Swift Specialist

-The main purpose of this position is to design, implement, test and maintain solutions in support of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) payment system as well as the internal and external Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) business processes for the SARB, Southern African Development Community (SADC) and South African Multiple Options Settlement (SAMOS). -Detailed Description - Define own work plan and deliverables with guidance from the line manager, and prioritise the delivery of own outputs against the work plan. -- Deliver high quality and relevant work, which includes to: - design, develop, implement, test and maintain the SWIFT Alliance suite, SWIFTNet Network and SWIFTNet WebAccess infrastructures, including server operating systems, Cisco networks, IBM MQ series, the SWIFT hardware security model (HSM), SWIFT virtual private network (VPN) and telecommunication links ; - gain an understanding of client requirements and provide technical assistance to other SWIFT colleagues and end users in their daily work; - contribute to the preparation of system specifications, system testing, documentation, job controls and deliverables, including the maintenance of programme libraries and technical documentation; and - discuss problems and possible solutions with senior team members. -- Perform SWIFT as well as SARB business continuity plan (BCP) and disaster recovery (DR) testing to meet business requirements. -- Perform SWIFT health checks and SARB-related internal and external audits. -- Be responsive to client requests, listen to and accommodate client needs, display appropriate flexibility, and keep clients updated at all times, including providing assistance with client requests relating to the SADC, SAMOS and SARB requirements (including travel). -- Comply with expected standards and procedures for the completion of processes and tasks, and propose improvements to workflow and processes or standard operating procedures and systems. -- Comply with the SARB’s policies, procedures and other legislative requirements in order to mitigate risks within the SWIFT environment. - Provide support to the business in relation to the management and maintenance of the SARB’s external financial information feeds, including London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Bloomberg and IRESS. -Job Requirements - a Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (ICT); and -- five to eight years’ job-related experience. -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; - infrastructure design and development knowledge and skill; -- infrastructure support knowledge and skill; -- network design and security knowledge and skill; -- systems integration knowledge and skill; -- systems specialisation knowledge and skill; -- information technology (IT) governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill; -- testing knowledge and skill; -- business relationship management knowledge and skill; -- IT enablement reporting knowledge and skill; and -- capacity and performance management knowledge and skill. -How To Apply -All interested parties are invited to apply. - All the available vacancies will be visible. - Login: - Is this your first visit to our Job Site? > Register today (Ensure that you include all your skills and qualifications during the registration process.); or - Already registered on our Job Site? > Already registered? > Login here. -- Select ‘Date posted’ > ‘Last 3 weeks’ (in the drop-down menu). -- Select the appropriate IRC number to view the full advertisement. - **The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience. **Ms Sarah Molomo** **Senior Manager: Recruitment and Selection** **Human Resources** **Department Currency -ZAR -Amount of Travel -Work At Home