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Risk Integration Officer

Job Description

To execute Risk Management processes and activities within PPB working within the 1LoD, to ensure that the area is undertaken in a compliant manner to avoid operational losses, fines, penalties or reputational damage to the organisation and enable the competitive advantage of the organisation.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification:

First Degree in Audit
First Degree in Business Commerce
First Degree in Legal

Experience Required :

5 – 7 years experience
The role requires a Compliance professional with a sound knowledge of the relevant regulatory requirements and upcoming developments applicable to a specific Client Segment / business area / Functional area as well as a solid understanding of banking products and activities.

Key Outputs :

Analyse the operational activities within PPB to identify risks and ensure adherence to the relevant Standard Bank Group Risk frameworks and standards.
Complete and maintain a PPB Regulatory Universe to effectively enable the organisations adherence to the required legislative requirements within the Segment or Country.
Connect Centre of Excellence execution into the business area delivery in a manner that enables effective adherence to the required frameworks, policies and standards.
Customise and maintain generic risk management plans (RMPs) for PPB to ensure it is appropriate within the regulatory context.
Draft reports as required by various governance structures, committees and regulations, particularly regarding the risk and conduct performance of PPB.

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Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches
Articulating Information
Checking Things
Convincing People
Developing Expertise

Technical Competencies:

Evaluation of Internal Controls
Financial Acumen
Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
Legal Compliance
Process Governance
Risk Awareness

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Controller, Logical Access Management

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to implement and continuously improve the Logical Access management discipline and capability across the Group, including authentication management, management of privileged access and all other user’s identities and access. On behalf of the LAM Governance Office, facilitate adoption of the LAM discipline within each Business Unit across the Standard Bank Group and execute the discipline adoption process which includes the preparation, “get clean and stay clean phase”

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification:

Secondary/High school/A levels/Matric

Experience Required :

5 – 7 years experience in Information Technology
Basic understanding of risk management principles and the Standard Bank access
control environment. Experience with business analysis, developing business
processes, functional system requirements and training materials from policies and
management workshops. Experience in business analysis, process design, functional
requirements, testing and end user training with various levels of business partners.

Key Outputs :

Ensuring that the appropriate stakeholders are engaged and made aware of their roles and responsibilities to support LAM and embed the discipline within the BU by gathering all required information regarding the business unit.
Prioritise applications used within the BU according to high, medium and low risk so that applications are integrated based on their risk priority.
Influencing and facilitating the access control data clean-up, redesign of Business and Technical roles, profiles and authorisations in the target application.
Secure the participation of application owners to assist with the integration of target applications onto the MyAccess solution.
Define a role matrix for a business unit with detailed process’s, role players, segregation of duties, risk scoring and applications to on figure business and technical roles together with the allocated risk rating onto the MyAccess solution.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Articulating Information
Exploring Possibilities
Examining Information
Providing Insights
Developing Expertise

Technical Competencies:

Business Process Improvement
Application Knowledge for Support
Information Security
IT Applications
Application Support
Service Management Processes

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Consultant, Mobile, VAF

Job Description

To provide a sales generation function for an existing portfolio as well as acquisition of new clients predominantly for Small Enterprise (SE) VAF Fleet. To actively promote the SE Fleet value proposition to internal and external stakeholders resulting in new fleet opportunities and new clients.

Qualifications

Degree: Business Administration, and related field (NQF: 7)

Additional Information

Experience:

2-3 Years + experience in Vehicle Asset Financing services and bank related products.

Key Responsibilities:

Receive leads from the SE teams (branch, Account Executives) and conducts a customer needs analysis in order to prepare a sales proposal for the customer. This will include standard pricing and submission to Fleet Operations for KYC fulfilment (existing bank customers, but new to Fleet).
Drive profitability and increase income through active upsell of Fleet’s products and services.
Actively search for opportunities to enhance the revenue generation opportunities within existing customer base.
Ensure adherence to all FICA and AML requirements at account origination stage.
Interpret customer data and prepares recommendations relating to Fleet products and services and pass on appropriate leads where possible.

