Company Description
Standard Bank Offshore (SBO) is the offshore arm of the Standard Bank Group (SBG), Africa's largest bank by assets. Our international Banking, Lending, Investment, Fiduciary and Wealth Management services help us serve Africa's rapidly growing globally mobile and affluent population.
Job Description
18-Month Graduate Program in Data Science
We are excited to offer an 18-month Graduate Program in Data Science, commencing on September 1, 2025. This program provides a unique opportunity to apply your academic knowledge through hands-on experience, complemented by a wide range of learning and development opportunities. Expand your expertise and gain valuable experience in the dynamic field of Data Science.
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Qualifications
Type of Qualification: First Degree in Information Technology
Knowledge / Studies / Experience Required
- Data & Analytics
- 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.
- Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles.
Expected Type of Work getting involved in:
Assist in applying data mining techniques and conduct statistical analysis to large, structured and unstructured data sets to understand and analyse phenomena. Model 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.
Additional Information
Behavioural Competencies:
- Adopting Practical Approaches
- Articulating Information
- Challenging Ideas
- Checking Things
- Examining Information
- Exploring Possibilities
- Interacting with People
- Interpreting Data
- Meeting Timescales
- Producing Output
- Providing Insights
- Team Working
Technical Competencies:
- Data Analysis
- Database Administration
- Data Integrity
- Knowledge Classification
- Research & Information Gathering
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