Specialist Systems Analyst

2 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa South African Medical Research Council (MRC) Full time

**SAMRC- STRATEGY, PROJECT MANAGEMENT and BUSINESS ANALYSIS OFFICE**

**(CAPE TOWN)**

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) strives to improve the nation’s health and quality of life by funding and conducting relevant and leading health research. It further aims to promote equity, career development and progression. The organisation prides itself on six values: pioneering, partnering, excellence, respect, integrity, and citizenship.

**SPECIALIST SYSTEMS ANALYST**

**5 (Five)-year Contract Position (1 post)**

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

**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

A salary of** R 826 ,446** per annum, cost-to-company, will be negotiated in consideration of experience and qualifications.

**Closing date: 13 May 2025**

**PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R832B) IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SHOULD YOUR APPLICATION NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION.**

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