Behavioural Competencies:

Following Procedures
Interacting with People
Producing Output
Resolving Conflict
Team Working

Technical Competencies:

Banking Process & Procedures
Customer Understanding (Business Banking)
Financial Acumen
Product and Services Knowledge
Risk Identification

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Officer, Data Science

Job Description

To apply data mining techniques and conduct statistical analysis to large, structured and unstructured data sets to understand and analyse phenomena. Model complex business problems, discovering insights and opportunities through statistical, algorithmic, machine learning and visualisation techniques, working closely with clients, data and technology teams to turn data into critical information used to make sound business decisions. Execute intelligent automation and predictive modelling.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology / Information Studies

Experience Required
Data & Analytics
4-6 years

Experience in working with unstructured data (e.g. Streams, images), Understanding of data flows, data architecture, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data. Using data mining to discover new patterns from large datasets. Implement standard and proprietary algorithms for handling and processing data. Experience with common data science toolkits, such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc. Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.
Experience with Microsoft Azure (specifically Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse). Exposure to GenAI / LLM.
Proven development experience in software and software engineering. Understanding of financial services data processes, systems, and products. Experience in technical business intelligence. Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles. Project management experience. Exposure to governance and regulatory matters as it relates to data. Experience in building models (credit scoring, propensity models, churn, etc.).

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Documenting Facts
Establishing Rapport
Exploring Possibilities
Generating Ideas
Team Working

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Engineer, Quality

Job Description

We are looking for a Software Quality Engineer to join our Payments Engineering team responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and resilience of the bank’s card and payment processing platforms. This role reflects the modern Quality Engineering model, where engineers embed quality throughout the delivery lifecycle through continuous testing, observability, automation, and measurable delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required
Software Engineering
Technology
5-7 years
Proven working experience in software development Life Cycle

Experience in implementing automation-first testing practices across UI, APIs, and messaging layers, integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and using monitoring and production telemetry to continuously improve system quality.

Understanding of secure testing practices, including:
- Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
- Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
- Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Ability to derive test scenarios from frameworks such as OWASP ASVS.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches
Articulating Information
Checking Things
Developing Expertise

Technical Competencies:

Test Automation
API & Integration Testing
Payments Domain Expertise
CI/CD & DevOps
Zabbix

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Software Engineer – IOS

Job Description

To design, code, test, debug and correct programs in software engineering environments within the continuous delivery pipe line as well as provide support and maintenance of systems. In addition, produce software specifications in accordance with the technical requirements, within the framework of the software quality assurance standards.

Qualifications

5 years of hands‑on experience developing native iOS applications using Swift

Experience with modern iOS frameworks (e.g., SwiftUI or UIKit), Xcode, and consuming REST APIs

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches
Articulating Information
Checking Things
Developing Expertise
Documenting Facts

Technical Competencies:

Agile Engineering
API Engineering
Automation
Cloud Computing
Continuous Delivery (CD)

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Java Software Engineer

Job Description

To design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs in development environments. Apply agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineered result. Work within a strict framework of programming standards under supervision of senior technical resources.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required
Software Engineering
Technology
5-7 years
Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.

8-10 years
Proven experience in modern engineering practices i.e. dev ops, agile etc., Proven experience across multiple, broad IT Engineering disciplines, with demonstrated specialisation in at least one. Experience within the required scope of expertise.

5 years’ experience developing backend applications using Java (Java 8 or higher) and Spring/Spring Boot.
CLOUD (AWS) experience
Experience building and consuming REST APIs and working within a microservices architecture

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches
Articulating Information
Checking Things
Developing Expertise
Documenting Facts

Technical Competencies:

Java
API Engineering
Automation
Cloud Computing
Continuous Delivery (CD)

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Engineer, Software Java

Job Description

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required

Software Engineering
Technology
5-7 years
Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.

