Trainee Data Scientist (Fixed Term) at Old Mutual Pinelands

Trainee Data Scientist (Fixed Term)
Location: Pinelands | Type: Fixed Term | Posted: Yesterday | Closing Date: 22 October 2025

About Old Mutual
Let’s Write Africa’s Story Together!
Old Mutual believes in Africa’s potential — and our diverse talent reflects this commitment. We’re dedicated to driving innovation, empowering people, and building data-driven solutions that shape the continent’s future.

About the Role
We’re seeking a Trainee Data Scientist to assist in designing and implementing scalable, robust data tools and processes supporting the Management Information Systems (MIS) capability. This is a fixed-term contract role offering the opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute to cutting-edge data initiatives.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior data professionals under direct supervision, gaining exposure to modern data engineering practices and cloud-based analytics environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and implementing scalable processes for data ingestion and transformation.
• Support the development and maintenance of data pipelines from multiple sources.
• Ingest and process large, complex datasets in functional and efficient ways.
• Enable innovative business solutions by managing large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Build bulk and delta data lift patterns for optimal ETL/ELT operations.
• Support the organisation’s cloud data strategy and governance initiatives.
• Engineer data in suitable formats for analytics, risk, and enterprise applications.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and automation projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet data requirements and solve business problems.
• Provide operational support to data services and assist in testing and deploying new features.
• Develop dashboards to track performance metrics and conduct ad hoc data analysis as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric.
• Currently completing 3rd or 4th year tertiary studies in BCom, BSc, or BBusSci (Information Systems, Computer Science, or IT).
• Knowledge of data warehouse architectures, ETL/ELT tools, and analytics platforms such as SSIS/SSRS, SAS, SAP, MongoDB, Apache Spark, or Hive.
• Basic DBA knowledge across platforms like TSQL, SAS, PSQL, IBM VSAM, or DB2 (advantageous).
• Familiarity with Python or similar programming languages.
• Exposure to AWS Cloud solutions and API integrations beneficial.
• Understanding of DevOps principles and data engineering best practices.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Interest in software engineering, data management, and distributed systems.

Skills
Action Planning | Data Management | Data Modeling | Data Compilation | Business Requirements Analysis | Market Analysis | Application Development | IT Network Security

Core Competencies
Action Oriented | Collaborates | Cultivates Innovation | Customer Focus | Drives Results | Manages Ambiguity | Manages Complexity

Education
Bachelor’s Degree (Required)

Employment Equity
The appointment will be made in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the applicable business unit.