South African Reserve Bank Vacancies


Position: Cyber Security Specialist X2

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Closing date: 25 April 2025

Job requirements:
  • the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification; and
  • the minimum of 5–7 years of job-related experience working in a security operations environment and related systems, for example:
    • AD (Active Directory);
    • Microsoft (MS) Entra ID (Azure) and M365 Could Security;
    • PowerShell Scripting;
    • Certification Authority;
    • Mimecast;
    • Center for Internet Security (CIS) policy management;
    • Silverfort (UIP);
    • Tenable; and/or
    • password management solutions.

The following would be an added advantage:

  • a relevant cybersecurity certification such as CompTIA CASP+; and/or
  • technology-specific certifications. 
key performance areas:
  • Provide technical expertise as input into cybersecurity capabilities and appropriate controls for departmental/SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
  • Provide operational and management support through effective reporting and dashboard creation (where relevant).
  • Design and deploy industry-aligned security solutions to meet business requirements.
  • Use and maintain security technologies to identify potential security issues across technologies, solutions and applications within the SARB Group.
  • Respond to minor security breaches by effecting operational countermeasures, including making technical configuration changes.

Position: Business Operations Officer

Location: Pretoria

Closing date: 25 April 2025

requirements:
  • the minimum of a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Business Administration, Financial Management or Operations Management; and 
  • the minimum of 2–5 years’ experience in financial services and/or banking services.
 key performance areas:
  • Provide support to participants as well as clearing and settlement operators through various mediums or communication channels.
  • Log, monitor, escalate and resolve calls on the call logging system according to agreed service level standards.
  • Compile operational and performance reports (internal and external) as well as customer support engagements reports.
  • Analyse data and insights from systems to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of payment and settlement services.
  • Monitor the system and its interlinked ancillary systems to ensure that all settlements take place within agreed standards, and escalate when necessary.

Position: Database Administrator

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Closing date: 25 April 2025

Job requirements:
  • a minimum of a National Diploma in Information Technology (IT) (NQF 6) or an equivalent qualification;
  • database administrator certification; and
  • 2-5 years of database-related experience.
key performance areas:
  • Respond to unplanned system outages by investigating, troubleshooting and remediating.
  • Maintain user access as per the User Access Management Policy.
  • Securely install and administer the database to enhance the resilience, redundancy and continuity thereof.
  • Provide first-level database support to end users in all departments, including proactive preventative maintenance and upgrades of the database management system.
  • Schedule database backup and design recovery plans and procedures.
  • Stay abreast of industry database developments and best practices and apply these where relevant

Position: Financial Administrator

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Closing date: 25 April 2025

Job requirements :
  • a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) or Advanced Diploma in Accounting, or an equivalent qualification; and 
  • two to five years’ experience in a financial accounting environment. 

The following would be an added advantage: 

  • International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) certificate. 
key performance areas:
  • Plan the capital and operational budgets based on the budget guidelines in consultation with relevant stakeholders in order to meet the SARB’s budgetary deadlines.
  • Prepare detailed schedules through consultation with relevant BSTD stakeholders in order to fulfil SARB policy requirements.
  • Execute the approved budgets, through the submission of procurement requests, the payment of vendors as well as the correct classification and allocation of expenditure in order to fulfil ICT requirements within the SARB.
  • Monitor the expenditure against the budgets through reconciliation and verification, ensuring efficient cash flow management and compliance with policies and contracts.

Position: Insurance Analyst

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Closing date: 23 April 2025

Job requirements:
  • a postgraduate qualification (NQF 8) in Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Insurance or Risk Management, or a relevant equivalent qualification; and 
  • at least 5–8 years of relevant working experience in a regulatory environment or the financial sector.
key performance areas:
  • Supervise insurers and insurance groups within the portfolio through a combination of on- and off-site supervisory tools, focusing on both quantitative and qualitative financial and non-financial information, to identify and assess risks and then propose mitigating actions.
  • Provide input into the development and implementation of a prudential risk-based supervisory plan for each insurer and insurance group within the portfolio.
  • Provide input and assistance into the development and implementation of the regulatory framework.
  • Analyse quantitative and qualitative data through the statutory submissions received from insurers and insurance groups. 
  • Assist with, and provide input into, the co-ordination and implementation of interventions for problematic insurers and/or insurance groups, as per the supervisory ladder of intervention.

Application:

To send your application for any of the above positions, please visit https://fa-evra-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/SARB/requisitions?


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