Senior Professional Officer - Senior Software Developer

ELIGIBILITY

Suitably qualified candidates

CLOSING DATE

09.10.2026

REFERENCE NUMBER

CS 131/26 Ext

SALARY

R1122322.00 - R1576194.00

DEPARTMENT

Information Systems and

Technology

DIRECTORATE

CORPORATE SERVICES Senior Professional Officer - Senior Software

Developer

Requirements

• Relevant three-year tertiary qualification with higher tertiary

qualifications (e.g. B degree) will be given preference

• Minimum of five (5) to eight (8) years and/or

supervisory/management experience within an IT environment

will be advantageous.

Key Performance Areas

• Lead and participate in all phases of the software application

development life cycle with an emphasis on solution

architecture and design, development, configuration,

testing, release and maintenance of internal and external

web-based software systems.

• Leading and participating in large and complex application

development projects. Delivering the objectives derived

from business and IT requirements for the development

• In depth experience to develop and implement a wide range

of projects, programmes, systems, policies and practices in

relation to the Application Solutions Design/ Development

• Collaborating with other IT professionals (internal and

external) and communicating with business users to

provide feedback, resolve issues and share knowledge

• Mentor junior colleagues
• Strive towards an optimum integration level of software

products and data, ensuring that the systems development

environment is flexible, agile and adaptable to business

needs now and in the future

• Establish and maintain comprehensive system documentation,

standards, and knowledge repositories to support.