Job Summary
The main purpose of this position is to design, implement, test and maintain solutions in support of the company's payment system as well as the internal and external Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) business processes for the company, Southern African Development Community (SADC) and South African Multiple Options Settlement (SAMOS).
Job requirements:
- 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
- Discuss problems and possible solutions with senior team members.
- Perform SWIFT as well as business continuity plan (BCP) and disaster recovery (DR) testing to
meet business requirements.
- Perform SWIFT health checks and 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 the organisation's 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 policies, procedures and other legislative requirements in order to mitigate risks
within the SWIFT environment.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business and operational aspects related to the SWIFT
environment and associated applications.
- Provide support to the business in relation to the management and maintenance of the external
financial information feeds, including London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Bloomberg and IRESS.
Job requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
- Five to eight years’ job-related experience.