We are looking to employ:

Business/Systems Analyst

Position Overview

thryve requires an IT Orientated Business/ Systems Analyst to determine and document business requirements with key clients of thryve in Rosebank, Johannesburg.

Responsibilities

• Build up and maintain the business relationship with key clients
• Facilitate JAD sessions with clients and thryve team members
• Analyse and document client’s Business Requirements for new functionality and modifications
• Translate Business Requirements into Functional Requirements
• Produce key project documents including: Business Requirements Definition, Functional Requirement Specifications, Test Cases, etc.
• Perform or oversee Internal Acceptance Testing to ensure the Functional and Business Requirements are met.

Minimum Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in IT
• Business analysis qualification

 Experience required

• Employment/experience in the short term insurance industry for at least one year- preferably commercial lines
• 3 – 5 years Business and or Systems analysis

 Skills required

• Insurance systems understanding
• Technical analysis and understanding
• Business / Systems analysis
• SQL
• SDLC
• Exceptional communication skills in English
• Clear written expression
• Organised

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Salesforce Developer

Position Overview

thryve is looking to employ a Salesforce Developer in our Rosebank, Johannesburg office to develop solutions on the Salesforce platform.  A good candidate will be interviewed and tested for aptitude and capability, and will have to be compatible with our Salesforce/Riskonnect team. The candidate will perform a variety of technical project and client service work associated with implementing and servicing the Salesforce and Riskonnect products and services for clients. The candidate requires an integrated skill set consisting of the technologies associated with developing, configuring, customizing and integrating Salesforce and Riskonnect products and services. Knowledge of the Risk and Insurance industry and its business processes would be an advantage, but not a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Riskonnect product within the company and is a resource in the use and application of solutions developed and configured on Salesforce and Riskonnect.
• Develops add-on solutions to existing products as well as new standalone products.
• Provides technical Salesforce and Riskonnect product support to complex clients.
• Works within a project management environment to ensure on-time completion and profitability of projects.
• Manages time across multiple projects and client service work to meet client expectations.
• Constantly advances their knowledge with the Salesforce Developer Certifications to the highest level.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Matric
• Tertiary qualification related to software development.
• Five or more years of related experience in information systems development.
• Working knowledge of database technologies.
• Understands SQL, triggers and stored procedure concepts. Can create queries, sub-queries and joins.
• Salesforce/Force.com knowledge and certifications would be an advantage.
• C# or Java, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Apex(Salesforce) and JavaScript Libraries e.g. jQuery knowledge would be an advantage.
• Basic understanding of insurance and risk management concepts not required, but would be an advantage.
• Demonstrate excellent problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, managers, other departments and clients.

Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Competencies

• Technical Skills: C# or Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Structured Query Language (SQL), Relational Database Management System (DBMS) and/or Object-Oriented Database Management System (OODBMS) fundamental understanding. Salesforce / Force.com would be an advantage.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to systematically analyse and diagnose systems problems and find creative solutions.
• Social Skills: Ability to create rapport with prospects and clients and develop relationships.
• Client Focus: Always alert to client needs, problems and requirements and relating those to workable solutions we can offer.
• Flexibility: Ability to handle various types of situations simultaneously under pressure.
• Adaptability: Ability to switch gears as necessary to handle different situations and internal/external client requests.
• High Energy: Ability to work occasional long hours to meet deliverables.

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thryve looks out for:

Web Application Engineer

thryve looks out for excellent and experienced Web Application Developers to develop and support its web applications. As a Web Application Developer you will be required to perform web programming, database programming, documentation and support of thryve’s custom developed multi-tier web-based applications.

Qualifications
• Required: Matric
• Required: Tertiary programming qualification (B.Sc., National Diploma, MCSD, etc)

Experience
• Required: 5 years of working experience programming
• Required: 5 years of working experience with T-SQL (MS SQL) or similar
• Preferable: Financial industry working background, insurance in particular

Specific Application Experience
• Required: Microsoft ASP.Net (using either VB.Net or C#)
• Required: Microsoft SQL Server 2012, writing SQL queries and Stored Procedures/Functions
• Preferable: Microsoft IIS 7.0 +
• Preferable: Subversion Version Control System

Skills Required
• Clear coding
• Technical writing
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Structured work
• Fast learner
• Capable of doing ad-hoc research
• Independent thinker

Other
• Own transport
• Neat presentation
• Well-mannered

Short listed candidates are required to undergo written assessment tests covering logic, ASP.Net (VB.Net) and SQL programming.

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Salesforce.com Engineer

thryve looks out for Salesforce.com software engineers to customise and develop functionality around its Riskonnect product offering. thryve’s Saleforce.com engineers perform a variety of technical project and client service work associated with implementing and servicing the Riskonnect products and solutions for clients. Our engineers require an integrated skill set consisting of the technologies associated with configuring, customising and integrating Riskonnect products and services. This requires knowledge of the risk and insurance industry and its business processes.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Supports the Riskonnect product within the company and is a resource in the use and application of solutions configured using Riskonnect.
• Provides technical Riskonnect product support to complex clients.
• Works within a project management environment to ensure on-time completion and profitability of projects.
• Manages time across multiple projects and client service work to meet client expectations and prioritise work across multiple projects and clients.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Matric
• Tertiary qualification related to BI/Database querying
• Two years of related experience in information systems.
• Working knowledge relational database technologies.
• Basic understanding of insurance and risk management concepts not required, but would be an advantage.
• Understands SQL, triggers and stored procedure concepts. Can create queries, sub-queries and joins.
• Salesforce/Force.com knowledge would be an advantage.
• C# or Java, Javascript, Apex (Salesforce) knowledge would be an advantage.
• Demonstrate excellent problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, managers, other departments and clients.

Short listed candidates are required to undergo written assessment tests.

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Business Intelligence Developer

thryve looks out for Business Intelligence developers to design and maintain existing SQL Server Reporting Services reports, Crystal Report and to draw ad-hoc data extracts from production databases in support of its clients requirements. thryve Business Intelligence developers work closely with the client and the system architects to understand the requirements for business intelligence, map the requirements to the system database design and then to produce the reports to provide business intelligence to the client.

Minimum Qualifications
• Matric
• Tertiary qualification or completed technical courses related to BI development/Database querying

Experience required
• 3 years working in a development team
• Business Intelligence (database querying, report writing)
• Short-term insurance experience is a plus
Application knowledge
• Basic IT knowledge
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• At least one of Crystal Reports or SQL Server Reporting Services
• Microsoft SQL Server

Skills required
• English fluency
• Clear written expression
• Fast learner

Short listed candidates are required to undergo written assessment tests covering logic and SQL programming.

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