Analyst Developer (Java/Springboot): SLS: RA: Sanlam Risk & Savings: Bellville

Date: 22 Jul 2026

Location:

Bellville, Western Cape, ZA

Company: Sanlam Group

Who are we?

The Sanlam Retail Affluent business (SRA) is dedicated to empower South Africans in the middle- and upper-income segments to be financially confident, secure and prosperous. With deep client understanding and a focus on excellence in technology, client and intermediary experiences, SRA delivers financial solutions including comprehensive financial planning, life- and disability insurance, credit solutions, savings and investments, retirement and fiduciary services that can be accessed through various platforms.

Sanlam Risk and Savings (SRS), which is one of the businesses within SLS, offers Risk & Savings solutions to various segments within the market.

What will you do?

As a Spring Boot Developer, you will work within an Agile team to design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications and services. You will collaborate with Business Analysts and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions, contribute to sprint planning and delivery, and support continuous improvement initiatives. The role includes ensuring high-quality, secure code through testing and code reviews, supporting CI/CD and cloud-native deployments, and leveraging AI-powered engineering tools to enhance productivity, solution quality, and innovation. You will also contribute to technical documentation, knowledge sharing, and the adoption of best practices across the development lifecycle.

Attend and contribute to daily stand-ups and other agile ceremonies.
Liaise with the Business Analysts to determine / understand business requirements.
Assist with breakdown of tasks from business requirements.
Deliver on sprint commitments.
Contribute to team planning, discussions and solution designs.
Constructively communicate in a way that would add to valuable solutions.
Take guidance from and support the team lead.
Report accurately on progress both within the systems and directly to your team lead.
Document solutions and assist others in doing their documentation.
Share knowledge with team members.
Adhere to coding quality standards including unit and integration testing requirements.
Highlight Technical Debt reduction opportunities and be comfortable with code and security scanning tools (e.g. SonarQube, Veracode) to highlight code improvement opportunities.
Support CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployments.
Leverage Agentic AI technologies and AI-powered development tools to improve engineering productivity and solution quality.
Utilize AI agents for requirements analysis, code generation, testing, documentation, code reviews, troubleshooting, and modernization initiatives.
Help establish responsible AI engineering practices, standards, governance, and security controls.
Assist the team’s FINOPS champion with optimization opportunities.

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualifications:

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Computer Science.
Java Certification and/or AWS Cloud certifications will be an advantage.

Experience:

At least 3 years' experience developing and maintaining applications using the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Boot, Spring Batch, and related frameworks.
Experience in designing, developing, and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with internal and external services.
Experience in working with source control, build, and dependency management tools such as Git, Gradle, and Nexus.
Experience working within Agile delivery teams and participating in sprint planning, estimation, design discussions, and retrospectives.
At least 5 years' software development experience within enterprise application environments.
Experience in working with relational databases and SQL, including data modelling, query optimization, and ORM technologies such as JPA/Hibernate.
Experience in implementing automated unit, integration, and component testing using frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
Experience working within Agile delivery teams and participating in sprint planning, estimation, design discussions, and retrospectives.
Experience in contributing to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation practices.

Knowledge:

High level understanding of Java full stack.
Good understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, secure coding practices, and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Good understanding of Enterprise Test Methodology (Automation).
Strong proficiency in Java, including object-oriented design principles, concurrency, exception handling, and application performance considerations.
Understanding of AWS Cloud technologies.
Understanding of project management principles and deployment process in the development phase.
Knowledge of relevant program languages, documentation frameworks, tools and standards.

Competencies:

Communicates effectively
Tech savvy
Business insights
Decision quality
Analytical thinking
Cultivates innovation
Plans and aligns
Concern for accuracy
Customer focus
Collaborates
Drives results
Team success
Influencing and gaining commitment
Learning orientation
Being resilient

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

Drives results - 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.

Closing Date: 5 August 2026

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.