SARS Sen. Specialist: Business Integration (Fixed Term Contract) Vacancy 2026 at South African Revenue Services (SARS)

Opportunity Overview

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) is inviting applications for a Senior Specialist: Business Integration on a fixed-term contract based in Pretoria. This role is crucial for identifying, developing, and implementing effective integration designs that meet SARS's business needs.

The successful candidate will perform technical integration analysis tasks, specialising in understanding the business usage of information technology (IT) to ensure technology adds value to the organisation. This position focuses on enhancing service delivery by ensuring the sustainability of SARS software, systems, and technologies.

Minimum Requirements

• Education & Experience (Option 1):
• B.Tech: Computer Systems
• 8-10 years' experience in an Integration/Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, of which 3-4 years must be at junior specialist level.
• Education & Experience (Option 2):
• Relevant IT Qualification / Certification (as specified in Minimum Functional Requirements)
• 8-10 years' experience in an Integration/Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, of which 3-4 years must be at junior specialist level.
• Education & Experience (Option 3):
• Senior Certificate (NQF 4)
• 15 years' experience in an Integration/Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, of which 3-4 years must be at junior specialist level.
• Minimum Functional Requirements:
• Proficiency in Middleware (e.g., WebSphere Application Server) or Integration Design or Integration Development (e.g., IBM Integration Bus (IIB)) or any other technology currently supported within the Enterprise Architecture framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on and adhere to SARS prescribed integration protocols.
• Analyse and recommend improvements to specialist systems, procedures, and associated areas.
• Contribute to the optimal utilisation of organisational resources by advising on effective planning and development of resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area aligned with operational activity and procedural frameworks, ensuring tactical implementation.
• Utilise technical expertise, knowledge, and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse, and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies, and inconsistencies for decision-making.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practices, processes, and systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice, and system improvements to deliver on objectives and enhance tactical implementation.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine their impact, and develop best-fit alternatives and best practice implementation solutions.
• Translate top-down policy for own practice area and communicate its impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area, and associated procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• Ensure proper project planning and execution, as well as overall change control.
• Provide support to projects by applying required specialised skills in terms of infrastructure, architecture, data, design, services, processes, monitoring, and patterns.
• Troubleshoot and methodically identify, research, and resolve complex issues in the IT environment.
• Design, plan, and implement solutions.

What the Work Involves

As a Senior Specialist: Business Integration, you will be part of the Information Technology Service Division, reporting to a Manager. Your role involves deep technical engagement within an office environment in Pretoria, focusing on the strategic alignment of IT solutions with business needs. You will be responsible for providing expertise that ensures SARS’s software and systems are robust, sustainable, and integrated seamlessly.

Day-to-day, this includes hands-on analysis of existing systems, developing new integration designs, and implementing tactical solutions to complex IT problems. You will regularly analyse business information, generate reports to identify critical trends, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires a strong understanding of technical architectures and platforms, ensuring that IT capabilities are fully leveraged to enhance service delivery for SARS.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online by 25 September 2026.

To apply, please visit the SARS careers portal: https://career2.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=southafr01&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_GB&career_job_req_id=10821&selected_lang=en_GB&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&browserTimeZone=Africa%2FJohannesburg&_s.crb=y%2FvFw2Di%2Bc6hgYssk1T6ePKOBiijaaU8NiA0%2FJoWqLc%3D