Intermediate: Oracle Developer

Job description

Who are we?
MiWay is a direct financial services company.

We are passionate about service excellence, convenience and offering our clients superior value products.

Our Vision is to be a world-class direct financial services business that offers a complete array of services under one convenient umbrella – all managed online.

We are positive that with the right people on board, we will continue to grow and give our clients the freedom to do things their way – free from worry and most importantly at peace with all the what-ifs of the world.

Company values that every employee subscribes to are: Energy, Freedom, Accountability and Attitude.

The ideal candidate is one who has the courage to be bold and subscribes to MiWay's core values Do you have a positive attitude, love a challenge, treat your colleagues with respect and look for solutions, not problems?

If yes, then MiWay is the place for you

What will make you successful in this role?
Minimum Qualification Required

• Matric
• Relevant IT degree or diploma will get preference

Minimum Experience

• 5+ years working experience developing in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
• Developing and maintaining packages, procedures, functions, views, and other database objects in the Oracle Database
• Solid understanding of database architecture
• Understanding of software systems used in the development process: Code versioning (SVN), Release management (Crucible & Bamboo) and Issue Tracking (JIRA)
• Knowledge and/or working experience of the following will be advantageous:
• TIA (The Insurance Application)
• Oracle 12c upwards
• Oracle Forms
• Oracle Reports
• Performance tuning (SQL and PL/SQL)
• WebLogic integration
• Java
• Shell scripting

Deliverables Include, But Will Not Be Limited To

• Plan, design & develop solutions within a team
• Conduct or assist with code quality reviews of solutions
• Conduct or assist with troubleshooting and debugging of developed solutions in development and production environments
• Attend and provide input in team and stakeholder meetings relating to technical and architecture requirements
• Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions on developed solutions and best practises
• Contribute towards well documented, quality, tested and reusable code, ensuring development is followed through to completion that is in accordance with team standards and the solution specification

Competencies Required

• An intermediate developer should be comfortable working on, and completing tasks on their own
• Should understand and be comfortable asking for guidance, but needs to provide at least one or two possible solutions for a problem
• In-depth understanding of code quality, coding standards and maintainability
• Readiness to understand the system architecture
• Should understand (and try to implement) design patterns and principles (such as the SOLID principles)
• Ability to work on multiple projects (even if it takes you a while to get up to speed)
• Understand the need for, and write relevant tests for methods
• Willing to take accountability and ownership of parts of the system
• Should understand the processes followed by the team/business
• Should understand the business value (and be able to make suggestions) for a feature
• Ability to estimate the scope of a problem, with guidance from other developers if needed
• Cloud Experience is Advantageous.
  
  

Knowledge And Skills
ERP application development designs

System testing, analysis and reviews

Business Processes and business requirements definition

IT governance and compliance and risk mitigation.

Programming Standards

Personal Attributes
Interpersonal savvy - Contributing independently

Decision quality - Contributing independently

Plans and aligns - Contributing independently

Optimises work processes - Contributing independently

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
Being resilient - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - 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: 16 February 2026.
Our commitment to transformation
At MiWay we believe in cultivating a positive and dynamic working environment that gives you freedom and opportunity to succeed.

MiWay is committed to transformation and embracing diversity.

This is what drives us to achieve a multicultural workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, reflective of the demographics of our society.

Required Skill Profession

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