MIS Lead Architect

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At MiWay, our purpose is to enable people to live their way. We understand that life is not just about "things" but the meaning that those things bring to your life. We believe that technology and innovation have infinite possibilities when it's inspired by humans by you.

Therefore, we focus on our clients' needs; finding new ways to simplify their lives and how they do things.

We give them products, services, and solutions that enable them to live and enjoy life on their own terms – in their own way.

Agile values and principles are strongly embedded in our culture, and they are at the core of how we make decisions and how we approach adding value within the company.

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.

The MIS Lead Architect is the primary visionary and guardian of the data ecosystem. You will spearhead the design and optimization of our end-to-end data architecture. The goal is to ensure the data used for company-wide reporting is accurate, accessible, and structured for maximum performance, providing a stable and standardized foundation upon which our Business Intelligence and reporting is built.

• Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree or appropriate certificate in Computer Science, Information systems, Data engineering, or a related quantitative field.

• Minimum Experience
• Minimum of 7 years in data warehousing and business intelligence
• Leadership experience:
  Relevant experience in management, team lead, or senior supervisory capacity is advantageous
• Industry expertise:
  Demonstrable experience working within the Short-Term Insurance or broader Financial Services industry is advantageous.

The MIS Lead Architect will be the key player in supporting the architectural redesign of MiWay’s data ecosystem and enable a cloud ready ecosystem for future integration. Key deliverables include:

• Architecture roadmap:
  Design, document and support the implementation of a scalable architecture for standardised, clean and accurate data to be used by the BI & Actuarial teams.
• Data modeling:
  Create and maintain complex ETL/ELT pipelines and dimensional models (Star/Snowflake schemas) that simplify insurance reporting.
• Performance tuning:
  Ongoing optimization of SQL queries, indexing, and storage procedures to ensure optimal reporting latency.
• Governance & security:
  Implementation of rigorous data security protocols and lineage tracking to comply with MiWay’s data governance standards.
• Vendor management:
  Research, evaluation and recommendation of middleware, integration tools, and cloud service providers.
• Legacy Systems:
  Understanding of on-premise architecture (Oracle/SQL Server) and how to extract data from core insurance systems (e.g., TIA).
• Advanced user and developer proficiency with BI technologies, particularly Microsoft Power BI. Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem (e.g., Power Apps) is beneficial.
• In-depth understanding of database management systems, Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), and the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) framework.
• Strong knowledge of SQL queries, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for structured report delivery, and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for data movement and transformation.

• Organisational savvy
  - Contributing through others
• Manages complexity
  - Contributing through others
• Business insight
  - Contributing through others
• Optimises work processes
  - Contributing through others

• Cultivates innovation
  - Contributing through others
• Customer focus
  - Contributing through others
• Drives results
  - Contributing through others
• Collaborates
  - Contributing through others
• Being resilient
  - Contributing through others

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.
Final date to receive applications: 15 July 2026

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.