The future of IT & AI

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 In the not-so-distant future, the world of IT will have undergone a seismic shift. Gone were the days of traditional employment, where companies hires full-time employees to fill specific roles. Instead, the gig economy had taken over, and IT professionals will be embracing the freedom and flexibility that cames with freelancing. Companies had caught on to the benefits of project-based hiring, where they could tap into a global talent pool and scale up or down as needed. Job postings  floated online, and skilled freelancers would bid on projects that matches their expertise. Seasoned IT professionals, making the transition to freelancing in these  years, builds reputations on these  platforms like Toptal and Upwork, and their calendars will always be filled with exciting projects. Skilled  IT engineers helps big compernies to launch their new products. Their projects, some  complex, with tight deadlines, and the clients willing to pay top dollar for the ri...
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SARS looking for IT professionals to improve tax system

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 29 March 2021

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced hundreds of vacancies for skilled workers across various fields as part of its plan to modernise its tax compliance systems with new and evolving technologies.

“SARS is preparing for a future where increasingly our work will be informed by data driven insights, self-learning computers, artificial intelligence and interconnectivity of people and devices,” the tax authority stated.

“Mindful of this, we are evolving our workforce to prepare for this exciting changed and changing world of work.”

“Whilst we continue to develop our own employees, we invite talented and passionate executives, who share our strong public service ethos and unmistakeable commitment to improving the material conditions and wellbeing of all South Africans,” SARS said.

These employees would assist in SARS’s mandate of ensuring optimal compliance with tax and customs legislation in South Africa.

Available positions

In addition to 200 South Africans who have recently graduated in the fields of Customs, Chartered Accountancy, Auditing and Legal, SARS is seeking 370 highly skilled leaders and specialists in specialised roles.

The latter includes Information and Technology specialists with the looking aptitudes:

  • Developers (C#, Java, Angular, Web, Data Warehouse [ETL/C#])
  • Database Administrators (SQL, Adabas)
  • Integration Designers
  • Websphere Application Server Specialists
  • SAP Specialists (GRC, FICA, HCM, SRM, Development & Integration)
  • IT Security Engineer
  • Software Engineers
  • Server Engineers (Wintel)

Other fields outside of IT in which vacancies are being offered include:

  • Data Management
  • Audit and Risk
  • Investigations and Auditing with specific focus on Tax Evasion and related matters
  • Legal Specialists and Consultants
  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance Specialists
  • Specialists in Trust Practice, Research and Analysis, Strategy and Advisory, Interpretive Tax Policy & Compliance

Interested applicants can click here to view all the positions for which they can apply at SARS.

Now read: Remarkable bounceback in jobs in South Africa

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