MIS Lead Architect

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.

What will you do?

The MIS Lead Architect is the primary visionary and guardian of the data ecosystem. You will spearhead the design and optimization of our end-to-end data architecture. The goal is to ensure the data used for company-wide reporting is accurate, accessible, and structured for maximum performance, providing a stable and standardized foundation upon which our Business Intelligence and reporting is built.

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualification Required  
• Bachelor’s Degree or appropriate certificate in Computer Science, Information systems, Data   
engineering, or a related quantitative field.  

Minimum Experience  
• Minimum of 7 years in data warehousing and business intelligence  
• Leadership experience: Relevant experience in management, team lead, or senior supervisory   
capacity is advantageous  
• Industry expertise: Demonstrable experience working within the Short-Term Insurance or broader   
Financial Services industry is advantageous.  

Deliverables

The MIS Lead Architect will be the key player in supporting the architectural redesign of MiWay’s data ecosystem and enable a cloud ready ecosystem for future integration. Key deliverables include:  
• Architecture roadmap: Design, document and support the implementation of a scalable architecture for standardised, clean and accurate data to be used by the BI & Actuarial teams. 
• Data modeling: Create and maintain complex ETL/ELT pipelines and dimensional models (Star/Snowflake schemas) that simplify insurance reporting.  
• Performance tuning: Ongoing optimization of SQL queries, indexing, and storage procedures to ensure optimal reporting latency.  
• Governance & security: Implementation of rigorous data security protocols and lineage tracking to comply with MiWay’s data governance standards.  
• Vendor management: Research, evaluation and recommendation of middleware, integration tools, and cloud service providers.

Competencies Required

• Legacy Systems: Understanding of on-premise architecture (Oracle/SQL Server) and how to extract data from core insurance systems (e.g., TIA).  
• Advanced user and developer proficiency with BI technologies, particularly Microsoft Power BI. Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem (e.g., PowerApps) is beneficial.  
• In-depth understanding of database management systems, Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), and  the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) framework.  
• Strong knowledge of SQL queries, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for structured report delivery, and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for data movement and transformation.

Personal Attributes

Core Competencies

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. Deadline to apply 18 June 2026

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