems logs are reviewed regularly and a proper system audit trails are implemented
- Assist in resolving audit queries from both internal and external auditors
Achievement of work plans
- Execute work plans and drive the evidence collection in real time
- Produce reports against the implementation of work plans
- Respond to audit findings with complete evidence, on time
- Implement documented data management practices
- Comply to policies and procedures in the unit
- Record, file and ensure the availability information
Requirements
- National Senior Certificate, at a minimum NQF 4
- B. Com Informatics or B.Sc. Computer Science or Information Technology, at a minimum NQF 7
- Proven knowledge of Applications Development and database management in most technology stack or framework like Java, C#, HTML, ASP.NET Framework, Python, Azure Native App Services, MS SQL
- At least 5 years’ experience in Business systems or applications, of which 3 years should have been at a management role