Technology for Graduate Careers

Our grads get to embark on an exciting Technology learning journey in Johannesburg at our Rosebank and Simmonds offices. We provide practical exposure, on-the-job learning, coaching and mentoring and a bespoke learning and development plan to set our grads up for success and integrate them into the world of work. Graduates are exposed to various technologies including Cloud, Web, Digital and Automation on various banking platforms and channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Working within technology teams to build, deliver and maintain technology solutions based on business requirements
• Learning and applying analysis, software development, data analytics and testing skills
• Participating in meetings and workshops
• Keep abreast on technology trends
• Ad-hoc reporting, insights and analytics to inform business decisions

Qualifications

You have completed or completing a Degree/ Honours Degree/ Master Degree in 2024 in:

• BCom Information Systems
• BSc Computer Science
• Degree in Software Engineering
• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Degree related to Robotics/ Mechatronics
• South African Citizen
• Maximum of two years' work experience
• Minimum of 60% average over all years of study

Programme Duration: 12months

Application date; 9 April to 30 June 2024

In an ever-changing global landscape, our ability to deliver cutting edge financial products and services on digital platforms, is key to the success of our franchise. CIB Technology is the backbone of the Corporate Banking businesses of Global Markets, Transaction Banking, Investment Banking and Real Estate. The intense, high-performance environment of Global Markets and Transaction Banking makes partnering with these areas particularly exciting. As the technology partner, the solutions we provide enable the processing of multi-million-rand transactions by these businesses. Additionally, CIB Technology empowers our business with a technology landscape that services non-retail customers which include Banks, public institutions, corporates, and asset managers to name a few and facilities various transaction types, from high frequency trading (Algorithmic trading) with low values, to low frequency trading, high value payments to complex structured products.

Our graduate programme aims to attract talent that not only displays sound technical knowledge and skills, but who can be groomed into thought leaders and trusted partners. We blend theoretical learning of hard and soft skills with practical experience. Your learning journey will be supported through several rotations, where you will be exposed to the end-to-end life lifecycle of the CIB Technology business. This includes, learning about application and technology architecture processes through the disciplines of analysis, design, development, testing and deployment, as well as being exposed to the operations, maintenance, and support processes of live production environments.

Furthermore, we work on almost all technologies, and we are encouraged to give our business a competitive advantage. Some of the common technologies across CIB: JAVA, Angular, GO, C, C#, C++, AWS, AZURE, Salesforce, AKS, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes clustering, SQL (Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL Server, Mongo), Matlab, Source Code repositories (GIT, SVN), Bitbucket Server, GIT Lab, SourceTree, Agile framework (JIRA), Confluence Wiki, Scripting (Murex, Java, Shell, Unix), VBA

Upon completion of the graduate programme, you will have the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to kick-start your career and to find a home in CIB Technology, where you can thrive and contribute to the broader success of the Standard Bank Group.

Qualifications
Post Graduate qualification (Completed or completing in 2023)

• Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Electronic Engineering
• Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Financial Mathematics
• Statistics
• Informatics, Information Systems
• Software Development
• Software Engineering
• Data Engineering
• Data Science
• Quantitative Risk Management

  Programme duration: 12 months

  Application date: 15 March to 30 May

The Cloud graduate programme will provide the graduates with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and skills in cloud computing, preparing them for a career in the rapidly growing field of cloud technology. The program will include training, mentorship, and real-world workloads to help graduates develop their expertise and kickstart their careers in the cloud industry.

Do you use Gmail, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, Facebook, Microsoft Office 365, LinkedIn and Netflix?. Have you ever wondered how these online services are available globally with consistent user experience?. Do you know how social media platforms and video streaming services are able to provide you with unlimited content all over the world?.

The answer to the above is "Cloud computing"; services such as Netflix, Instagram and Youtube use cloud computing power and global infrastructure availability to provide seemingly unlimited content & services 24/7 globally. The biggest cloud computing service providers in the world include Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Cloud computing is the delivery of on demand computing services over the internet to offer faster innovation, flexible resources and economies of scale.

Standard Bank has partnered with Amazon Web Services(AWS) and Microsoft Azure to be our cloud computing service providers. We need you to be part of our cloud enablement engine in Standard Bank.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.
• Supporting the deployment and management of cloud-based applications and services.
• Monitoring and optimizing cloud resources to ensure performance and cost-efficiency.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to cloud infrastructure, security, and cloud native services.
• Collaborating with senior engineers and team members to implement best practices and security measures.
• Participating in the planning and execution of cloud migration projects.
• Learning and staying up-to-date on cloud technologies and trends.
• Providing technical support and assistance to internal feature teams or clients using cloud services.
• Using innovative cloud services such as AI & machine learning to continuous improve our cloud platform and processes.

