Senior Manager Data & Analytics at EY

The opportunity 

DnA has never been as important in Technology at it is today, and that trend is only set to continue. It’s all about predicting future events in an increasingly ambiguous market. To stay ahead, we’re diversifying our technology capabilities and using innovative new tools and processes, and this is your chance to make a big impact on that vision. 

Your key responsibilities

To manage client portfolios relating to the design, development and implementation of data management, engineering and analytics driven solutions, both in South Africa and abroad. Consulting background preferable, with an understanding of business and operational processes. The key requirement of this role will be the ability to understand and unpack a client’s requirements and design an appropriate solution and data architecture to meet the brief, while at the same time managing the client relationship, expectations, risks and progress against milestones.

Skills and attributes for success 

Solution and data architecture skills

• Define and implement solutions that use new and emerging technologies such as AWS, Azure, MicroServices, Google Cloud

• Manage implementations in Agile based development using SCRUM

• Knowledge of data privacy and security requirements across geographies and how to manage that through appropriate data architectures

Technical skills

• PostgreSQL

• SQL Server

• Python

• Java

• Scala

• Visual Basic

• C#, C, C++

• Redis

• Mongo

Analytical skills

• Descriptive/ informative analytics

• Predictive analytics

• Prescriptive/ decision making analytics

• Data visualisation and dashboarding

To qualify for the role, you must have:

Relevant Information Technology degree.

Ideally, you’ll also have experience in

• Data pipelines

• Data transformation

• Data modelling

• Data layering

What we look for 

More than anything, we’re interested in people with the right attitude for the job! That’s naturally entrepreneurial people that feed on the energy of a thriving global team. You’ll need a balance of technical and analytical skills, a creative approach to work and strong communication skills. Put simply, if you’ve got big ideas on how we can do better, as well as the confidence to voice them, this role is for you.