Intermediate RPA Developer

Job Description

Intermediate RPA Developer — Pretoria (Exciting Opportunity!)

Are you passionate about automating processes, building resilient bots and using the Microsoft Power Platform to drive real business impact? Join a high-impact RPA team at SARS and help modernise how work gets done. We’re looking for an Intermediate RPA Developer who combines technical craft, process thinking and a taste for continual improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll do

Analyse business processes and identify automation opportunities using Microsoft Power Platform.

Work with business analysts to gather requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.

Design, develop, test and deploy RPA bots (Power Automate / Desktop) in line with SARS governance, security and privacy standards.

Maintain, monitor and optimise bots to ensure reliable performance — troubleshoot and resolve incidents quickly.

Document automation solutions, create handover material and train / support end users and stakeholders.

Ensure all solutions comply with data privacy, cybersecurity and internal control policies.

Contribute to continuous improvement and the RPA Centre of Excellence — recommend and implement process and system improvements.

Use your technical expertise to propose tactical solutions and help institutionalise process initiatives.

Ensure solutions support financial accuracy, quality and efficient service delivery.

Must-have experience & qualifications

Relevant bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Information Systems or related).

4–6 years’ software development experience — including at least 2 years in RPA development and ~3 years at a specialist level.

Microsoft Certified : Power Automate RPA Developer Associate.

Hands-on with Power Platform : Power Automate / Power Apps / AI Builder / Power Virtual Agents .

Experience with Microsoft Dataverse and the .NET Framework.

Scripting experience : VBScript, JavaScript .

Ability to design scalable, secure automation solutions.

Familiarity with AI / ML integrations is a plus.

Strong understanding of business analysis and process mapping.

Key skills & behavioural competencies

Ownership and accountability for decisions, delivery and quality.

Analytical problem-solving — able to decompose complex issues and find practical solutions.

Detail-orientation with a focus on delivering to standards.

Pattern recognition and the ability to identify root causes.

Innovative mindset — capable of redesigning processes for better outcomes.

Strong business acumen and technical knowledge relevant to the organisation.

Integrity, transparency and ethical decision-making.

Data literacy — able to derive trends and insights from raw data.

Collaborative, considerate and able to support change across stakeholders.

Requirements

RPA Developer, Software Developer, Power Automate RPA Developer Associate, VBScript, JavaScript, .Net, Power Platform