Qualifications

You have completed a degree / honours degree/ masters degree or currently completing it in 2024 in:

• Computer Science or related field with basic understanding of cloud computing concepts, and relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner)
• South African Citizen
• Maximum of two years' work experience
• Minimum of 60% average over all years of study

Province of Programme: Gauteng

Programme Duration: 12months

Application date: 9 April to 30 June 2024

SAP Platform Business Unit provides a SAP Platform support in terms of providing Application and Database availability & support to the consuming Business Units, namely Everyday Banking, Payments, BCB, CIB, SBSA Offshore. The SAP Platform also provides Security and manage access on the SAP Applications to ensure that we are Always Secure and that we meet the LAM, and PAM standards. The graduate programme assists us with upskilling the youth and absorb them onto the practical working environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Learn SAP Fundamentals
• Learn SAP Security & Authorization Fundamentals
• Learn how to create users in SAP
• Learn how to setup and design Technical and Business roles in SAP GRC
• Provide SAP Security & Authorization Support on Non-Production Application
• Engage with other Teams, i.e Feature teams, Functional teams on matters of Authorization and Security
• Learn how to use JIRA and Remedy tools for managing work, incidents and changes

Qualifications

You have completed or currently completing your degree/ honours/ masters degree in:

• BSC Computer Science
• South African Citizen
• Maximum of two years' work experience
• Minimum of 60% average over all years of study

Programme Duration: 12months

Application date; 9 April to 30 June 2024

The Security team will provide a space where young people engage with each other and our leadership team, through peer-to-peer, conversation and experiential coaching and mentoring to support the development of critical skills needed for the Bank. The value that the PPB Information Security capability creates for Standard Bank is synonymous with operational excellence. PPB Information Security provides industry-tailored solutions, using demonstrated methodologies and tools in a consistent manner, with the goal of enabling on-going, secure, and reliable operations across the enterprise.

At the end of the programme, graduate will be able to:
Adhere to and implement the relevant technology standards developed by the wider IT Function.
Adhere to Group minimum standards for vendor selection and participate in the selection of the most appropriate vendor with required expertise.
Automate repeatable tasks, by building technical control capabilities and maturing their operational effectiveness.
Build and develop relationships across the different internal IT teams and with various stakeholders so that the business unit remains involved and aware of internal developments.
Consider various attack scenarios and identify appropriate controls, by working with architects and software engineers to specify how information security technologies should be implemented.
Continually review system operations, updating and amending processes and products to mitigate risks as identified and discovered to minimise future incidents.
Contribute inputs to the setting of reliable and realistic targets and budgets.
Design, implement and operate proactive monitoring and maintenance support activities to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and underlying platforms to minimise information security incidents in accordance with the organisations risk appetite.
Develop detailed information security designs, incorporating single or already integrated systems, considering the client's expectations and deadlines, ensuring that designs are practical and align to architectural requirements, escalating any concerns to a more senior team member.
Engage, consult and influence working groups and business areas to understand the required client process for easily accessible and simple processes, that require the design and operation of single or already integrated systems, support the client in all related information security processes and products and plan accordingly.
Engage, consult and influence working groups and business areas to understand the required process and related information security processes and products and plan accordingly.
Minimise the spend on Information Security where possible, exercising financial prudence.
Participate in post incident analysis, identify control weaknesses and include remediations in planning and scoping activities, requesting support from more senior team members when required.
Prototype and pilot proposed information security solutions or capabilities to identify viability of new developments.
Provide ad-hoc advice, assistance and mentoring to team mates so that their developmental needs are identified and met.

Qualifications

You have completed or currently completing your degree/ honours/ masters degree in:

• BSC IT or ENG degree with strong programming and networking back ground.
• South African Citizen
• Maximum of two years' work experience
• Minimum of 60% average over all years of study

Programme Duration: 12months

Application date; 9 April to 30 June 2024

Credit Account Management Systems

Credit Account Management Systems is the area in Credit that deals with the credit management of accounts that we have provided Credit to. In this area we use behavioural scoring applications to determine the Credit rating/score of the customer that we have extended credit to.

Credit Collections

Credit Collections is the area in Credit that deals with the collection of outstanding money from Customers that have fallen behind on their credit facilities.

In both instances the expectation is that the graduate learner will develop the skills required to perform the key responsibilities mentioned below.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan test scenarios, acceptance tests, test criteria.
• Identify complex, risky, positive and negative test scenarios.
• Document all test scenarios and test cases.
• Prepare data requirements and test data availability for test case execution.
• Ensure that integration testing is done to ensure that the product works end-to-end.
• Conduct regression testing.
• Document all necessary actions in the applicable reporting/management tools, eg. JIRA, Confluence.
• Attend applicable meetings (Inception, Iteration Planning Meeting, Grooming, retrofit session, Defect meetings, and Daily SCRUMS (Stand-ups).

Qualifications

You have completed or currently completing your degree/ honours/ masters degree in:

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Systems
• Engineering or related field
• South African Citizen
• Maximum of two years' work experience
• Minimum of 60% average over all years of study

Programme Duration: 12months

Application date; 9 April to 30 June 2024