Senior Specialist: Business Integration (Natural ADABAS) x 2 (Fixed Term Contract) Jobs

Job Purpose

To provide expert advice and support for operational plans and service delivery. This role focuses on developing, enhancing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing application modules or subsystems to improve service delivery.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) and 8-10 years’ experience in a Natural/ADABAS environment, including 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and relevant IT Qualification(s)/Certification(s) in Information Technology (IT), and 8-10 years’ experience in a Natural/ADABAS environment, including 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

ALTERNATIVE

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and 15 years’ development experience in a Natural/ADABAS environment, including 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Natural ADABAS
• NaturalONE
• IBM Mainframe (z/OS)
• Job Control Language (JCL)
• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and IBM MQ

Job Outputs

Process

• Analyze and recommend improvements to specialist systems, procedures, and practices.
• Contribute to IT business planning for interface applications.
• Advise on effective planning and development of resources in your area of specialization.
• Design, plan, and implement integration, design, and development activities with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop practices aligned with operational frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Use your expertise to identify and recommend solutions to defined problems.
• Ensure proper project planning, execution, and change control.
• Integrate business information, analyze it, and produce reports for decision-making.
• Optimize processes and systems to achieve goals.
• Plan for continuous improvements to enhance implementation and excellence.
• Identify interconnected problems and develop best-fit solutions.
• Support integration projects with specialized skills in data, design, services, processes, monitoring, and patterns.
• Recommend and implement changes to optimize processes and systems.
• Translate policies into your practice area and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex IT issues methodically.
• Introduce best practices and encourage adoption across divisions.

Governance

• Develop or align governance and compliance policies for your practice area to manage risks.

People

• Apply new knowledge and skills from learning opportunities in your role.
• Provide specialist support, advice, and thought leadership in your area of expertise.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial controls, cost management, and corporate governance in your specialization.

Client

• Build practices that deliver excellent service and encourage others to do the same.
• Contribute to organizational knowledge management.
• Provide expert advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural Competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Building Sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical Competencies

• Application Development and Maintenance
• Business Knowledge
• Database Design and Management
• Efficiency Improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• IT Knowledge
• Reporting and Interpretation
• System Thinking

Deadline: 2nd February 2026