Jobs at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

To analyze large amounts of data to provide core business value and key insights and enhance business processes that rely on large amounts of data.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Building models and developing algorithms to support new key initiatives, eg. better detect and understand driving actions, driver intent, forecasting driver behaviour
• Developing a new scoring and analytics framework within AWS
• Data mining and cleaning
• Interpret and disseminate information via reports
• Researching and prototyping new technologies and methods that are relevant to the team’s initiatives
• Analysis, presentation and communication of findings and data in a way that provides actionable insights and can be understood by larger parts of the business
• Providing business stake holders with relevant telematics data in a useable format
• Comfortable working in Linux or MacOS environment
• Write and test high quality Python code that will run in a production environment.  Familiarity with standard Python libraries 
   

Competencies

• Self-starter
• Optimistic – change the world mentality
• Fixer attitude
• Drive to learn new skills and concepts
• Able to handle multiple complex projects simultaneously
   

Knowledge

• Amazon Web Services – adv
• Familiarity with machine learning packages i.e. TensorFlow, Keras, FastAI
• Understanding of statistics and familiarity with statistical computing packages (eg. Scipy, numpy)
• Experience in data mining, feature extraction
• Modern machine learning techniques, in particular working time series data, device data and natural language processing
• Algorithm analysis and code optimization
• Understanding of techniques required to work with extremely large datasets (larger than RAM)
• Ability to work with both structured and unstructured data, and ability to combine data from diverse sources
   

Skills

• Programming experience in Python (preferred)
• Visualization tools and packages (eg. Seaborn, dash, plot.ly)
• Experience with the Python data science stack is advantageous (numpy, pandas, jupyter, scipy, etc)
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Comfortable working with Unix-based operating systems (incl. working from the command line)
• Experience with AWS and Kubernetes is advantageous
• GIS experience is advantageous

Personal Attributes

• Optimistic and enthusiastic
• Driven and keen to learn
• Motivated to make a difference to society
• Team player that can work alone
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in rapidly changing conditions

Challenging Aspects of the Job

• Interdependency between teams
• Conflict handling
• Data governance as per Discovery – learning curve
• Handling teams across country – different time zones
   

Education

• Matric
• Masters or PhD in Data Science, Physics, Applied Maths, Maths, Computer Science or related field
• Or, BSc Hons in a related field with additional online courses
   

 Experience

• 2+ years software development or data science – adv.   
• 2+ years Research experience – ESS
• Strong statistics and analytical skills
• Prior programming experience required
• Working experience is preferable, but not required

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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Key Purpose

To provide support to the business unit by:

• Business Architect: Responsible for
• Understanding Business Needs and translating these to System projects and System Improvements or to Manual Process Improvements
• Ensuring Quality in Business with respect to understanding: Organisation structure, Business Processes, Business Rules and System support
• Lead In Product Development Analysis and design
• Lead in Critical Projects Analysis and Design
• Ensuring consistent process documentation (SOPs) exist and that these are up to date in line with IQS standards and requirements.
• Advises on the optimisation of resources and profitability of projects or resources. 
• Without supervision undertakes specialist feasibility analysis, evaluations or business projects
• Gives feedback on delivery and project plans and assists with impact analysis
• Conducts special studies and prepares recommendations for policy, procedure, control or action. Analyses information to determine present and future performance.
• Makes recommendations to management regarding opportunities, progress and improvement strategies.
• Has an understanding of the many components that make up a business and is able to research and build entire business needs from scratch considering all elements.
• Produces Business Architecture document which outlines the project intent and all impacted components.
• May be in any discipline in the organisation or a combination of disciplines. e.g. Marketing, Supply, Logistics, Pricing, Human Resources et cetera. May be required to consolidate the business plans and the financial forecasts.

Business Analyst Team Manager

• Resource Planning for project work and Business As Usual items
• Project Prioritisations in the projects Steering committees
• Quality Assurance of all Business Analysis done within the team to ensure correctness and completeness

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Project Resourcing and prioritisation: To provide understanding of how projects will be resources and prioritised from an analysis point of view
• Analysis Support: To provide support during the Analysis phase by being available for questions or clarification, and providing feedback to analysts as appropriate. Doing reviews.
• Guidance and advice to the Business: To provide sound guidance and advice on planned changes to business by striving to clearly understand business needs and making considered recommendations as appropriate. To ensure consistent process documentation (SOPs) exist and that these are up to date in line with IQS standards and requirements
• Critical Project Support: Ensuring that the correct analysis and designs are implemented for business Critical projects
• Line Management: Full line management function within scope of role
• Compliance Support – Technology and business due diligence.
• Strategic Business Support – ensuring alignment of strategic objectives of the business goals to all implementations. Critical success factors and measurable goals.

