The Core Insurance Platform team in Santam Technology Services is looking for a Developer (Java/Guidewire) to be based in Cape Town, 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/ContactManager)
- Maintain the health and functionality of the core Insurance platform (Policycenter/BillingCenter/ContactManager) through proactive monitoring, diagnosing and resolution of issues in a quick and timeous manner
- Configure and develop screens and applications that meet business requirements (UIs, business logic, rules, process flow, etc.)
- Create test data and unit tests to ensure developed software works according to business requirement, design and specification
- Considers non-functional requirements during software development (eg. performance, load, response, etc.)
- Support and maintain developed applications and services
- Help maintain SLAs through quick resolutions of incidents
- Contributes and collaborates with team members across the SDLC from business analysis, design, development and testing in 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
- Unit and functional testing of developed software to ensure it meets quality standards
- Participate in code reviews and technical issue resolution meetings
- Relevant Tertiary IT qualification and/or qualification through experience
- Minimum of 2 years IT development experience across the systems development lifecycle
- Java 8, J2EE
- Object oriented development
- Web application development
- Web services
- Experience or at least familiarity with SQL
- 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
