JOB SPECIFICATION

The Digital Integration team in Santam Business Information and Technology Services (BITS) is looking for an Intermediate Java Developer. 

 

The incumbent will be responsible for development, testing, maintaining, and supporting software that meets business requirements. 
 

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INCUMBENT Adheres to defined software development lifecycle and best practice (including code standards, code reviews, source control, etc.)  Configure and develop full stack applications that meet business requirements (UI, business logic, rules, process flow, etc.)  Build webservices to integrate systems. Generate test data to ensure developed software works according to requirements.  Attention to non-functional requirements during software development (performance, load, response, etc.)  Prepare and produce release documents for software migration to production. Support and maintain developed applications and services. Continuous improvement of the team processes, quality of deliverables and technical standards  Provide estimates on development efforts required for sprint planning generic functions. Collaborate with teams across the SDLC, from requirements analysis, through to implementation in a self-managed team environment. Identify of potential risks/issues and give input into risk plan. Investigate and resolve root causes of incidents and problems. Provide support to the software development and project management teams. Perform code reviews of fellow team mates to ensure that is adheres to quality standards. Participate in technical issue resolution meetings.
  TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Minimum of 3 years IT development experience across the systems development lifecycle  Solid experience in J2EE  Object oriented development (OOD)  Structured Query Language (SQL) Behavioral-Driven Development (BDD) Frontend Frameworks such as ReactJS and Semantic-UI Redhat Wildfly application container or similar HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript EJB3 Junit  Apache Maven Spring framework and Spring Boot Spring Security Hibernate ORM framework JSON and XML REST and SOAP JSON Web Tokens (JWT)  Web application development  Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) SOLID principles / Design Patterns Suite of products (e.g. Bamboo, JIRA, Confluence) would be advantageous.  Agile methodology and tools like (Kanban, SCRUM) Knowledge to Kubernetes and Docker. OTHER SKILLS Ability to work in a highly pressurized and dynamic environment.  Team player that can provide support, share responsibilities and maintaining communication with fellow teammates. Investigation and analysis of information  Able to accept accountability for actions and decisions.      Client focus  Cultivates Innovation  Results driven. Flexible and adapts to changes.  Competent in problem solving and troubleshooting. Prioritize objectives and planning. Ability to analyze data. Ability to oversee a project from the technical point of view. Generating reports for managements Detail oriented Identify, resolve, or escalating risks, issues, dependencies. Knowledge of the short-term insurance industry as an added advantage.  ABOUT THE COMPANY

As a company, Santam knows that you have hopes for your future, career, and personal development. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realize their worth and achieve greater things with the organization. We provide many opportunities for growth and development Together with our business clusters that comprise of - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate, Santam, Miway, as well as the Group Office -. Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding, transforming company in South Africa and we are rapidly moving into several emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia. 

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. 

Note:
This appointment will be made in line with the Divisional Employment Equity targets. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.