Java Analyst Developer

Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.

Working in an agile team, you would be responsible to produce quality software according to business requirements. You need to assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems in development, testing and production environments.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Analysis of change requests received for own systems and interfaces with other systems.
• Analysis and documentation of changes required to systems (functional and or technical specifications).
• Interpretation of specifications received (includes data models), if applicable.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Maintenance of existing programs according to change requests.
• Development of new programs according to change requests.
• Testing of own programs to ensure correctness and testing of interfaces to other systems.
• Debugging of programs.
• Implementation of changes into the production environment, as part of the change management process.
• Documentation of changes in programs implemented.
• Updates of data model documentation and functional specifications.
• Publishing of documentation as required to a central point.
• Problem solving and user assistance for own systems supported (functional, not technical).
• Provision of hands-on training for own system and changes being implemented.
• Provision of standby time or support when required.
• Provision of batch support and standby when required.
• Support and assistance with DRP (Disaster Recovery Process).
• Management of own time and delivery of tasks according to deadlines.
• Network with key contacts outside own area of expertise.

Qualification

• Matric.
• Any IT Degree or relevant tertiary qualification.
• Java Certification will be advantageous.
• AWS Certification will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience within application development in Java. Minimum of 3 years working experience in J2EE.
• Practical experience with Java Server Pages, Servlets, Stateless Session Beans, JDBC, Java Messaging Service. Experience with the following tools will be an advantage: IBM WebSphere, IBM MQ Series, Eclipse or WebSphere Application Developer.
• Experience in web service Technologies (Design and development i.e. RESTful API’s and API modelling and testing tools).
• Relational database Experience i.e. IBM DB2, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, etc.
• AWS Experience will be an added advantage.
• Scaled Agile Framework will be advantageous.
• Exposure to GIT, Gradle, Nexus, JIRA and Confluence will be advantageous.
• Experience in Microservices architecture.
• UML or EA experience will be an advantage.
• Relational Database experience (Experience with SQL Server development will be an advantage).
• Experience with RCP development will be an advantage.
• Experience in working with life insurance financial applications highly recommended.

Knowledge:

• Using Eclipse Enterprise IDE, or IBM’s Rational Application Developer (RAD) or IntelliJ IDEA.
• Designing and architecting Java applications.
• Spring Boot knowledge.
• DevOps concepts such as CI or CD, and using tools like Bitbucket, etc.
• Containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes will be an advantage.

Personal Attributes

• Action orientated - Contributing independently.
• Collaborates - Contributing independently.
• Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently.
• Nimble learning - Contributing independently.
• Optimises work processes - Contributing independently.

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

• Being resilient - Contributing through others.
• Collaborates - Contributing through others.
• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others.
• Customer focus - Contributing through others.
• Drives results - Contributing through others.

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.