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  • Posted: Aug 1, 2025
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Capitec Bank is a South African commercial bank. As of February 2017 the bank was the third largest in South Africa with 120,000 customer opening new accounts per month. To simplify banking, we’ve developed an all-inclusive banking solution. Global One is the one solution that enables you to transact, save and access credit in realtime. We also believe in ...
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    Data Architect - Sandton

    About the role

    • Are you a data visionary who loves turning complexity into clarity? At Capitec Business Bank, we’re building the bank of the future – and that means rethinking how we enable data at scale to power decisions, AI, and client experiences. As our Lead Data Architect, you’ll help shape the blueprint that empowers our teams to self-serve, innovate, and move faster – all while keeping things lean, scalable, and trusted. If you thrive on cutting through the noise to build elegant, future-fit data ecosystems, this is your chance to lead with purpose and help us make banking simpler for millions

    Minimum Experience

    • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics or related field.
    • Certifications in cloud (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics, AWS Certified Data Engineer, Solutions Architect), data architecture (e.g., DAMA CDMP), or TOGAF.
    • Understanding of AI/ML model lifecycle and its data architecture implications

    You will need at least 7 years experience in the following:

    • Enterprise Data Strategy: Define and evolve the data architecture strategy aligned to business and AI goals (e.g., data mesh, data fabric, or data platform architecture).
    • Architecture Governance: Establish and enforce data standards, design patterns, and best practices for data platforms, pipelines, and models.
    • Solution Architecture: Design and review end-to-end data solutions across domains including operational data stores, data lakes, data warehouses, semantic layers, and feature stores.
    • Cloud Enablement: Architect scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud-native or hybrid data platforms (AWS preferably or alternatively other cloud platforms).
    • Data Modelling: Lead enterprise-wide modelling standards – including conceptual, logical, and physical data models; support semantic modelling for self-service.
    • Team & Stakeholder Leadership: Mentor data engineers and architects, collaborate with cross-functional teams (AI, Analytics, product, engineering, risk, compliance), and influence data leadership forums.
    • Innovation & Evaluation: Assess and recommend new tools, technologies, and frameworks (e.g., Lakehouse, knowledge graphs, event-driven architecture).
    • Security & Compliance: Ensure data architecture adheres to governance, regulatory, privacy (e.g., POPIA, GDPR), and cybersecurity standards.

    Knowledge

    Minimum:
    Must have detailed knowledge of:

    • Data Warehouse Development Life Cycle
    • Dimensional modelling
    • Financial systems and procedures
    • UML or equivalent modelling language
    • Technical Test Plan Design
    • IT systems development processes
    • Application development
    • Standards and governance
    • AI/ML Modeling Infrastructure and feature store development

    Ideal:
    Detailed knowledge of:

    • Banking systems environment
    • Banking business model
    • Agile development life cycle
    • Best practices for Quality Assurance (QA)

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Capitec Bank on careers.capitecbank.co.za to apply

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