DATA SCIENTIST

Magnus Consulting Solutions Pty Ltd • johannesburg, gauteng • Posted June 02, 2026

About the Role

Qualifications

  • Education:
  • Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or related field
  • Master’s Degree in a Data Science, AI/ML, Statistical or related field (preferred)
  • MBA or Masters (advantageous)
  • Experience: (8+ yrs of Relevant exp)
  • 5 or more years of relevant work experience as a Data Engineer/ Data Scientist
  • 4–6+ years applied data science; 2+ years owning production AI/ML.
  • At least 3 years’ experience within a non-traditional FinTech, Banking or Financial Services Sector
  • Experience in Data Science and Data Analysis with a specific focus on AI/ ML models within banking, finance and/or telecommunications industry
  • Proven delivery of automated decisioning (recommendation/propensity/fraud/forecasting) with quantified business impact.
  • Experience in Data Engineering within banking or financial services industr...