Quantitative Analyst: Build, Validate & Deploy High-Impact Models

Nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank is seeking a quantitative analytics professional to develop and refine mathematical models, dashboards, and analytics solutions in line with group methodologies. You will collaborate with senior analysts to calibrate, validate and productionise models across credit, pricing and risk domains.

You will build deep domain expertise in banking products, risk management and data science, delivering insights that support decision making and governance in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Bachelor’s, Honours or Master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, actuarial sciences, physics, computer science, engineering or another highly quantitative field

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine and deploy quantitative models and analytics solutions.
• Calibrate and validate models with back-testing, stress testing and unit/integration methods.
• Collaborate with senior analysts to productionise models in banking risk domains.

Skills

Python

R

C++

Java

SQL

SAS

MATLAB

VBA

Statistics

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s/Honours/Master’s in mathematics or quantitative field

Tools

SAS

MATLAB

SQL

Job description

Nedbank is seeking a quantitative analytics professional to develop and refine mathematical models, dashboards, and analytics solutions in line with group methodologies. You will collaborate with senior analysts to calibrate, validate and productionise models across credit, pricing and risk domains.

You will build deep domain expertise in banking products, risk management and data science, delivering insights that support decision making and governance in a regulated environment.