Systems Analyst Short Term Insurance - Centurion Verfied Gold Badge

R 700000 per annum Centurion, Gauteng Centurion, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 17-04-2014 8:24:13 PM
10-05-2014 9:34:29 AM
Systems Analyst: Short Term Insurance
Centurion
R700 000 to R500 000 per annum, depending on level of experience, qualifications and industry exposure

Brief Description :
If you love a challenge, taking responsibility and accountability for producing only the highest levels of work, then my client is looking for you!

Job & Company Description:
The company is a well known provider of solutions in the Financial Services industry and the team is dynamic, innovative and takes a strong logical approach to problem solving.

Take part in the design of the database and software, be it related to new development or enhancements to existing applications;
Meet with different stakeholders to identify and resolve system issues;
Review and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving these systems;
Create specifications to provide direction to software developers;
Write and update other system documentation;
Conduct research on possible third-party products and make recommendations.

Job Experience & Skills Required:
Matric and Post-matric education with subjects related to IT, project management and business
Tertiary qualification in IT-related fields, including programming and database design and Good academic record preferred

Essential:
At least four years programming experience
Exposure to the financial services industry, specifically short-term insurance
Hands-on experience in database design
Exposure to web-based financial transaction processing systems
At least two years proven track record writing technical specifications and other system documentation
In-depth understanding of the various phases in a software development life cycle
Experience with in-depth testing
“See the bigger picture”, i.e. appreciate the business context in which the software will be deployed

Preferred:
Integration of a transaction processing system with third-party systems such as other transaction processing systems, premium calculation modules etc.
At least two years in-depth experience with C# .NET and/ or UniVerse (i.e. the database management system/ programming language of Rocket Software)
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server
In-depth knowledge of XML and web services

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Recruiter: Execucruit