Job Description

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Core Insurance Platform team in Santam BITS is looking for a Guidewire Developer (Java) who will be based in Bellville

JOB DESCRIPTION

The incumbent will be responsible for development, testing, maintaining and supporting software that meets business requirements on the Policy Administration System.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Adheres to defined software development lifecycles and best practice (including code standards, code reviews, source control, etc.)
• Provide support to end users encountering issues with on the core Insurance platform (PolicyCenter/BillingCenter/Contact Manager)
• Maintain the health and functionality of the core Insurance platform (PolicyCenter/BillingCenter/Contact Manager) through proactive monitoring, diagnosing, and resolution of issues in a quick and timeous manner
• Configure and develop screens and applications that meet business requirements (UI's, business logic, rules, process flow, etc.)
• Create test data and unit tests to ensure that developed software works according to business requirements, design, and specification.
• Considers non-functional requirements during software development (e.g., performance, load, response, etc.)
• Support and maintain developed applications and services
• Help maintain SLA's through quick resolutions of incidents

Generic Functions

• Contributes and collaborates with team members across the SDLC from business analysis, design, development, and testing in an Agile / self-managed team environment.
• Identification of potential risks/issues and give input into risk plan
• Provide support to other members of the Development Team and members of the Project Management team as required

Quality Assurance

• Unit and functional testing of developed software to ensure it meets quality standards
• Participate in code reviews and technical issue resolution meetings

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Relevant Tertiary IT qualification and/or qualification through experience
• Minimum of 3 - 4 years IT development experience across the systems development lifecycle

• Solid experience in :

• Java 8, J2EE
• Object-oriented development
• Web application development
• Web services

• Experience or at least familiarity with SQL
• Willing to be upskilled into Gosu (Guidewire development language)

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of SOLID principles / Design Patterns and their use
• Working knowledge of the Atlassian Suite of products (e.g. Bamboo, JIRA, Confluence) would be advantageous
• Knowledge of Agile methods, e.g. Kanban, SCRUM
• Knowledge of the short-term insurance industry is advantageous
• Competent in problem-solving and troubleshooting
• Prioritising objectives and planning
• Working effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, and maintaining communication
• Identifying, resolving, or escalating risks, issues, dependencies, etc.
• Must be able to work in a highly pressurised and dynamic environment
• Investigation and analysis of information
• Able to accept accountability for actions and decisions
• Experience in Groovy and Ruby on Rails would be advantageous.

COMPETENCIES

• Collaborative
• Client focused
• Drives results
• Flexible and adaptable
• Cultivates innovation
• Technologies
• Business requirements
• Stakeholder engagement

ABOUT SANTAM

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia. Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centred on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper.

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