Intermediate Technical Analyst

Date: 3 Jun 2026

Location:

Bellville, Western Cape, ZA

Company: Sanlam Group

Who are we?

Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consist of the following business units Retail Mass, Corporate, Risk and Savings, Glacier and various business enabling functions. The Sanlam Life and Savings Office provide strategic direction, coordination and support to the four clusters, as well as performing governance oversight that includes assurance provided by second line of defence functions in SLS, to enable us to meet our business objectives.

What will you do?

In this role, you will work independently on complex analysis streams with minimal oversight while supporting multiple delivery streams simultaneously. You will translate business requirements into scalable, production-ready data solutions by defining rules, mappings, and transformation logic. Your responsibilities will include performing detailed data tracing, reconciliation, and impact analysis, as well as conducting deep-dive code analysis to understand system behaviour. You will validate technical outputs and evaluate reporting solutions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with requirements. Additionally, you will define acceptance criteria and collaborate with stakeholders on reconciliation approaches. You will take end-to-end ownership of requirements, ensuring they are clearly defined, well-structured, and aligned with stakeholder expectations, while maintaining full traceability from initiation through delivery. The role also involves documenting as-is and to-be processes, performing root cause analysis to identify underlying issues, and breaking down complex problems into structured, actionable components.

What will make you successful in this role?

Responsibilities will include, amongst others, the following output or core tasks:

•Demonstrated ability to leverage AI to accelerate analysis and delivery outcomes
•Proven experience utilizing LLMs to optimise efficiency and enhance work quality
•Skilled in standardising and reusing prompts, artefacts, and analytical patterns to drive consistency
•Ability to implement and promote standardised analysis processes to improve speed, quality, and repeatability
•Leverages historical insights and pattern recognition to enhance efficiency and reduce duplication
•Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, effectively bridging business and technical teams
•Highly adaptable, with the ability to deliver quality outputs under tight turnaround times
•Actively contributes to improving team productivity and enabling broader delivery capabilities
•Drives quality, consistency, and best practices across delivery outputs
•Advanced data analysis expertise with strong attention to detail
•Proficient in data tracing, reconciliation, and conducting impact analysis
•Strong capability in technical solution design aligned to business needs
•Solid understanding of database platforms and data structures
•Working knowledge of cloud environments and platforms

Qualifications and Experience

•Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field
•Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in a technical or data analysis role
•Experience in applying AI in delivery and analysis environments
•Proven experience working with LLMs
•Experience across data analysis and technical solution design, with exposure to data consumption tools like Power BI and strong business analysis capabilities including requirements management and process mapping

Knowledge and Skills

Technical & Data Skills
•Strong background in SQL and database technologies (e.g., Cloudera, PostgreSQL)
•Experience with tools such as GitHub, VS Code, and Copilot
•Python experience
•Cloud platform exposure (AWS, Azure, etc.)
•Advanced SQL (CTEs, joins, window functions)
•Familiarity with AI tools and LLMs

Business Analysis Skills
•Strong analytical capability with the ability to apply pattern recognition, decompose complex problems, map processes, and perform root cause analysis
•Strong capability in requirements management and traceability, with the ability to define acceptance criteria, evaluate solutions, and produce high-quality documentation

System & Analysis Skills
•Ability to analyse and interpret code while performing technical validation to ensure accuracy and integrity of solutions
•Ability to translate data insights into clear, development-ready specifications and evaluate solutions for accuracy, completeness, and usability

Personal Attributes

•Strong communicator (bridging technical and business stakeholders)
•Detail-oriented and quality-focused
•Proactive and takes ownership
•Ability to work independently
•Adaptable and responsive to change
•Analytical and structured thinker
•Collaborative mindset
•Efficient and productivity-driven

Core Competencies

•Cultivates Innovation
•Client Focus
•Drive Results
•Collaborates
•Flexibility and adaptability

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.

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.