Manager: Data and Analytics (Analytics Engineering)

Capitec Bank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

Capitec Bank is seeking a Manager: Analytics Engineering to design and manage scalable data pipelines, ensuring efficient analytics operations. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in data engineering, proficient in SQL, and skilled in managing senior stakeholders. Join us to drive innovation in data integration and contribute to our mission of becoming the best bank in the world.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years in data engineering or analytics engineering, including 2 years as a manager.
• Proficient in SQL and delivering complex analytical requirements.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage scalable data pipelines.
• Lead creation of robust feature stores for AI/ML model development.
• Ensure data engineering solutions align with analytics platforms.

Skills

SQL

Data pipelining tools

Data visualization tools

Big data frameworks

Github or Git

Education

Honors Degree or higher

Tools

Apache Airflow

AWS Glue

PowerBI

Hadoop

Kafka

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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 building a brand that we are proud of and that 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. To support our people in being their best, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities, employee benefits, and savings. We prioritize making each member of the Capitec team feel welcome, valued, focused, and given opportunities to grow.

About the role:

As the Manager: Analytics Engineering at Capitec, you will play a pivotal role in designing and managing scalable data pipelines and ensuring efficient analytics operations to empower data-driven decision-making. Your focus will be on driving innovation in data integration and feature store development, enabling seamless collaboration between data science and BI teams.

You will lead the creation of robust feature stores to support AI/ML model development and semantic models for enhanced analytics and reporting. You’ll ensure data engineering solutions align with analytics platforms while upholding best practices in data engineering and governance. By fostering collaboration and implementing cutting-edge solutions, you will contribute to Capitec's growth as a leader in advanced analytics and data-driven insights.

Our ideal candidate has:

• Over 5 years in data engineering or analytics engineering, including 2 years as a manager or team lead within an analytical team.
• Proficient in SQL and delivering complex analytical requirements.
• Experience managing senior and executive stakeholders and influencing decision-making at these levels.
• Utilizing data pipelining tools such as Apache Airflow, AWS Glue.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI.
• Knowledge of big data frameworks – Hadoop/Kafka.
• Github or Git experience.

Ideal:

• AWS experience.

Competencies:

• Simplify and make it easy.
• Earn and extend trust.
• Plan, deliver, and raise the bar.
• Curious and continuously learn.
• Act, learn, and adapt.
• Inspire optimism and persistence.
• Have courage, disagree, and commit.

Education:

• Completed an Honors Degree or higher.

If you are interested in being part of this dynamic team, on a mission to build the best bank in the world through unlocking the potential of its people, please apply. We would love to hear from you!

Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals.