# Specialist: Data Analytics

Job Title: Specialist: Data Analytics Position Reports to: Senior Specialist: Compliance Risk Division: Taxpayer Engagement Operations Location: Durban or Pretoria Advert Closing Date: 16 November 2026 About the Position As a Specialist: Data Analytics at SARS, you will transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic decisions and operational excellence. This role offers the opportunity to work with advanced analytics tools such as Power BI, SQL, and Python/R, while collaborating across teams to design robust data frameworks, optimize processes, and enhance compliance. If you are passionate about turning data into value and want to make a meaningful impact on South Africa’s revenue system, join us and be part of a dynamic, innovative environment where your expertise truly matters. Job Purpose To analyse and provide expert advice with regards to data analytics in order to achieve business objectives. Education and Experience Minimum Qualification & Experience Required Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Computer Science, Statistics or Mathematics and 8 - 10 years' experience in a Data Analytics and Data Matching

- **Id**: 3878282
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/sars-specialist-data-analytics-4>
- **Role**: Analytics
- **Role family**: Analytics
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Durban, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T17:22:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T04:19:33Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8075
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Digital Government

## Company

- **Id**: 1774497
- **Name**: SARS
- **Domain**: sars.gov.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/sars-gov-za>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

## Technologies

- **Power BI** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SAS** — Optional: no
- **SPSS** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T17:22:57Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 8
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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