Capitec Group

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Data Scientist II

Date: 6 Dec 2024

Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA

Company: Capitec Bank Ltd

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We’re on the lookout for energetic, self-motivated individuals who share our passion for service in the banking industry. To be part of the journey, follow the steps below:

1. To see what life at Capitec is all about and complete a short assessment, please click here!

2.  Once you have completed the above finalize your application by clicking apply below.

Purpose Statement

• To deliver the AI strategy to ensure Capitec can compete in a changing landscape where data science is a key future-oriented strategic differentiator.
• To design and implement predictive models or intelligent algorithms to better understand the drivers of business performance and enable improved management decision-making.

Education (Minimum)

• Honours Degree in Data Science

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

• Masters Degree in Data Science or Statistics

Knowledge and Experience

Experience

Minimum:
NB. Length of experience required is conditional on the qualifications obtained 

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative discipline or STEM field e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science with focus on Machine Learning plus 3yrs relevant years’ experience.
  Or
  Honours Degree or equivalent and relevant technical qualifications, plus 5yrs relevant experience.
• Experience in data science, machine learning and deployment of developed solutions
• Business analysis and requirements gathering
• Reproducible coding experience
• Working with relational and non-relational databases
• Experience in at least one ML language
• Working in cloud environments

Ideal:

• Working with multiple teams to deliver predictive models into a production environment
  

Knowledge

Minimum:

• Deep understanding of one or more state of the art principles and techniques in at least one discipline of data science, e.g., NLP, Deep Learning etc. and can teach to others
• Underlying theory and application of machine learning models; able to understand underlying principles and theory and be able to teach others.
• Best practices for data science such as reusability, reproducibility, continuous monitoring, etc

Ideal:

• Familiarity with modern deep learning frameworks (Tensorflow, PyTorch, MXNet, etc)
• Ethical AI design principle
• Capitec Data Science lifecycle
• Capitec Data Product Life Cycle

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Communications Skills
• Problem solving skills
• Planning, organising and coordination skills
• Decision making skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record

Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.

Software Development Manager

Date: 10 Nov 2024

Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA

Company: Capitec Bank Ltd

Join Us in Becoming the Best Bank in the world!

We appoint energized and motivated people for their potential and continuously look for talented, driven ndividuals to help us innovate and evolve. That is why we focus on finding the right people for the rightjobs. We love what we do because we focus on making a positive difference for our clients andemployees. Our company DNA is built around talented and committed teams dedicated to build a brand that we are proud of and earns the trust of our clients

Who We Are

We are a bank, but we’re much more than that. We believe that banking is about enabling people tocontrol their financial lives through banking that is simplified, accessible, affordable, and deliveredthrough a personal experience. By helping our clients manage their financial lives better, we enable themto live better.

Why Choose Us

At Capitec, we offer our best by living up to our CEO values in every situation – we always put the Clientfirst, act with Energy and take Ownership. And to support people in being their best, our Employee ValueProposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities as wellas employee benefits and savings. We make it a priority to ensure that each member of the Capitecteam feels welcome, valued, focused, and has the opportunity to grow.

What you will be doing

Lead multiple technical teams in delivering the full product lifecycle, from features to support and maintenance, while driving continuous improvements in efficiency, optimization, innovation, and team development.

Minimum Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or information technology – Computer Science
• Functional knowledge particular to the product (e.g. Credit or App)
• People management and development practices and principles
• Stakeholder management
• Budgeting and accounting principles
• Business analysis and design
• Project Management principles and methodologies
• At least 5 years’ experience in software development management
• Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Experience of:
  • leading and working in an agile development environment
  • crafting roadmaps
  • managing a budget
  • using technical skills to support and guide a technical team
  • to establish priorities and successfully manage deliverables
  • utilizing communication and relationship management skills to engage with stakeholders
  • using leadership to influence in other areas.

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record

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