Posted on: 14 April 2023
ID 857032

Actuarial Software Developer

Build a successful career with us

Were 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 four business clusters Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

About Us

Over time the actuaries at MiWay have developed a shared library of internal software for certain common tasks. As the library has grown and become more central to their work, the need has arisen for a dedicated programmer to oversee, maintain, improve, and expand upon this code base.

This role offers the opportunity to take charge of a complete code base; to shape its future development; to work closely with a team of talented and energetic individuals in exploring ideas for new systems, tools and applications, and then to build those solutions. Come join the team and be part of the challenge!

What will make you successful in this role?

Deliverables
  • Maintaining existing R packages
  • Adding new functionality to existing R packages
  • Troubleshooting and fixing bugs
  • Liaising with IT on performance and infrastructure requirements of hosted components
  • Developing new tools/utilities to aid the Actuarial team
  • Making efficiency improvements to existing code and processes
  • Improving code robustness
  • Writing documentation and creating training materials on new features
Competencies Required
  • Strong programming skills, preferably with experience in a functional language
  • Analytical and critical thinker with a curious mind
  • An aptitude for analysing and deconstructing novel problems
  • The ability, interest and drive for constant self-directed learning and research
  • A willingness to learn R to a high standard
Qualifications And Experience

Minimum Qualification Required
  • Bachelors degree in computing or mathematical sciences, or computing/IT industry certifications at an equivalent level.
Minimum Experience
  • 2 years extensive coding experience
Advantageous Technical Competencies
  • R
  • Docker
  • SQL
  • Linux
  • CSS & html
  • Javascript
Personal Attributes

Self-development - Contributing independently

Interpersonal savvy - Contributing independently

Nimble learning - Contributing independently

Tech savvy - Contributing independently

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Being resilient - Contributing independently

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: 06 May 2022

Our commitment to transformation

MiWay 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. MiWays Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
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