Analyst Developer Intern at Sanlam Group

Overview

Sanlam Group, a leading financial services provider in South Africa, is seeking a motivated and aspiring Analyst Developer Intern to join their dynamic team. This internship opportunity is designed for individuals eager to gain hands-on experience in building high-performing, scalable enterprise-grade applications. The successful candidate will be immersed in an agile team environment, applying critical thinking, design thinking, and problem-solving skills to tackle complex technical challenges across front-end, back-end, and integration development. This role offers a comprehensive introduction to the full software development lifecycle, providing invaluable exposure to modern technologies and best practices within a reputable organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply critical thinking, design thinking, and problem-solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End, and Integration) with high-quality solutions leveraging C# (.NET), SQL Server, JavaScript/Typescript, ReactJs, Apex, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Git, and AWS.

• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, including sizing stories and adhering to application design and architecture principles.

• Produce well-organized, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions.

• Leverage troubleshooting skills and underlying knowledge of technology to solve technical challenges during the design, implementation, and support phases.

• Adhere to technical organization principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability, and resilience.

• Implement general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions.

• Create and maintain DevSecOps CI/CD Pipelines (authoring and supporting CI/CD pipelines in Apex and AzureDevOps for deployment to multi-site environments).

• Use and configure modern observability techniques (AppDynamics, Instana, OpenTelemetry) for application monitoring.

• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Powershell, Groovy).

• Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.

• Work with guilds and other technical SMEs to improve and evolve technical products and services.

• Apply unit testing frameworks and perform integration, validation, and verification testing using Moq and MsTest.

• Manage branching and merging in support of project delivery, setting up quality gates to ensure conformance to team best practices.

• Align all application development and development processes with Group Architecture, Security, and Infrastructure guidelines.

• Work with project and program teams to plan and manage the development lifecycle, including releases, risk management, testing, and integration.

• Conduct reviews, performance monitoring, and ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications.

• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and development practices.

• Collaborate with other team members under the leadership of the Lead Product Engineer.

• Participate in peer reviews, testing, and problem-solving within and across the broader team.

• Act as a subject matter expert in the development and planning of the broader product engineering team.

• Demonstrate self-leadership to learn, develop skills, and build confidence.

• Participate in incident management and DR activity, applying critical thinking and technical expertise.

• Deliver work on time and within specification.

Why Join the Company

Sanlam Group is committed to building strong, lasting relationships with its employees, fostering an environment where career aspirations, personal development, and the achievement of great things are realised. Through its diverse business clusters, Sanlam offers numerous opportunities for growth and development. The company is dedicated to transformation, embracing diversity, and creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, believing these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. Employees can expect a supportive culture that values innovation, customer focus, results-driven performance, collaboration, and resilience.

How to Apply

Please apply using the Quick Apply button on this page.

• Relevant qualification in IT, preferably a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics, or Equivalent.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Discipline and ability to work independently.

• Innovative thinking and a proactive approach.

• Excellent collaboration and teamwork abilities.

• A positive, enthusiastic attitude.

• Self-mastery and the ability to work under pressure.

• Honesty, integrity, and respect.

• Self-starter with self-confidence.