JUNIOR DEVELOPER: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Position Reports to: Senior Specialist: Systems       
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: Head Office – Brooklyn
Advert Closing Date: 20 March 2026
 
About the Position
This is a Junior Developer: Information Technology Position which will fulfil the responsibilities of the Installation and Maintenance of Linux and Kubernetes Systems for the South Africa Revenue Service.
 
Job Purpose
Daily Operations of installation, upgrading and maintaining high uptime of SARS’ core systems which are used daily for SARS Tax Collection.
 
 Education and Experience
 
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required 
Relevant Higher Certificate (NQF 5) with 3 years’ experience in a similar environment with a CompTia Linux+ Certification / Redhat/SuSE Certification /RHEL EX200 or Higher.
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 4 years’ experience in a similar environment with a CompTia Linux + Certification / / Redhat/SuSE Certification /RHEL EX200 or Higher
 
Minimum Functional Requirements

• Familiar with working with Red Hat, Ubuntu and SuSE Linux Systems installed on x86, x86_64, power64 hardware as well as Virtual Machines and BareMetal machines.
• Familiar with working with Docker or Podman Containers, Registories and Kubernetes Environments.

 
Industry Related Qualifications and Experience

•  3+ years’ experience in Administration / Site Reliability Engineering experience which include Data Centre Operations.
• Comptia Linux+ Certification.
• Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux Certifications.
• Experience on working with OEM Hardware from IBM, HP and Dell.

 
 Additional Technical Competencies

• Day to day Site Reliability Engineering skills related to Linux Server Installations, Migrations, Upgrades, Decommissions and Maintenance. Working with BareMetal Linux Systems and Virtualized Linux Systems. Creating and Maintaining scripts with Bash Shell, Python and Ansible.

 
Job Outputs:
 
Process

• Apply and utilise systems in a manner that contributes to efficient and effective service delivery and optimised quality.
• Apply software changes that adhere to relevant standards and deliver a solution as per technical requirements.
• Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work according to policies and quality requirements. 
• Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by providing support in area of work. 
• Deliver on contracted performance objectives and escalate unresolved delivery and quality issues to management and process owners. 
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to identify and develop solutions that leads to improved service delivery and quality. 
• Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of work. 
• Report on transactional and process activities within set guidelines to provide timely information for decision making. 

 
Governance

• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.
• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify and escalate risks. 

  
People 

• Drive own performance to achieve work outputs in line with required response time, quality and service delivery standards. 
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job. 

 
Finance

• Adhere to specified polices, standards and procedures to prevent wastage on resources and report violations. 

 
Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service. 
• Ensure client satisfaction by delivering a service that is consistent, seamless and error free. 

 
Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning 
• Conceptual Ability
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

 
Technical competencies

• Application Development and Maintenance
• Computer Literacy
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• IT Applications
• IT Development
• Reporting
• System Thinking

 
Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

 
 
Employment Equity
The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening, case study, pre-assessment, psychometric assessment and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance where applicable.
 
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