5 years’ experience developing backend applications using Java (Java 8 or higher) and Spring/Spring Boot.
CLOUD (AWS) experience
Experience building and consuming REST APIs and working within a microservices architecture

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches
Articulating Information
Checking Things
Developing Expertise
Documenting Facts

Technical Competencies:

Agile Engineering
API Engineering
Automation
Cloud Computing

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Head, Data Security

Job Description

The role is responsible for driving and supporting the bank’s Information Security initiatives through the implementation, monitoring, and optimization of data protection and threat prevention controls. The incumbent will manage and enhance security platforms that protect sensitive data and systems from infiltration, misuse, and data leakage. This includes operational ownership of Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Email Security, Web Security, and Secure Service Edge (SSE) technologies whilst collaborating with risk, legal, compliance, and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with regulatory and internal security requirements.

Experience coordinating delivery across multiple technology or business domains where work spans platforms, infrastructure, or shared services (advantageous).
Ability to manage cross‑team dependencies and ensure clear ownership and alignment across diverse technical streams.
Familiarity with governance, risk, and compliance processes and integrating related commitments (e.g., audit, risk remediation) into programme delivery plans.
Ability to consolidate multiple sources of work intake (strategic initiatives, operational requests, audit actions, BAU activities) into a unified delivery backlog.
General understanding of enterprise technology environments (cloud, identity, networking, platforms, or security controls) to support effective dependency management.
Experience coordinating delivery with third‑party service providers or vendors, ensuring aligned deliverables and timelines.
Proven capability in identifying and resolving complex blockers involving multiple teams, vendors, or operational units.
Experience supporting delivery hygiene and alignment to organisational standards (e.g., operational readiness, platform compliance, or control maturity baselines).
Strong cross‑functional stakeholder engagement skills with ability to work across business, technology, and operational teams.
Experience delivering in high‑assurance or regulated environments (financial services, telecoms, large enterprise IT) is advantageous.
Exposure to technology‑control domains (identity, data protection, infrastructure hardening, network governance, etc.) is beneficial but not required.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required

Cyber Security / Technology

Minimum 10 years in information security or cyber risk, with deep experience in data‑security engineering or security operations.
Proven leadership experience in managing complex control environments (email, DLP, SWG, APIs, cloud security).
Strong understanding of POPIA, global data‑protection regulations, cyber frameworks and cloud-native security models.
Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams in fast‑paced, 24/7 operational environments.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication capabilities.
Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM or cloud security certifications are advantageous.
Manage and optimize data protection and security controls across endpoints, cloud platforms, and collaboration tools, ensuring minimal false positives and regulatory compliance.
Administer and enhance email and web security solutions to protect against phishing, malware, and spoofing threats.
Configure and monitor secure access technologies, including SSE and Zero Trust policies, to safeguard remote and cloud environments.
Investigate security alerts, support incident response, and provide reporting while collaborating with cross-functional teams to strengthen overall security posture.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Challenging Ideas
Convincing People
Developing Strategies
Directing People
Embracing Change
Empowering Individuals
Making Decisions
Providing Insights
Resolving Conflict
Showing Composure
Taking Action
Team Working

Technical Competencies:

Data Analysis
Documenting
Internal & External IT Environment
IT Business Analysis/ Feature Analysis
IT Programme Management
Research & Information Gathering
Service Management Processes
Vendor Evaluation and Management

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Manager, Finance Systems, Data & Automation

Job Description

The Manager, Finance Systems, Data and Automation is responsible for strengthening financial integrity, process efficiency, operational resilience, data quality, and revenue protection across the Bank. The role ensures that financial systems, data flows, reconciliations, controls, and reporting processes are optimized and automated, while ensuring end‑to‑end visibility on revenue leakage risks, adherence to Group Standards, and compliance with Data and Risk governance frameworks.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
Professional certifications preferred: ACCA, CPA, CISA, DAMA
Experience Required

5-7 Years