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Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Life

Discovery Life is an ever growing fast-paced and dynamic environment that provides innovative risk assurance to individual clients. This environment thrives on customer engagement and customer experience as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our brokers and other stakeholders. It is important for our employees to provide a world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships.

About Discovery Life - Business Intelligence

The Discovery Life – Business Intelligence is part of the Discovery Life Company. We are responsible for building all information assets and delivering information to the business through various reporting channels from an executive level down to the call centre agent. The information assets that we are building is not only limited to report delivery, but also integrated information assets to support the data scientists, risk analysts and the data analytics teams.

Key Purpose

The Business Intelligence (BI) developer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting ETL solutions according to defined frameworks. The right individual will in addition possess the skills and capabilities to design and implement new frameworks required by the team to keep with evolving changes in sources and technologies. Construction of complex BI Solutions based on requirements of business area owners and/or specifications produced by the BI Architects and Systems Analysts. Driving Engagement and building relationships with key stakeholders which include Systems Analysts, BI Architects and Business area owners. The BI Developer should have a firm grasp of BI implementation methodologies especially in a dimensional data warehouse environment using the Microsoft BI stack as a basis for required development.

Responsibilities

• Construct complex BI solutions based on specifications produced by BI Analysts.
• Interact with business and system analysts to resolve problems.
• Collaborate with analysts to understand source structures, evaluate requirements and deliver solid solutions.
• Conduct data analysis on various source systems as part of the solution development process.
• Develop and maintain SSIS packages.
• Create required database structures.
• Develop and maintain T-SQL code.
• Analyse SQL execution plans to optimise performance.
• Workshop solutions with Systems Analysts and Architect to compile relevant technical specifications.
• Contribute to the development of architectural guidelines and standards.
• Prototype, Research and Develop new techniques and solutions.
• Schedule business processes via ETL tools.
• Excel Reporting and scripting – advanced charting, conditional formatting.
• Understand and resolve complexities working across multiple database platforms.
• Develop PowerBI and SSRS reports.
• Read and maintain code not written by yourself.
• Follow a formal SDLC as part of solution delivery.
• Optimise ETL processes and SQL queries by analysing query execution plans.
• Maintain code repositories for version control of developed solutions.
• Peer review of code and solutions developed.
• Create and maintain metadata repositories.
• Implement database structures according to specifications and guide on improvements (indexes/partitioning etc.) where necessary.
• Perform ETL support on a standby basis to ensure that the ETL batch completes within SLA.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Ability to design and implement complete ETL processes using SSIS and T-SQL.
• Strong ETL experience in loading slowly changing dimensions as well as transactional and snapshot fact tables.
• Strong reporting experience using Microsoft data technology stack such as SSRS, Power BI.
• Ability to design and implement semantic models using SSAS.
• Ability to write DAX and MDX queries.
• Proven experience with large datasets in the region of billions of records.
• Experience working with delta datasets and versioned history on target tables.
• Solid experience in understanding ERDs and source-to-target mappings.
• Strong SQL query writing ability across database environments (e.g., Oracle, Netezza, Postgres) with a firm understanding of analytical functions.
• Evaluate technical ETL solutions for inefficiencies and implement optimization.
• Strong database fundamentals and data modelling knowledge (normalization and de-normalization).
• Good understanding of ODS, data warehouse, data mart, cube, and database technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Navigating ambiguity and complexity.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Added advantage of Data mining and BIG data technology including Python, Spark, H2O.

Education and Experience

• National Diploma in IT (BTech) – Essential.
• Bachelor of Science (Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics) – Advantageous.
• Microsoft Business Intelligence certifications will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in BI with over 3 years’ experience in implementing complete BI solutions within an enterprise data warehouse.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Microsoft BI Developer (Senior)

Business Intelligence

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Life

Discovery Life is an ever growing fast-paced and dynamic environment that provides innovative risk assurance to individual clients. This environment thrives on customer engagement and customer experience as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our brokers and other stakeholders. It is important for our employees to provide a world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships.

About Discovery Life - Business Intelligence

The Discovery Life – Business Intelligence is part of the Discovery Life Company. We are responsible for building all information assets and delivering information to the business through various reporting channels from an executive level down to the call centre agent. The information assets that we are building is not only limited to report delivery, but also integrated information assets to support the data scientists, risk analysts and the data analytics teams.

