Intermediate Oracle Developer at MiWay Insurance Limited

What will make you successful in this role?

• Matric

• Relevant IT degree or diploma will get preference

• 3+ years working experience developing in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL

• Developing and maintaining packages, procedures, functions, views, and other database objects in the Oracle Database

• Solid understanding of database architecture

• Understanding of software systems used in the development process: Code versioning (SVN), Release management (Crucible & Bamboo) and Issue Tracking (JIRA)

• Knowledge and/or working experience of the following will be advantageous:

  • TIA (The Insurance Application)

  • Oracle 12c upwards

  • Oracle Forms

  • Oracle Reports

  • Performance tuning (SQL and PL/SQL)

  • WebLogic integration

  • Java

  • Shell scripting

Deliverables include, but will not be limited to:

• Plan, design & develop solutions within a team

• Conduct or assist with code quality reviews of solutions

• Conduct or assist with troubleshooting and debugging of developed solutions in development and production environments

• Attend and provide input in team and stakeholder meetings relating to technical and architecture requirements

• Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions on developed solutions and best practices

• Contribute towards well documented, quality, tested and reusable code, ensuring development is followed through to completion that is in accordance with team standards and the solution specification

Competencies Required:

• An intermediate developer should be comfortable working on, and completing tasks on their own

• Should understand and be comfortable asking for guidance, but needs to provide at least one or two possible solutions for a problem

• In-depth understanding of code quality, coding standards and maintainability

• Readiness to understand the system architecture

• Should understand (and try to implement) design patterns and principles (such as the SOLID principles)

• Ability to work on multiple projects (even if it takes you a while to get up to speed)

• Understand the need for, and write relevant tests for methods

• Willing to take accountability and ownership of parts of the system

• Should understand the processes followed by the team/business

• Should understand the business value (and be able to make suggestions) for a feature

• Ability to estimate the scope of a problem, with guidance from other developers if needed

Knowledge and Skills

ERP application development designs

System testing, analysis and reviews

Business Processes and business requirements definition

IT governance and compliance and risk mitigation.

Programming Standards

Personal Attributes

Interpersonal savvy - Contributing independently

Decision quality - Contributing independently

Plans and aligns - 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 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

Being resilient - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - Contributing independently

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. 

Deadline to apply is  28 February 2022