REQ 125965- Tshego Semenya
Closing date: 8 May 2023
Cluster
Group Risk- Group Internal Audit
Career Stream
Application Development
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self Expert
Position
Business Enablement: Data Scientist
Job Purpose
To design, prototype, and build next-generation analytical applications and services by applying strong expertise in data engineering, data analysis and information retrieval within GIA in line with business strategy and internal best practice.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop best-in-class statistical models and algorithms
- Provide actionable insights, identify trends, and measure performance
- Provide Business Intelligence insights to influence real-time decision making
- Provide strategic direction in terms of data information received
- Apply advanced analytical techniques such as machine learning and artificial intelligence to derive business value.
- Conduct data discovery for inclusion in models.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to obtain business acumen and intellectual property
- Keep abreast with latest tools and techniques
- Understands business problems and designs end-to-end analytics use cases
- Develop models and algorithms that drive innovation within GIA and throughout the organization.
- Provide thought leadership by researching best practices, conducting experiments, and collaborating with industry leaders.
- Work with large data sets, simulation/optimisation and distributed computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, Arena, etc.).
- Understand current state of analytics more broadly and apply techniques from across industries.
- Map problems and quantify the impact of proposed measures.
- Develop and prioritise use case roadmaps
- Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values by reviewing GIAs Audit Plan and ensuring delivered systems, process, services and solutions are aligned.
- Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
- Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed, experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
- Enable skilling and required corrective action to take place by sharing knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
- Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
- Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
- Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
- Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
- Five or more years experience using relevant programming languages or technologies (Essential).
- Deep knowledge of machine learning, statistics, optimisation or related field.
- Experience with R, Python, Matlab is required, programming in C, C++, Java.
- Experience working with large data sets, simulation / optimisation and distributed computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, Arena, etc.)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong desire to work in cross functional teams.
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
- Computer Science, Econometrics, Mathematical Statistics Degree in a related field
- A recognized software development certification/degree/diploma (advantageous)
- Analysing situations or data that requires an in depth evaluation of multiple factors
- Data Mining
- Data Warehousing
- Financial modelling and analytics
- Research and analytics
- Strategy planning and execution
Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