Key Purpose

The Business Intelligence (BI) developer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting ETL solutions according to defined frameworks. The right individual will in addition possess the skills and capabilities to design and implement new frameworks required by the team to keep with evolving changes in sources and technologies. Construction of complex BI Solutions based on requirements of business area owners and/or specifications produced by the BI Architects and Systems Analysts.( BI Solutions imply ETL / Analytics / Presentation).Driving Engagement and building relationships with key stakeholders which include Systems Analysts, BI Architects and Business area owners. The BI Developer should have a firm grasp of BI implementation methodologies especially in a dimensional data warehouse environment using the Microsoft BI stack as a basis for required development.

The candidate should possess the following:

• Analysis and Communication Skills
• Data gathering, research and analytical abilities so as to develop insightful conclusions and generate solutions to address user needs
• Conceptualize and design solutions
• Support and coach other junior systems and business analysts

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

The BI Developer must be able to construct complex BI solutions based on specifications produced by BI Analysts. In addition to working off specifications, the incumbent should been quite adapt at conceptualizing and implementing solutions based on technical discussions with team members.

• Interact with business and system analysts to resolve problems.
• Collaborate with analysts to understand source structures, evaluate requirements and finally deliver a solid solution.
• Conduct data analysis on various source systems as part of the solution development process.
• Develop and maintain SSIS packages
• Create required database structures
• Develop and maintain T-SQL code
• Analyse SQL execution plan to optimise performance
• Develop SSAS models
• Workshop solutions with Systems Analysts and Architect to compile relevant technical specifications
• Contribute to the development of architectural guidelines and standards
• Prototyping, Research and Development of new techniques and solutions
• Team engagement champion
• Scheduling business processes via ETL tools
• Excel Reporting and scripting – advanced charting, conditional formatting.
• Understand and resolve complexities working across multiple database platforms
• Develop PowerBI and SSRS reports
• Must be able to read and maintain code not written by yourself.
• Have experience following a formal SDLC as part of solution delivery.
• Optimise ETL processes as well as SQL queries by analysing query execution plans.
• Maintain code repositories for version control of developed solutions.
• Peer review of code and solutions developed
• Create and maintain metadata repositories
• Implement database structures according to specifications and guide on improvements (indexes/partitioning etc.) where necessary.
• Perform ETL support on a standby basis to ensure that the ETL batch completes within SLA

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Ability to design and implement complete ETL processes using SSIS and T-SQL.
• Strong ETL experience in loading slowly changing dimensions as well as transactional and snapshot fact tables.
• Strong reporting experience using Microsoft data technology stack such as (, SSRS, Power BI)
• Ability to design and implement semantic models using SSAS
• Ability to write DAX and MDX query
• Proven experience with working with large datasets in the region of billions of records.
• Experience on working with delta datasets and versioned history on target tables.
• Solid experience in understanding ERD’s and source-to-target mappings as well as producing source-to-target mappings of solutions.
• Strong SQL query writing ability (across database environments e.g. Oracle, Netezza, Postgres etc) with a firm understanding of analytical functions.
• Must be able to evaluate technical ETL solutions for inefficiencies (from a database and code perspective) and implement optimization.
• Strong database fundamentals and data modelling knowledge (normalization and de-normalization).
• Good understanding of ODS, data warehouse, data mart, cube, and database technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Navigating ambiguity and complexity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Added advantage of Data mining and BIG data technology including (Python, Spark, H2O)
  
  
  

Education and Experience

• National Diploma in IT (BTech) – Essential
• Bachelor of Science (Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics) – Advantageous
• Microsoft Business Intelligence certifications will be an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in BI with over 3 years’ experience in implementing complete BI solutions within an enterprise data warehouse.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Business Unit: Discovery Life

Function: Information Technology

Date: 1 Aug 2025

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Life

Discovery Life is an ever growing fast-paced and dynamic environment that provides innovative risk assurance to individual clients. This environment thrives on customer engagement and customer experience as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our brokers and other stakeholders. It is important for our employees to provide a world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships.

About Discovery Life - Business Intelligence

The Discovery Life – Business Intelligence is part of the Discovery Life Company. We are responsible for building all information assets and delivering information to the business through various reporting channels from an executive level down to the call centre agent. The information assets that we are building is not only limited to report delivery, but also integrated information assets to support the data scientists, risk analysts and the data analytics teams.

