Jobs Available at PBT Group

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform data analysis to map and model data into a central repository.
• Design proof of concepts and support developers to ensure successful delivery.
• Guide clear data storytelling and visualisation to ensure meaningful insights are shared with stakeholders.
• Design optimal data visualizations and mockups, and build, or oversee, dashboards/reports.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Assist in the continuous improvement of data processes and workflows.

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in analytical, statistical, business intelligence (BI), and data warehousing.
• Proficient in SQL, SSIS, Power BI.
• Advantageous: Experience in Finance, Financial Services,

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Key Responsibilities:

Data Management:

• Structure data to meet compliance standards by adhering to metadata governance procedures.
• Manage transformed data content according to prescribed standards for reviewing and publishing.
• Assist in the population of data marts and metadata repositories, ensuring adherence to standards and processes.
• Maintain project data models across multiple levels of detail and functionality (conceptual, logical, normalised, relational, dimensional, etc.).
• Provide detailed analysis and data mapping for each data item, ensuring accurate information supports business requirements.

Business Intelligence Support:

• Provide consulting services to business units, delivering relevant data and information.
• Analyse business requirements from documents and end-user discussions.
• Identify data requirements, security needs, and business rules associated with data.
• Perform data profiling of source systems and detailed analysis of implemented data.
• Support business units with ad-hoc reporting and ongoing data analysis.

Stakeholder Management:

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements and provide status updates.
• Present data quality issues and resolutions to business users and source system owners.
• Facilitate requirements gathering workshops and collaborate with stakeholders to define data needs.
• Communicate project data-related information to architects, DBA’s, developers, and users.

Process Improvement:

• Continuously identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and integrity, complying with governance frameworks.
• Transition information and assist DBA’s with physical data model implementation.
• Support data migration and testing, ensuring the effectiveness of data solutions.

Skills & Experience Required:

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases.
• Strong knowledge of data profiling, data quality management, and data mapping.
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes, and business intelligence tools.
• Hands-on experience in building conceptual data models.
• Familiarity with data migration projects and NoSQL environments is advantageous.

Industry Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in data analysis, with at least 3 years in insurance or financial services.
• Experience in managing data within a highly regulated environment.
• Prior experience in working with complex data sets and supporting business intelligence initiatives.

Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills:

• High competency in problem-solving and data analysis.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex data sets and identify trends or patterns.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels and translate complex data concepts.
• Strong customer service orientation and collaborative interpersonal style.

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Duties / Responsibilities:

• Work on the successful implementation and execution of complex BI/Data projects within defined timelines.
• Use agile and portfolio management methodologies to enhance project efficiency.
• Provide strategic guidance to senior stakeholders by translating business demands into actionable data insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement data management, business intelligence, and analytical tools.
• Ensure adherence to data management best practices, focusing on data integrity, quality, and security.
• Oversee IT systems and solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Present findings, updates, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business units to derive business benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Analysis:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and data-driven solutions.

Data Analysis and Visualisation:

• Develop reports, dashboards, and visualisations using Power BI.
• Create data models and perform data analysis to support decision-making.

Technical Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain data warehouses, databases, and ETL processes.
• Write SQL scripts for data extraction, transformation, and loading.

BI Infrastructure Maintenance:

• Ensure data quality, security, and governance.
• Troubleshoot and optimise BI systems for efficiency.
• Communication and Collaboration:
  • Present findings and insights to stakeholders.
  • Work with IT teams to integrate BI solutions into other systems.

Data Warehousing for BI:

• Maintain the SPW data warehouse to support BI solutions.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes to extract data from various sources.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance in the data warehouse.
• Implement data governance and security measures.
• Optimise the data warehouse for query efficiency.

Microsoft BI Tools:

• Develop and deploy reports using Microsoft SSRS and Power BI.
• Design and implement ETL processes using Microsoft SSIS.
• Manage and version control BI projects using Azure DevOps.

Skills and Experience Required:

• 5+ years of experience in BI development and analysis.
• Experience in the financial services investment industry or strong understanding of the investment lifecycle across various asset types (Equities, ETFs, Unit Trusts, Fixed income, Derivatives).
• Proficiency in Power BI and SQL.
• Strong skills in data modelling, data warehousing, and ETL processes.
• Experience with Microsoft SSRS, SSIS, and Azure DevOps.
• Ability to work in a team environment and meet deadlines.

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Duties / Responsibilities:

• Develop and design automation testing plans for multiple products/services.
• Create and maintain automation test scripts, ensuring alignment with chosen testing frameworks and guidelines.
• Perform functional, automation, and front-end testing, API testing, and regression testing.
• Collaborate with the testing team to address over 200 industry message types with various permutations, where manual testing is not feasible.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems to streamline testing processes.

Skills and Experience Required:

Mandatory Skills:

• Testing Methodologies: Functional Testing, Automation Testing, Front-End Testing, API Testing.
• Testing Frameworks: Cucumber, TestNG, Data-driven and Hybrid frameworks.
• Automation Tools: Selenium, Rest.
• Programming Languages: Java (minimum Java 8 proficiency).
• Build Tools: Maven.
• Version Control: GIT, Bitbucket.
• CI/CD: Jenkins, Docker.
• MQ Testing: Assured, MQ knowledge is important.

Desired Skills:

• Agile Tools: Atlassian Suite.
• Cloud Expertise: AWS knowledge is a plus.

Additional Criteria:

• A minimum of 3 years of hands-on automation testing experience.
• Strong understanding of SWIFT CBPR+ protocols, with reputational implications for international banking.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model, primarily in Gauteng.

Qualifications/Certifications:

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Commerce, or equivalent.

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Duties:

Macro environment

• Engage with the macro-environment to look for new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to the required development work
• Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business
• Prepare and share recommendations for process and systems improvements in relevant area of accountability
• Actively participate in team, cross-discipline and vendor-driven collaboration sessions or forums to increase understanding of the working environment (current and planned)

Business alignment

• Partner with BT and Business stakeholders to create integrated roadmaps to enable business requirements delivery

Solution design and build

• Consolidate and prepare solution design documentation
• Apply standards and governance in such a way as to develop the best fit solution for business
• Coordinate and apply various coding efforts
• Collate data on coding progress achieved
• Address and develop solutions to problems and risks arising from coding efforts

Test

• Design relevant test scripts/ test cases to best determine system readiness and usability

Service handover

• Provide second tier support as required

Experience:

• 8+ years Java experience.
• Familiar with agile methodology
• Strong back end and front end development skills
• Strong SQL skills, especially on MSSQL

Solid experience in the following technologies:

• SOA
• Microservices
• Docker
• Java
• Angular
• NodeJS
• Bootstrap
• Spring boot
• Hibernate
• Tomcat
• Jboss
• Nexus
• Teamcity
• Maven
• Kafka
• Experience with workflow tools like TIBCO AMX an advantage
• Experience with rules engines like Drools and advantage

In depth knowledge of:

• Relevant system/application development language
• Relevant development frameworks
• Coding for security best practice
• Agile/DevOps principles and applications
• Bespoke BU/FA knowledge
• Corporate and investment banking domain (preferred)
• Relevant banking regulations (preferred)
• Worked in an Agile/DevOps environment (preferred)