Skills

• Analytical and Conceptual (Advanced).
• Communication (written and verbal) (Advanced).
• Project Management (Intermediate).
• Multi-tasking (Advanced).
• Leadership (Advanced).
• Relationship Building (Advanced).
• Problem Solving (Advanced).
• Business Architecture document development (Advanced).
• Solution Design (Advanced).

 

Knowledge

• Systems (Advanced).
• Development (Intermediate).
• Technology life cycle (Advanced).
• Business (Advanced).

 

Education and Experience

Education:

• Matric (Essential).
• Degree / Diploma in IT (Essential).
• Business Analyst course (Essential).

 

 Minimum Experience:              

• 7 Years of Business Analyst experience (Essential).
• 5 years of Insurance industry experience (Essential).
• 7 years of UML experience (Essential).
• 7 years of Prototyping experience (Essential).
• 7 years of Testing and Defect Management experience (Essential).

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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Key Purpose

Design and implement robust, scalable and optimally performing systems using Java related technologies, according to provided specifications, standards and procedures, while ensuring compliance with the architectural standards and guidelines laid out by Discovery.

 

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Design:

• Translate business requirements into technical designs adhering to Discovery Insure processes, standards and guidelines, taking cognisance of performance, security and scalability requirements. Deliver within agreed timeframes.

• Liaise with relevant parties where clarification of business requirements or resolution to technical issues is needed

• Research and find effective solutions to technical issues that arise

• Estimate development timelines based on business requirements

Development:

• Construct robust, maintainable, scalable, optimally performing system code in line with technical specifications, following prescribed process, standards and procedures. Deliver within agreed timeframes

• Conduct unit testing and fix any defects found

Testing:

• Verify build stability and quality with development team before releasing to test team, aiming to release with zero defects

• Assist the Business analyst in ensuring the test pack includes relevant scenarios and test data.

• Consult and assist in reviewing risk / impact of defects found in testing, and assist with fixing where necessary

Support / Troubleshooting:

• Assist system users with technical support issues and handle according to defined procedures

• Ability to effectively analyse root cause of system errors (data errors, performance and stability issues)

Mentoring / Team development:

• Actively coach other developers to understand and apply the Insure coding and architectural standards correctly, as well as any technologies in use

• Perform code review to ensure logical correctness, maintainability, scalability, performance, compliance with architectural standards and frameworks

• Assist in identifying training needs of team members

Personal development:

• Keep abreast of current technological trends and how these might be applied in the Discovery environment

• Constant improvement of knowledge of the various applications, their functionalities and data models

General:

• Ability to communicate clearly, constructively and effectively. Easily able to follow and participate in technical, business process, and other discussions

• Able to build business relationships with other members of team and the business areas we support.

 

Personal Attributes and Skills

Technical Competencies

• Excellent understanding of Object Orientated principals and Java language fundamentals

• Knowledge of commonly used design patterns

• Broad understanding of how to put together an EE-based business solution from scratch

• EJB

• HTML

• JSF

• JQuery

• JAXB

• SOAP Web services

• Message Driven Beans

• UML

• XML/XSD

• SQL 

Behavioural Skills:

• Action orientated go-getter, hungry to learn and add real value

• Structured and analytical problem solver: Obsessive about finding solutions to problems: action oriented problem solver.

• Able to plan, organise and prioritize own work

• Able to multitask

• Able to work independently

• Team player: reliable, works actively with others towards common goal, communicates constructively, shares information, knowledge and experience, treats others in a respectful and supportive manner

 

Education and Experience

Essential:

• 5+ years’ experience in Java development with exposure to core competencies listed

 

Advantageous Experience

• REST Web services

• JSON

• Business Process Management Tools

• Apache Camel

• Apache Webserver Configuration

• JBOSS Configuration

• CSS

• GIT

• Integrated Build Tools

• HTML 5

• Knowledge of Short Term Insurance industry

 

Working knowledge of:

• Software development within SDLC

• Unit Testing

• Data modelling and design of database structures

• BSc Computer Science /Information Systems degree

• Formal Java qualification

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.