Vacant Jobs at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

About the Role:

• We are seeking Analyst Developer (Java/ Springboot) to join our Technology Shared Applications team.
• The successful candidate will join an established project team that is replacing the existing legacy Tax solution with a 3rd party SaaS solution called EBTax. 
• Experience in using AI to accelerate development delivery and integration will be beneficial.

Output/Core Tasks:

• 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.
• Constructively communicate in a way that would add to valuable solutions.
• Take guidance from and support the team lead.
• Report accurately on progress both within the systems and directly to your team lead.
• Document solutions and assist others in doing their documentation.
• Share knowledge with team members.
• Adhere to coding quality standards including unit and integration testing requirements.
• Assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems in testing and production environments.

What will make you successful in this role?

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Relevant Computer Science degree or diploma
• Honours or postgraduate degree preferred
• Java Certification will be advantageous

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within application development in Java
• Minimum 4 years working experience in J2EE
• Java Programming: Strong understanding of Java, including object-oriented principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Practical experience with Java Server Pages, Servlets, Stateless Session Beans, JDBC, Java Messaging Service.
• Spring Framework: In-depth knowledge of the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring MVC, Spring Security, and Spring Data.
• RESTful APIs: Experience in exposing and consuming RESTful web services.
• Experience with the following tools will be an advantage: IBM WebSphere, IBM MQ Series, Eclipse or WebSphere Application Developer
• DevOps Tools: Knowledge and experience of tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Maven, and Gradle for continuous integration and deployment.
• Microservices Architecture: Familiarity with microservices architecture design patterns will be highly advantageous.
• Unit Testing: Experience with testing frameworks like JUnit and Mockito
• Experience in Scaled Agile Framework and development principles will be advantageous.
• Good understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD principles; and,
• Exposure to GIT, Gradle, Nexus, JIRA and Confluence will be advantageous.
• A solid understanding of Object-Orientation
• UML experience will be an advantage
• Relational Database experience: (Experience with SQL Server development and Proficiency with JPA/Hibernate for database interactions will be an advantage.
• Experience with RCP development will be an advantage.
• Financial Services knowledge and Experience in working with life insurance financial applications (recommended)

Knowledge:

• Understanding of the SDLC Methodology
• Relevant program languages
• Java Full stack
• 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)
• Exposure to Agile Methodology will be advantageous.

Competencies:

• Strong analytical & numerical ability
• Problem solving skills
• Conceptual thinker
• Good communication / interpersonal skills
• Action / results orientation
• Quality orientation
• Knowledge seeking / learning orientation

Closing Date: 15 April 2026

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What will you do?

• Drive Insurance and Lending business growth and client service achieving the agreed sales, drive targeted marketing initiatives and manage operational activities in the branch unit through a team of Branch Consultants.  
• Thereby grow the customer base and revenue of Sanlam Retail Mass through the execution of the retail branch strategy.  Guiding, integrating and standardising the activities, goals and objectives of various Consultants (Sales and Servicing) in the branch, in line with the strategy.  
• Leading a service delivery culture and eco-system within and outside of the branch to enable an optimal client experience. Assuming responsibility for the successful day to day maintenance and management of the Retail branch.  Being a key representative for the retail branch in the industry.
• What will make you successful in this role?

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Passed the FAIS RE5 
• 120 Wealth Management credits OR tertiary qualification recognised by the FSCA
• Class of Business compliant per product category (annual) 
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD) compliant Minimum experience requirements satisfied per financial category. 
• Meet fit and Proper Requirements

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge:

• Insurance and Financial Sector Industry
• Comprehensive Long-term and Lending Product Knowledge
• FSCA and Prudential Authority Framework and Requirements
• FAIS and Consumer Acts
• POPIA, AML, KYC to mention a few
• Basic understanding of underwriting discipline
• Insurance and Financial Sector Regulatory bodies
• Ombudsman (Long-term Insurance)
• National Credit Act and Regulatory Authority
• Sales tactics and approaches 
• Stakeholder engagement and management
• Customer service and engagement 
• Relevant Regulatory frameworks, policies, and standards 
• Sanlam insurance products (ideal)
• People management practices and principles

Experience:

• At least 5 years recent industry experience of which 3 years should be in any leadership capacity.
• Proven track records in Sales
• Service Delivery within the Financial Sector (Insurance and or Lending)
• Service Management experience is essential.
• People Management

Qualification and Experience

• Preferably 5 to 8 years general insurance experience.