Java Analyst Developer at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• 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?

• Produce quality software according to business requirements.
• Assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems in development, testing and production environments.
• Adhere to coding quality standards including unit and integration testing requirements.
• Provide production support, Standby and overtime as business requires.
• Attend and contribute to daily stand-ups and other agile ceremonies.
• Assist with breakdown of tasks from business requirements.
• Accurately track time within the systems provided on a daily basis.
• Deliver on sprint commitments.
• Contribute to team planning, discussions and solution designs.
• Document solutions and assist others in doing their documentation.
• Share knowledge with team members.

Qualification

• Grade 12
• Relevant Computer Science degree or diploma will be recommended
• Java Certification will be advantageous

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
• DevOps experience is highly recommended
• Experience in Scaled Agile Framework will be advantageous
• Exposure to GIT, Gradle, Nexus, JIRA and Confluence will be advantageous
• Web Services technologies experience i.e. RESTful APIs
• UML 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 will be recommended

Knowledge:

• Agile development principles
• Good understanding of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• CI/CD principles
• A solid understanding of Object-Orientation
• Problem Analysis and Problem-Solving Techniques
• Impact Analysis Techniques
• Documentation Frameworks, Tools and Standards
• Understanding of Project Management Principles
• Understanding the Deployment Process in the Development Phase
• High level understanding of Enterprise Test Methodology (Automation)

Knowledge and Skills

• IT Data Analysis
• Project Oversight
• Reporting and Administration
• Quality, Compliance and Accreditation
• Business Requirements Definition
• Technologies

Personal Attributes

• Organisational savvy - Contributing through others
• Manages complexity - Contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
• Optimises work processes - Contributing through others

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 four business clusters – Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

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