Job Description

Closing Date 2023/11/13
Reference Number MMH231107-7
Job Title SQL Developer
Position Type Permanent
Role Family Insights & Analytics
Cluster Health Solutions
Remote Opportunity Some of the time
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Eastern Cape
Location - Town / City Gqeberha
Introduction

Through our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations. We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them, and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses. Visit us at
Role Purpose

Develop, test, deploy, maintain and support a portfolio of new and existing software applications and services, from high-level business requirements and designs, through the Software Development Life Cycle.
Requirements

• B Comm/ Bus Sc (IS) or B Sc (Comp) or IT Diploma or Btech (Software Development)

• 3-5 year's development experience

• Understanding of SQL and RDBMS technology (MySQL, MS SQL Server, DB2)

• Knowledge of relevant programming languages, software testing and TSQL optimization

Duties & Responsibilities

INTERNAL PROCESS

• Collaborate with the Scrum Master/Project Manager to deliver quality, effective software, in line with the agreed development process and business needs.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct analysis and prioritise requests.

• Conduct research and evaluate potential technical solutions to identified business problems.

• Partner with Business and/or System Analysts to translate business requirements into workable solutions and document solutions into technical specifications.

• Design and code new software functionality using code that is readable, maintainable and re-usable.

• Conduct Unit Testing of own code, and System Integration Testing (SIT) of each solution and resolve all issues/queries timeously.

• Collaborate with the testing team to co-create test cases to ensure that features within each application are working as expected.

• Contribute to user acceptance testing (UAT) and training material to ensure that functionality is working correctly.

• Provide stakeholders with regular feedback on the technical design and timelines for solution ensuring that business needs are met.

• Maintain existing programmes according to change requests approved by business as and when needed.

• Diagnose root causes of system issues through problem-solving and recommend potential solutions.

• Monitor performance of solutions and make recommendations to improve the performance and functionality of the solution.

• Log issues found in existing systems as internal change controls and ensure successful resolution of issues.

CLIENT

• Provide authoritative expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.

• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with clients and stakeholders.

• Deliver on service level agreements made with clients and stakeholders in order to ensure that expectations are managed.

• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

PEOPLE

• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and team members.

• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation.

• Participate and contribute to a culture of work-centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.

• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of peers.

• Take ownership for driving career development.

FINANCE

• Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.

• Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.

• Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.

Competencies

• Communication skills

• Interpersonal skills

• Problem-solving skills

• Planning and organising skills

• Analytical skills

Policy

We are committed to Employment Equity, diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. All appointments are made in alignment to our Employment Equity goals and we encourage people with disabilities to apply.

Momentum Metropolitan