Senior GIS Analyst

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Contact

REQ 137442- Tshego Semenya 

Location: Sandton 

Closing date: 17 January 2025

Cluster

RBB

Career Stream

Data

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Professional (MSP)

Position

Senior GIS Analyst

Why join the team!

Work on diverse projects across the bank, gaining a broad understanding of its operations. Utilize advanced GIS software to perform spatial data analysis and create visual maps. Collaborate with multiple teams to provide strategic insights for branch and ATM placements. Integrate internal and external data sources for comprehensive spatial-temporal analysis. Develop and maintain GIS solutions to enhance efficiency and reduce manual workflows. Influence key business decisions and strategies with your analysis. Gain experience in both GIS and data analytics, expanding your skill set. Use cutting-edge tools like ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Enterprise. Join a supportive team that values diversity and professional development. Enjoy a dynamic work environment where each day presents new challenges and opportunities.

Job Purpose

To ensure that relevant, high-quality spatial data is available in a timely manner for various analytical processes. 
To understand the business requirements for spatial data, the related data flow and systems that generate the data required as well as the properties, profile and behaviour of the data.  
The primary goal is to enable the business to solve complex problems through the use of internal and 3rd party data and transform it into forms that make it usable and enables the decision-making processes and provides insights to business.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyse current operational processes to help design and build GIS solutions to gain efficiencies and reduce manual workflows.
• Build ArcGIS Portal Maps, ArcGIS Dashboards and ArcGIS Portal App solutions for data delivery, collaboration, and analytics.
• Work to enrich current datasets in the corporate enterprise geodatabase by identifying and filling gaps.
• Build relationships and solutions with business customers which spans across the enterprise.
• Utilize Big Data infrastructure along with spatial data to perform spatial-temporal analytics and develop unique and original solutions to business problems.
• Generate geographic data reports and visualizations.
• Provide technical support and training for GIS software users.
• Promote knowledge management and enhance team success by sharing data-driven insights and ensuring accurate information dissemination to stakeholders, utilizing data science and engineering knowledge.
• Liaise with business stakeholders to elicit and understand data requirements and translate them into technical analytical tasks, aligning efforts with business needs.    
• Execute advanced SQL queries and other technical analyses to support data investigation and reporting.    
• Develop and execute comprehensive data quality checks to identify anomalies or inconsistencies in data, and identify patterns, relationships, and trends that impact data management and utilization.    
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives, and values.     
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).    
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.    
• identify and drive opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems though agile thinking.    
• Provide Overall Data Management Guidance and alignment to Nedbank's Data Management framework and standards. 

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Bachelors degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or related degree such as Geography, Computer Science, Analytics or Data Management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Honours degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or related degree such as Geography, Computer Science, Analytics or Data Management

Minimum Experience Level

• Total number of years of experience: 5+ years
   

Type of experience:

• Proficiency in SQL and experience with database management and data profiling tools. 
• Skills in cleaning and preparing data for analysis to ensure accuracy and consistency 
• Experience with data warehousing solutions to store and manage large volumes of data 
• Firm understanding of ArcGIS Pro and ArcPortal 
• Firm understanding of data management and governance practices.   
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a plus. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. 

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Data Analysis
• Proficiency in advanced GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS) and programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL).
• Outstanding written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office stack
• Knowledge in PowerBI
• Proficient with data standards and concepts such as data quality and data profiling
• Strong time management, organisational and communication skills
• Strong understanding of spatial analysis, cartography, and geospatial data management

Disclaimer

Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566