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C# Developer: SLS: RA: Sanlam Risk & Savings: Bellville

Date:  1 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 and Savings solutions to various segments within the market.

 

What will you do?

 

Become part of a team with technical curiosity, problem‑solving mindset, and passion for clean, efficient, scalable code to deliver robust solutions across various application types, including web services, desktop applications, and APIs, while collaborating with teams to meet project requirements and deadlines.

 

As a C# Developer, you will be responsible for the following:

 

  • Partner with dynamic project and BAU teams from concept and technical design all the way to deployment—shaping solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and built to last.
  • Own and manage code repositories with GitHub, championing best‑practice version control.
  • Dive into change requests, analyse requirements, and shape smart, forward‑thinking solutions.
  • Provide expert recommendations and clear effort estimates to guide decision‑making.
  • Build, test, and refine your own programs or artefacts to ensure exceptional quality.
  • Collaborate closely with integrated systems through thorough interface testing.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and solve complex technical challenges with confidence.
  • Empower the Testers with the information they need to validate top‑quality releases.
  • Take responsibility for implementing enhancements into Production with precision and care.
  • Keep system and program documentation up to date.
  • Maintain and evolve data model documentation as the environment grows.
  • Lead with curiosity by performing root cause analysis and providing functional support to users.
  • Share expertise and offer technical guidance to the team working with the systems or programs.
  • Step in to provide standby or after‑hours support when required, to keep critical operations running smoothly.

 

What will make you successful in this role?

 

Qualifications

  • Relevant qualification in Information Systems

 

Experience

  • At least 5 years’ experience working with software applications using the C# programming language within the .NET framework.
  • Relevant experience in the following: 
    • Database technologies (SQL Server, etc.) and microservices architecture
    • Front-end frameworks (React) and testing frameworks (e.g. NUnit, MSTest etc.)
    • Application monitoring and observability tools
  • Agile methodologies (Scrum / Kanban)
  • Exposure to C++ and DevOps will be an advantage
  • Experience within the Financial Services industry will be an advantage

 

Knowledge

  • Solid understanding in C#, the .NET Framework and Object‑Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Knowledge of web development concepts HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Knowledge of software design patterns and engineering best practices
  • Knowledge of core AWS services, cloud-native applications, and cloud-based applications
  • Basic understanding of UML (Class, Activity, Entity Relation Diagrams)

 

Competencies 

  • Communicates effectively
  • Tech savvy
  • Business insights
  • Decision quality
  • Analytical thinking
  • Cultivates innovation
  • Optimises work processes
  • Plans and aligns
  • Concern for accuracy
  • Customer focus
  • Collaborates
  • Drives results
  • 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

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
Customer focus - Contributing through others
Drives results - Contributing through others
Collaborates - Contributing through others
Being resilient - 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: 15 July 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.

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