REF NO: NDOH 47/2022
Chief Directorate: Digital Health Information System
SALARY : R1 269 951 per annum, (an all-inclusive remuneration package), consists of
70% of total package, the State’s contribution to the Government Employee’s
Pension Fund (13% of basic salary) and a flexible portion]. The flexible portion
of the package can be structured according to Senior Management Service
Guidelines.
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : An undergraduate qualification (NQF 7) as recognized by SAQA in Computer
Science or ICT. At least five (5) years’ experience at senior management level
in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX/Linux based environments.
Experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks
e.g. Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, Ruby and NGINX. Cloud, virtualisation and
containerization e.g. VMware, Virtual Box. Understanding of both operational
and scope aspects of projects. Experience with monitoring systems,
automation software like Puppet, cfengine, Chef. Knowledge of OSI network
layers, TCP/IP, data architecture and programming, interpretation of technical
requirements into an overall system planning that makes the best working
capability at reasonable cost, the health sector (Basic), National Health
Insurance Plan, Public Service Regulation and Public Service Act and National
Health Act/Bill. Good shell scripts, Perl, Ruby, Python, conflict and people
management, information security, analytical, ethical behaviour,
communication (written and verbal), customer service, planning,
organisational, computer (MS Office), stakeholder, time and team
management skills. Ability and willingness to travel. A valid driver’s licence.
SMS pre-entry Certificate is required for appointment finalisation.
DUTIES : Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure to proactively
ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability. Support
installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of operating systems,
application software and system management tools. Monitor and test
application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions,
and work with developers to implement those fixes. Actively maintain security,
backup, and redundancy strategies for NHI IS Infrastructure. Write and
maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human
intervention time on any tasks.
ENQUIRIES : Ms M Wolmarans at Milani.Wolmarans@health.gov.za
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APPLICATIONS : Kone Solutions has been retained to handle responses for the following
advertised positions of National Department of Health. Please forward your
application via email to: rh@konesolutions.co.za or hand deliver your
application to: Hampton Office Park, 20 Georgian Crescent East Street,
Highbury house, Bryanston, 2158 or via post to PO Box 1132, Rivonia, 2128
(quoting the relevant reference number).
FOR ATTENTION : Ms Tumi Morake, during office hours (08:30am – 16:00pm)
NOTE : All short-listed candidates for SMS posts and Non-OSD Technical posts
remunerated at SMS levels will be subjected to a technical exercise that
intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will
be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical
exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic
managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive
on the implementation of competency-based assessments). The competency
assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the
mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment batteries. Applications should
be submitted on the new Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service
department and should be accompanied by a CV (previous experience must
be comprehensively detailed). The Z83 must be fully completed (all sections),
failure to complete or disclose all information will automatically disqualify the
applicant. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualification and
other relevant documents on application. Certified copies of qualifications and
other relevant documents will be requested prior to final selection phase.
Applications should be on one PDF format. Applications received after the
closing date and those that do not comply with the requirements will not be
considered. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications and
national certificates (where applicable) evaluated by the South African
Qualification Authority (SAQA). The Department reserves the right not to fill the
posts. The successful candidate will be subjected to personnel suitability
checks and other vetting procedures. Applicants are respectfully informed that
correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If notification of
an interview is not received within three (3) months after the closing date,
candidates may regard their application as unsuccessful. The Department will
not be liable where applicants use incorrect/no reference number(s) on their
applications.
CLOSING DATE : 19 September 2022, closing time: 12:00 Mid-day