SQL Developer

Who are we?

Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high-net-worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities. 

With assets under management and administration of more than R200 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions. These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading. 

At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion – individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment. 

Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investments Group, a leading investment and wealth management business in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Euro

What will you do?

• Work closely with the development team to design and implement SQL solutions and   integrations for business applications.
•  Solve problems impacting our business in our data environment.
•  Adhere to coding standards, change control, and SQL best practices.
•  Performs problem resolution and root cause analysis along with recommending and   implementing preventative techniques.
•  Review and interpret ongoing business and technical requirements

What will make you successful in this role?

• Your SQL knowledge
• Data Warehousing knowledge
• Your ability to navigate problems through investigating the SQL and the data
•  General programming experience

Qalification and Experience

•  Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Diploma in IT preferred or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
•  Experience in the financial services industry
•  Minimum 5+ years of practical experience with SQL Server (e.g. 2008, 2012, 2014).
•  Minimum 5+ years scripting, tuning, debugging, troubleshooting and other advanced SQL concepts

Knowledge and Skills

•  Expert knowledge of
•  SQL Server Management Studio
•  SQL Server Integration Services· Knowledge of SQL Server administrative tools including SQL Server Profiler, SQL Server Agent would be beneficial but not required
•  Expert Transact- SQL skills and the ability to create complex queries, stored procedures, user-defined functions, views, and other database objects.

Personal Qualities

•  Strong numerical orientation
•  Highly organized with a high level of customer focus
•  Accurate and detail orientated
•  Critical and analytical capability
•  Ability to perform well under pressure and show maturity, confidence and resilience
•  Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
•  Pro-Active approach to work, clients, problem solving
•  Learning agility and curiosity
•  Assertive
•  Passionate ownership for results

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

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. 

• To be considered for the above opportunity please upload your detailed CV on or before 28 February 2025.
• Please note that if you are not contacted within 2 weeks after the closing date your application has been unsuccessful
   

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.