Data and Solutions Architect at Sanlam Group

• Relevant Data system experience in warehousing, ETL, Reporting, Management Reporting, Business Intelligence implementations, migrations and technology selection
• Relevant experience delivering business solutions using applicable technology
• Understanding of data flow from a technical and business perspective from source to output though Information management systems such as Data Warehouses and Data transformation hubs
• Understanding of Information Architecture domain (e,g DAMA / DMBOK)
• Understanding of enterprise implications of data policy as it relates to other policy domains: Security, Regulatory, Legal, Tax and Channel conflict
• Experience in warehousing, ETL, Reporting, Management Reporting, Business Intelligence implementations, migrations and technology selection
• Experience with Cloudera, HANA, Teradata would be preferential
• Demonstrated competence in business domain analysis, data warehousing (design and operations), and database design
• Demonstrated competence with benefits, design and management of structured and unstructured content and databases / repositories (SQL, NoSQL, HDFS/Hadoop distributions, etc.) and hands-on experience with specific products
• Demonstrated competence with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle DBMS, SAP Business Objects, and related tools is valued
• Working knowledge and understanding of benefits and positioning of data virtualization
• Working knowledge of data science, data mining, OLAP programming, database management and programming, business process modelling and analysis
• Working knowledge of statistical computing and graphics programming languages (R, Python, etc.)
• Working knowledge of open source or commercial data visualization tools (PowerBI, BobJ, Tableau, Qlikview)
• Working knowledge of cloud-based offerings and vendor differentiation related to analytics and information processing capabilities (AWS, Azure)
• Proven work experience as a Data Architect, Data Scientist, Data Analyst or similar role
• In-depth understanding of database structure principles

Experience Gathering And Analysing System Requirements

• Knowledge of data mining and segmentation techniques
• Expertise in SQL, Cloudera, Cloud and SAP HANA
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Python and R)
• Proven analytical skills
• Problem-solving attitude
• BSc in Computer Science or relevant field
• Database Design
• Data Maintenance, Database Security, Database Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Teamwork
• Project Management
• Presenting Technical Information
• Cloud Development
• Solution Architecture Design
• Business Analysis
• DevOps
• Project Management

Qualification And Experience

• Degree or Diploma with 8 to 10 years related experience.

Knowledge And Skills

• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Business Requirements Definition
• New Technology Research
• Reporting and Administration

Personal Attributes

• Interpersonal savvy - Contributing through others
• Decision quality - Contributing through others
• Optimises work processes - Contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - Contributing through others

Build a successful career with us
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its business clusters - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate, Santam, Miway, as well as the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

• Being resilient - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others