Data Scientist III at FNB South Africa

Job Description

• To plan, build, optimise and implement innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products and advanced mathematical models that provide analytical support and interpret insights, using advanced analytics technologies, to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy.

Hello Future Data Scientist

• Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.
• We are currently in search of a Data Scientist to plan, build, optimise and implement innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products and advanced mathematical models that provide analytical support and interpret insights, using advanced analytics technologies, to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy.

Are you someone who can:

• providing model training and model support
• Provide guidance and support for junior members of the team in the development of Credit Models Proactively engage with Credit and the Business units to support understanding of Credit Models by
• Engage with the internal validation team and external auditors, as part of the model validation and review process.

Responsibilities:

• As an experienced member of the team, you are expected to proactively contribute to the model development strategy and modelling methodologies to improve the credit risk models.
• Optimising existing processes
• Identifying pockets of growth by means of analytical insights
• Data manipulation, data mining, modelling and building analytical solutions using machine learning techniques

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:

• Minimum Qualification - B Degree Maths, Stats, Engineering, Computer Science, Econometrics, Physics or Actuarial Science
• Preferred Qualification - Honours Degree
• Experience - 3+ years' experience in a data environment,
• Python, SQL, MATLAB, SAS, S-PLUS or R (used for statistical analysis)
• Machine learning
• Data mining and data modelling
• Exposure to PowerBI

End Date: April 28, 2026