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Data Scientist (Customer Analytics) – Fixed-Term

How2Apply Talent Network

Soweto, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time IT & Software

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Job Description

You'll turn messy data into reports managers actually use, for a telecoms provider in Soweto. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

What you'll actually do

Meet business users to turn their questions into report requirements
Keep a data dictionary so everyone uses the same definitions
Build simple forecasting and segmentation models in Python or R
Mask or remove personal information in data sets under POPIA
Build ETL pipelines in SSIS, Azure Data Factory or Python
Present findings to managers in plain language with clear charts
Write SQL to pull, join and clean data from several sources

What you need

Careful with sensitive customer data
Able to explain what the numbers mean, not just show them
At least 2 years in a data or reporting role (not needed for graduate posts)
Strong SQL, including joins, window functions and CTEs
Hands-on Power BI, Tableau or a similar tool
Advanced Excel

Nice if you have

Experience with Databricks, Snowflake or Fabric
Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst certification
Industry knowledge in retail, insurance or credit

What you get

Paid cloud and BI certifications
Latest laptop with extra screen
Hybrid work with two office days

Applying, step by step

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Soweto really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): screenshots or a link to a dashboard you built, with real data removed, certification transcripts plus academic record showing statistics or maths modules.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 8 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Soweto; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

Build one public portfolio dashboard on a South African open data set if you have no work samples to share.
Show a before-and-after, like "replaced a 6-hour manual report with an automatic daily dashboard".