Developer - BSTD

The main purpose of this position is to develop and support business intelligence (BI) solutions, to meet the business needs of the South African Reserve Bank Group (SARB Group).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with more senior developers.

• Follow departmental BI standards and best practices for coding, testing and documentation and deliver solutions within agreed timelines.

• Write customized code in SAS, including macro programming and connecting to different data stores.

• Maintain and enhance the source code and process flow for the department’s SAS production environment.

• Consistently provide BI solutions maintenance and support in the designated area and ensure business continuity in line with the agreed service standards.

• Keep abreast of ICT developments and trends within specialised area of technology to develop and design the most appropriate BI solutions.

• Actively participate as a member of a team, to move the team towards the completion of goals.

• Engage with the internal and external user community to ensure that business benefits are realised.

• Evaluate own performance against given criteria and identify and address any task-specific learning needs.