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Absa Bank seeks a skilled Data Scientist / AI Engineer to join its Advanced Analytics and AI team. This role involves developing and operationalizing ML and AI models within the financial services industry. The successful candidate will collaborate across functions to drive innovation and ensure adherence to architectural standards.
Time left to apply: End Date : July 8, (5 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: R-
Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together… one story at a time. With over years of rich history and a strong position as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, reset our future, and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Scientist / AI Engineer to join our growing Advanced Analytics and AI team within the Chief Digital Transformation Office. Our organization is a leading financial services institution offering universal banking products and services across Africa.
In this fast-paced, high-impact environment, the successful candidate will play a key role in developing, deploying, and operationalizing machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI, and agentic AI models. This role requires a strong technical foundation and the ability to apply data science and AI techniques within the regulatory, architectural, and risk frameworks of the financial services industry.
You will work across functional teams to deliver intelligent solutions that drive innovation and business performance, ensuring adherence to enterprise data and AI architecture standards and best practices. Responsibilities include model selection, architecture design, deployment strategies for use cases such as credit risk, fraud detection, customer engagement, and personalization.
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to candidates from designated groups to promote workforce diversity. The bank reserves the right not to fill the position if suitable candidates are not found.
Absa Group Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa's largest financial services groups, offering a range of banking, wealth, and insurance services across multiple African countries and beyond.