Career Opportunities at Standard Bank Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

Provide infrastructure, tools and frameworks used to deliver end-to-end solutions to business problems. Build scalable infrastructure for supporting the delivery of clear business insights from raw data sources; with a focus on collecting, managing, analysing, visualising data and developing analytical solutions. Responsible for expanding and optimising Standard Bank's data and data pipeline architecture, whilst optimising data flow and collection to ultimately support data initiatives. Designing and developing scalable ETL packages from the business source systems and the development of ETL routines in order to populate databases from sources and to create aggregates. Oversee large-scale data Hadoop platforms and to support the fast-growing data within the business.

QUALIFICATIONS

TBC

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Minimum Qualifications

• First Degree Information Studies/Information Technology

Experience Required

• Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• Experience with elational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow,etc.
• Experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS,Redshift. Experience withstream-processing systems: Storm, Spark-Streaming, etc.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python,Java, C++, Scala, etc.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Provide infrastructure, tools and frameworks used to deliver end-to-end solutions to business problems. Build scalable infrastructure for supporting the delivery of clear business insights

from raw data sources; with a focus on collecting, managing, analysing, visualising data and developing analytical solutions. Responsible for expanding and optimising Standard

Bank's data and data pipeline architecture, whilst optimising data flow and collection to ultimately support data initiatives. Designing and developing scalable ETL packages from the business source systems and the development of ETL routines in order to populate databases from sources and to create aggregates. Oversee large-scale data Hadoop platforms and to support the fast-growing data within the business.

QUALIFICATIONS

Type of Qualification

First Degree: Information Studies/Technology

Experience Required

• 5 years Data & Analytics; Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow,
• etc. Experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS,
• Redshift. Experience with stream-processing systems: Storm,
• Spark-Streaming, etc. Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.
• Technology Business Partnering; Working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases. Experience building and optimizing 'big data' data pipelines, architectures and data sets. Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and
• processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Information Lifecycle Management -Technical; Strong analytic skills related to working with
• unstructured datasets. Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management. A successful history of manipulating,
• processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets. Working knowledge of message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable 'big data' data stores.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Behavioural Competencies

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Details
• Examining Information

Technical Competencies

• Applications: Microsoft Office Suite
• Data Analysis and Integrity
• Database Administration
• IT Architecture
• Knowledge Classification

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JOB DESCRIPTION

To clarify business requirements, documenting associated user stories and acceptance criteria, through in-work collaboration with business stakeholders, cross functional teams and product owners contributing to the accurate and effective end-to-end delivery of expectatirons. To assume the role of scrum master within the Feature team if required

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications: Undergraduate Degree in Information Technology

Agile Certification

Experience Required

Analysis & Design

• 5-7 years in proven experience in requirements elicitation, gathering, documentation and management and analysing business needs and provide solutions, working in an agile environment.
• 5-7 years in good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency and working collaboratively across teams

Technology Partnering & Service Management

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Behavioral Competencies:

• Exploring Possibilities
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Inviting Feedback
• Upholding Standards
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• IT Knowledge
• Research & Information Gathering
• Stakeholder Management (IT)
• IT Business Analysis/ Feature Analysis
• Requirements Gathering and Management

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JOB DESCRIPTION

To ensure the optimal development, enhancement, deployment, maintenance and monitoring of impairment models within PBB Capital and Impairment Model Development.

Ensure models developed are of high quality and the required governance of model changes, and accounting and Reserve Bank regulations are adhered to.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Honours Degree
• Field of Study: Mathematical Sciences

Experience Required

Risk Management

3-4 years experience with data mining and retail credit risk modelling. Technical model development and implementation experience in the banking sector. Experience in building PD, LGD and EAD models end-to-end, through to implementation. Understanding of the use and impact of impairment models in retail banking or a retail lending environment. Understanding of the purpose and operation of impairment models. Communication skills, in particular, communication of technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Behavioural Competencies:

• Examining Information
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Challenging Ideas
• Exploring Possibilities
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Quantitative Skills
• Data Analysis
• Data Integrity
• Model Development and Maintenance
• Management and Reporting

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JOB DESCRIPTION

To facilitate the test effort's success by driving quality and test advocacy, resource planning and management, and resolution of issues that impede the test effort. To act as a trusted / expert advisor and specialist resource that provides leadership in all quality engineering related activities, including providing guidance on opportunities to improve quality, approach, strategy etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree/Diploma in Information Technology.

Experience: 

• Proven working experience in software development Life Cycle.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor team participation and drive active involvement to ensure that the team is providing the accurate information and input to the team.
• Provide input to project schedules on all quality engineering related activities to ensure that estimations factor the extent of the test effort to minimize risk to product delivery.
• Ensure that the necessary tools and environments are available for quality engineering activities so that test execution activities can progress seamlessly and efficiently
• Manage all quality engineering related activities across the quality engineering lifecycle, including planning, execution, monitoring and reporting of acceptance testing to ensure effective and efficient delivery of quality engineering services
• Manage and provide overall leadership and communication to the quality engineering community to ensure approach and strategy is clear.

Competencies:

• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas

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JOB DESCRIPTION

To ensure physical security risks to the SBSA buildings are mitigated timeously and the prescribed security protocols are always adhered to.  To supervise the outsourced company and ensure the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are followed accordingly.  Complete monthly security and safety risk assessments.   Collaborate with our internal business partners to ensure assistance is rendered from a security or risk perspective.  Ensure all security personnel have read and signed the SOP on a monthly basis.  Assist the CPO with all cost related activities.  Responsible for all emergency equipment that falls within the GPS mandate is checked and monitored according to the SOP.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12/Matric.
• Accredited B grade PSIRA

Experience

• 3 - 4 years strong understanding of security risk management. 
• 3 - 4 years knowledge of the Standard bank security processes and procedures.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technical competencies

• Administrative skills
• Telephone skills
• Computer literacy
• Risk management ability
• Decision making skills

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JOB DESCRIPTION

To manage some of the technical Internal financial control (IFC) functions which are key to the group and monitor the adherence to the approved IFC framework by all areas across the Group.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualification required

• CA (SA)

Experience required

• 3 - 4 years experience in financial control and governance and financial function

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Behavioural Competencies

• Generating Ideas
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data
• Upholding Standards
• Meeting Timescales

Technical Competencies

• Financial and Accounting Control
• Financial Accounting
• Statistical and Mathematical Analysis
• Financial Systems Administration

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JOB DESCRIPTION

To assist the Manager, Corporate Actuarial in actuarial reserving, and analytical capabilities within Standard Insurance Limited.  To provide risk and capital MIS for decision making purposes.  To assist in the full implementation of IFRS 17 within SIL.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-year BSc or BCom with actuarial majors
• Honours is an advantage
• At least 6 exemptions / actuarial exam passes 
• 0-3 years’ actuarial experience.
• Experience in the short-term insurance is preferred.
• Capital modelling and reserving experience is preferred.
• Member of Actuarial Society of South Africa / Member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Behavioural Competencies:

• Exploring Possibilities
• Providing Insights
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Examining Information
• Interpreting Data

Technical Competencies

• Write Code
• Data Integrity
• Data Analysis
• Statistical & Mathematical Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Business Acumen (Audit)

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JOB DESCRIPTION

To drive new business acquisition by representing Standard Bank Offshore in the province and designated areas through training, supporting and servicing of the various distributions networks, both internally and externally.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Matric 
• Commercial Degree in Finance or Accounting 
• FAIS Regulatory Accreditation (RE 5, Non Negotiable)
• 3-5 years’ experience in sales within a ‘business to business’ environment, in financial services
• At least 2 - 3 years experience in Offshore Banking 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Demonstrated knowledge of banking distribution channels,
• In depth knowledge of Offshore banking products,
• Knowledge of best practices within the local and international banking market
• A good understanding of FOREX and exchange control