South Africa Job Openings

Sanlam

Specialist Product Engineer

Johannesburg

FULL TIME

November 27, 2024

Who are we?

Glacier by Sanlam brings together leading experts and respected financial services companies to meet clients’ investment needs. We deliver focused investment services through specialist teams, partner with acclaimed financial intermediaries and pride ourselves on our superior products and solutions and high quality service. We offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, designed to assist in the creation and preservation of wealth. Our offering encompasses local investments, including fixed term investments and investments with guarantees, international investments, retirement saving solutions, and retirement income solutions. While each solution has its own distinct purpose, they all share the world-class quality and commitment that have come to distinguish Glacier.

What will you do?

The Specialist Product Engineer (GPA) will be responsible for building high performing and scalable enterprise grade applications. This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem-solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver. This role will be residing at the Glacier Office in Rosebank, Johannesburg, reporting directly to the Lead Product Engineer in GPA.

Key outcomes

The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by Specialist Product Engineer
Dev Ops:

Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem-solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions leveraging C# (.NET), Sql Server, Javascript/Typescript, React Js, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Rabbit Mq, Git
Contribute to and in some cases lead all phases of the development lifecycle including e.g. design process
Determine operational feasibility of solutions by evaluating analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
Develop high quality software / application design and architecture in a test driven & domain driven / cross domain environment
Quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions
Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
Create & Maintain Sophisticated Dev Sec Ops CI/CD Pipelines (authoring & supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins for deployment to multi-site environments – supporting and managing your applications all the way to production).
Use & configure modern observability techniques to provide a deeper understanding of the application using App Dynamics, Instana and Splunk.
Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes
Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
Work with guilds and other technical SME’s to improve and evolve technical products and services
Apply unit testing frameworks and perform integration, validation and verification testing using Moq and Ms Test
Managing branching and merging in support of project delivery. Setup quality gates to ensure conformance to team best practices
Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture, Security & Infrastructure guidelines
Work with project & program teams (when required) to plan & manage the development lifecycle e.g. releases, risk management, testing, integration etc.
Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications
Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices e.g. scripting languages, containerization etc.

What will you do - continued

People

Coach & mentor other engineers
Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
Provide technical subject matter expertise and support in the attraction and recruitment of Product Engineers for the organization
Support the people change teams in the design of adoption processes (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)

Risk & Governance

Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post deployment)
Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworks
Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents
Deliver on time & on budget (always)

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualifications and experience

Relevant qualification in IT
5 years’ experience in development lifecycle
Experience in an agile environment
Experience in coaching and mentoring other engineers
Solid experience in reading code written in C#, Sql, Javascript/Typescript, Groovy and JSON/YAML
Understanding of relational databases including stored procedures and ETL
Experience in investments/LISP would be advantageous

Competencies

Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
Sound decision-making skills
Flexible approach and ability to adapt
Experience of working effectively as part of a team

Attributes

Positive, enthusiastic attitude
Teamwork
Ability to work under pressure
Honesty, integrity and respect
Self-starter and self confidence

Qualification and Experience

Degree or Diploma with 5 to 6 years related experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Business and IT Data Analysis

Business Requirements Definition

Quality assurance and testing

Impact analysis

IT governance and compliance

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 five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as Mi Way 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.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

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