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 Systems Analyst will play a critical role as a problem solver and be the person who assists in defining and enabling business change in an agile environment. Your primary responsibility is to design and deliver solutions that help optimize processes and reduce inefficiencies. This role will be based at the Glacier Head Office in
Cape Town.
Key outcomes
The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the Systems Analyst:
- Performing detailed impact analysis including process, gap, and data analysis.
- Facilitation of work-sessions, database design and solution workshops to gather information, elicit and finalize functional requirements as well as transfer knowledge.
- Analyze how the business requirements will be met by introducing changes to the application/s or creating modern technology implementations.
- Examine existing systems to identify areas for improvement and integration as part of the solution design, consider non-functional requirements that describe the characteristics of the system e.g., security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability of a product.
- Ensure system designs are aligned with business goals & requirements and ensuring that requirements are accurate and complete.
- Collaborate with developers and testers during sprints to ensure that system changes are implemented correctly, in an agile team within a scrum framework.
- Presenting solutions in the form of walk-throughs to analysts, project managers, architects, development teams, developers, and testers to ensure understanding and assist delivery teams with story estimations and prioritization.
- Produce fit-for-purpose specifications documenting the solution.
- Produce data models, activity, component flow, functional decomposition and data flow diagrams using Enterprise Architect / Visio / Confluence.
- Document and implement, and guidelines to ensure that best solutions and designs are implemented and consistent with group architecture principals.
- Ensure that all stakeholders are engaged and kept up to date.
- Post implementation support to business and IT.
What will make you successful in this role
Qualifications And Experience
- Matric / Grade 12
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years Software development experience in the Financial Services industry
- Experience in Business Analysis or similar role which shows Analysis capability
Technical Experience
- Experience in design and support workflow solutions
- Strong relational database expertise 5+ years (SQL)
- Experience in DB2 and SAP Hana beneficial
- Experience with APIs 5+ years
- Knowledge of AWS and Snowflake
- Exposure to C#, XML, JSON, SOA
- Experience analyzing operational needs to design, automate, publish, test, monitor and report on business workflows in AzureDevOps
- Experience in SQL stored procedures essential
- Demonstrated knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design
- Strong data analysis skills
- Strong Application Design expertise
- Exposure to SCRUM essential and other Agile methodologies.
- Exposure to Domain Driven Design
Competencies
- Problem-solving and analysis skills
- Ability to perform well under pressure
- Planning and organizing
- Decision-making ability
- Attention to detail
Attributes
- Honesty, integrity, and respect
- Positive, enthusiastic attitude
- Professional work standards
- Ability to motivate self and others
Qualification And Experience
Degree or Diploma and the required Certification with 10 to 12 years related experience.
Knowledge And Skills
Component level design based on Technology Architecture Model
System Analysis
System and Database design
System testing and reviews
Security and performance assessments
Personal Attributes
Balances stakeholders - Contributing through others
Financial acumen - Contributing through others
Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
Communicates effectively - Contributing through others
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 MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Core Competencies
Being resilient - Contributing through others
Collaborates - Contributing through others
Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
Customer focus - Contributing through others
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.
