SATIC Junior Java Developer

PwC Careers Africa; City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; On-site; ZAR 334,800 - 558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and training programs

Dynamic work environment

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in South Africa seeks an InsureTech Developer to join their expanding Insurance Tech team. You will develop software solutions, configure platforms, and contribute to projects using technologies such as JAVA and ReactJS. Ideal candidates have 2-3 years of development experience and strong communication skills. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and training within a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of software development experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience in Java technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions using InsureTech best practices.
• Configure software platforms to meet project requirements.
• Participate in daily standup meetings and sprint planning.

Skills

JAVA

J2EE

ReactJS

SQL

Agile methodology

Web Services

REST/JSON

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Job description

South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.

By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people’s lives.

About the Role

We have a number of exciting opportunities across a range of roles and disciplines to join our expanding Insurance Tech team! As a InsureTech Developer you will be responsible for participating in business requirements, review meetings and providing design & solutions on user stories to be implemented on InsureTech projects.

What will you do?

• Develop software solutions that are to the high performing technical standards and created using InsureTech best practices.
• The work will be focused on leveraging Insurance Tech software platforms, like Guidewire InsuranceSuite. We provide training and mentorship on the platforms we work on for our clients.
• Configuration of the software platforms to meet requirements.
• Development of customisations to change or extend the platform’s behaviour to meet requirements, where configuration is not sufficient.
• Development of integration services.
• Data Analytics
• Create test data and unit tests to ensure that software solutions meet requirements.
• Perform defect triage and fixes during System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Ensure non-functional, security, regulatory and compliance requirements are met for all development activities.
• Participate in code reviews and assist in resolution of technical issues.
• Prepare and produce software releases.
• Participate in daily standup meetings, sprint planning and retrospective.
• Contribute to POC to support new opportunities.

What are we looking for?

• 2-3 plus years software development experience
• JAVA 5/ J2EE, ReactJS, Web Services, XML, SQL, Gradle, Spring, Hibernate, Castor, REST/ JSON and Enterprise Messaging System.
• Using Configuration management tools like Git, Tortoise SVN, Source Tree, Perforce, Plastic and ticket management tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA, HPQC.
• Knowledge of the AGILE methodology/Scaled Agile Framework, SDLC processes will be an added advantage.
• Experience in the Insurance domain, preferably in Property & Casualty / General Insurance is an added advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

What is nice to have?

• Prior client facing and design experience

What’s in it for you?

We're exceptionally passionate about providing you with the necessary skills, experience and training to help you develop both personally and professionally. As a PwC employee you will be included on our specific Operate training framework, tailored to match your skills, needs and career aspirations.

If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you!