Overview
GhostDraft Forms Developer Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Sanlam Limited
What will you do?
Job Purpose
The Ghost Draft Forms developer in the Front-office BAU team is mainly responsible to design, build and maintain static and dynamic, data-driven forms and documents, accessed by Glacier clients and intermediaries from the Glacier portal. This role requires proven hands‑on experience building dynamic, data-driven forms independently. This role is based at the Glacier Head office in Cape Town (Hybrid/On‑site as required).
Key Outcomes
Build & Design
- Translate business requirements into functional, user-friendly templates.
- Collaborate with business analyst and stakeholders to refine requirements.
- Develop and maintain dynamic, pre-filled, reader-extended forms.
- Design templates from scratch or use existing PDF, templates and specifications as reference.
- Maintain a set format and layout standard across forms.
Data & Integration
- Configure data‑driven prefill logic.
- Integrate forms with backend systems.
- Logic & Functionality
- Implement conditional logic and personalisation.
- Ensure validation and correct field behaviour.
Quality & Operations
- Troubleshoot and resolve document generation and formatting issues.
- Support continuous improvement of form design and performance.
- Support production stability through pro‑active involvement in IT operations and post‑implementation activities.
- Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of forms, from design to production support.
Testing
- Conduct effective tests to verify successful form generation and functionality before handing over to test analyst, analysts and/or business users.
Qualifications and Experience
- 3+ years’ experience in document automation / CCM tools
- Experience with Ghost Draft or a similar platform, like AEM Workbench/Designer, Open Text Exstream or Smart
COMM.
- Experience creating interactive or reader-extended PDF forms.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or
- Diploma in IT, Software Development.
- Ghost Draft certification
- Relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualification.
- Core Technical Skills
- Building dynamic templates with conditional logic
- Data-driven document generation (pre-filled forms)
- Data integration (APIs, JSON/XML)
Form‑Specific Skills
- Ability to configure prefill fields.
- Conditional sections.
Advantageous
- Ghost Draft Data Workbench experience and/or experience with Ghost Draft Scripting Language
- Experience designing and building compliance-driven documents.
- Experience with quotation or application form generation
- AEM Workbench/Designer or React experience.
Attributes
- Strong diligence and quality
- Analytical and structured problem-solving
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Effective collaboration with technical and business teams
What will make you successful in this role? Qualification and Experience
Degree or Diploma with 6 to 8 years related experience.
Knowledge and Skills
- IT Data Analysis
- Project Oversight
- Reporting and Administration
- Quality, Compliance and Accreditation
- Business Requirements Definition
- Technologies
Personal Attributes
- Interpersonal savvy – Contributing independently
- Manages complexity – 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.
Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group’s Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
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Title: GhostDraft Forms Developer
Company: Sanlam Limited
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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