Business Intelligence Developer III

Capitec Bank; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitec Bank seeks a skilled BI Developer to create impactful reporting solutions in a high-volume credit environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analysis, BI reporting tools (especially Power BI), and experience in translating business needs into effective data insights, enhancing decision-making for better client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience as a BI Developer, BI Analyst, or BI Engineer.
• Experience in database structure design and data extraction principles.
• Good understanding of BI best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance reporting solutions.
• Translate business requirements into user-friendly reports and dashboards.
• Ensure data insights are accurate and aligned with business objectives.

Skills

Data Analysis

BI Development

SQL

Power BI

Agile Methodologies

ETL Principles

Python

R

Education

Tertiary qualification in Statistics or Actuarial Science

Tools

Power BI

AWS

Job description

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 individuals to help us innovate and evolve. That is why we focus on finding the right people for the right jobs. We love what we do because we focus on making a positive difference for our clients and employees. 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 to control their financial lives through banking that is simplified, accessible, affordable, and delivered through a personal experience. By helping our clients manage their financial lives better, we enable them to 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 Client first, act with Energy and take Ownership. And to support people in being their best, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities as well as employee benefits and savings. We make it a priority to ensure that each member of the Capitec team feels welcome, valued, focused, and has the opportunity to grow.

About the role

We’re looking for a skilled BI Developer to join our team in a dynamic, insights-driven role. The focus of this position is to develop, maintain, and enhance reporting solutions that support data-driven decision-making in a complex, high-volume credit environment. This is a hands-on technical role combined with the ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into impactful, user-friendly reports and dashboards. A solid understanding of credit and financial services concepts is essential, ensuring data insights are accurate, relevant, and aligned to business objectives.

Minimum Experience

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Statistics or Actuarial Science
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a BI Developer, BI Analyst, or BI Engineering role.
• At least 3-5 years’ experience implementing innovative BI solutions leading to clear business decisions and benefits, including;
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in data analysis, including experience in and understanding of database structure design and data extraction principles (ETL).
• At least 3-5 years’ experience working with any visualisation tools of which 4 years is on Power BI (DAX, M)
• Overall good understanding and application of BI best practice
• At least 1 years' experience in Python or R (or any other relevant programming language)
• At least 3-5 years' experience in SQL (Postgres, MySql, MS SQL) which involved cleaning, enriching, transforming , data mapping, data aggregation, and data normalization that is suitable for data analysis.
• Working with product development life cycle and Agile frameworks
• Experience managing own work and that of others and initiatives from start to finish, including planning, scoping, budgeting, and timeline management.
• Experience of overseeing and providing technical guidance to team members and colleagues.

Knowledge

Minimum:

• Expert in the field of BI development (reports, dashboards, data visualisation, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge of BI/reporting and analytical tools
• Extensive knowledge of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing best practices
• Extensive knowledge of BI environments, solutions and implementations (end-to-end BI architecture and technologies)
• Extensive knowledge in the field of data analysis methodologies (Descriptive-,Diagnostic-,Predictive-,Prescriptive Analytics)
• In depth knowledge of both waterfall and agile development approaches
• In depth knowledge of SQL query language: Preferably AWS services (Redshift, Athena, DataLake, Python, PostgreSql, MySQL) or MS Technologies (Azure services, SQL, SSAS)
• In depth knowledge of design and user experience principles
• Good understanding of Agile principles

Ideal:

• Extensive knowledge of Power BI services (including a implementation of either of Advanced AI and ML, and Cognitive services within the Power Platform)
• Good working knowledge of the AWS ecosystem and services
• Experience in analysis/report development in a financial/banking environment

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record