Jobs at PwC South Africa

Database Administrator:

PwC has a potential opportunity for an experienced Database Administrator who will be responsible for the storing and organising of data. The role may include capacity planning, installation, configuration, database design, migration, performance monitoring, security, troubleshooting, as well as backup and data recovery.

Responsibilities:

• Install and maintain the performance of database servers.
• Develop processes for optimizing database security.
• Set and maintain database standards.
• Manage database access.
• Performance tuning of database systems.
• Install, upgrade, and manage database applications.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors.
• Recommend and implement emerging database technologies.
• Create and manage database reports, visualizations, and dashboards.
• Create automation for repeating database tasks.
• Be available for on-call support as needed.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in database administration, information technology, database architecture, or a related field
• MCSE/MCSA certifications preferred
• Extensive experience with database technologies (MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle)
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Microsoft Azure) a plus
• Strong command of SQL and SQL server tools
• Advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards
• Understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling
• Familiarity with SSAS, SSIS, SSRS
• Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Impeccable attention to detail

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Data Scientist:

PwC has a potential opportunity for an experienced Data Scientist who will be responsible for managing and optimizing existing data flows and databases, then in extracting, transforming and visualising data from the various sources throughout the various platforms. You will be required to develop dashboards that integrate with the reporting systems in order to provide insights to assist in better decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Database architecture design, maintenance and optimisation
• Develop records management processes and policies
• Identify areas to increase efficiency and automation of processes
• Database architecture design, maintenance and optimisation
• Create automated processes to extract, transform and load data

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years working experience as a Data Scientist within the Financial Services Industry
• Degree in Data Science or similar is a minimum requirement
• Masters level qualification is highly advantageous
• Knowledge of the regulatory analytics domain within banking/insurance sector will be an advantage
• Firm grip on analytics tools like SQL, R and Python
• Working knowledge or experience in the fields of data management, operations analytics, big data and artificial intelligence is preferred.