Key Purpose

The Business Intelligence (BI) developer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting ETL solutions according to defined frameworks. The right individual will in addition possess the skills and capabilities to design and implement new frameworks required by the team to keep with evolving changes in sources and technologies. Construction of complex BI Solutions based on requirements of business area owners and/or specifications produced by the BI Architects and Systems Analysts.( BI Solutions imply ETL / Analytics / Presentation).Driving Engagement and building relationships with key stakeholders which include Systems Analysts, BI Architects and Business area owners. The BI Developer should have a firm grasp of BI implementation methodologies especially in a dimensional data warehouse environment using the Microsoft BI stack as a basis for required development.

The candidate should possess the following:

• Analysis and Communication Skills
• Data gathering, research and analytical abilities so as to develop insightful conclusions and generate solutions to address user needs
• Conceptualize and design solutions
• Support and coach other junior systems and business analysts

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

The BI Developer must be able to construct complex BI solutions based on specifications produced by BI Analysts. In addition to working off specifications, the incumbent should been quite adapt at conceptualizing and implementing solutions based on technical discussions with team members.

• Interact with business and system analysts to resolve problems.
• Collaborate with analysts to understand source structures, evaluate requirements and finally deliver a solid solution.
• Conduct data analysis on various source systems as part of the solution development process.
• Develop and maintain SSIS packages
• Create required database structures
• Develop and maintain T-SQL code
• Analyse SQL execution plan to optimise performance
• Workshop solutions with Systems Analysts and Architect to compile relevant technical specifications
• Contribute to the development of architectural guidelines and standards
• Prototyping, Research and Development of new techniques and solutions
• Scheduling business processes via ETL tools
• Excel Reporting and scripting – advanced charting, conditional formatting.
• Understand and resolve complexities working across multiple database platforms
• Develop PowerBI and SSRS reports
• Must be able to read and maintain code not written by yourself.
• Have experience following a formal SDLC as part of solution delivery.
• Optimise ETL processes as well as SQL queries by analysing query execution plans.
• Maintain code repositories for version control of developed solutions.
• Peer review of code and solutions developed
• Create and maintain metadata repositories
• Implement database structures according to specifications and guide on improvements (indexes/partitioning etc.) where necessary.
• Perform ETL support on a standby basis to ensure that the ETL batch completes within SLA

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Ability to design and implement complete ETL processes using SSIS and T-SQL.
• Strong ETL experience in loading slowly changing dimensions as well as transactional and snapshot fact tables.
• Strong reporting experience using Microsoft data technology stack such as (, SSRS, Power BI)
• Ability to design and implement semantic models using SSAS
• Ability to write DAX and MDX query
• Proven experience with working with large datasets in the region of billions of records.
• Experience on working with delta datasets and versioned history on target tables.
• Solid experience in understanding ERD’s and source-to-target mappings as well as producing source-to-target mappings of solutions.
• Strong SQL query writing ability (across database environments e.g. Oracle, Netezza, Postgres etc) with a firm understanding of analytical functions.
• Must be able to evaluate technical ETL solutions for inefficiencies (from a database and code perspective) and implement optimization.
• Strong database fundamentals and data modelling knowledge (normalization and de-normalization).
• Good understanding of ODS, data warehouse, data mart, cube, and database technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Navigating ambiguity and complexity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Added advantage of Data mining and BIG data technology including (Python, Spark, H2O)
  
  
  

Education and Experience

• National Diploma in IT (BTech) – Essential
• Bachelor of Science (Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics) – Advantageous
• Microsoft Business Intelligence certifications will be an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in BI with over 3 years’ experience in implementing complete BI solutions within an enterprise data warehouse.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Business Unit: Discovery Life

Function: Information Technology

Date: 1 Aug 2025

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Life

Discovery Life is an ever growing fast-paced and dynamic environment that provides innovative risk assurance to individual clients. This environment thrives on customer engagement and customer experience as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our brokers and other stakeholders. It is important for our employees to provide a world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships.

About Discovery Life - Business Intelligence

The Discovery Life – Business Intelligence is part of the Discovery Life Company. We are responsible for building all information assets and delivering information to the business through various reporting channels from an executive level down to the call centre agent. The information assets that we are building is not only limited to report delivery, but also integrated information assets to support the data scientists, risk analysts and the data analytics teams.

Key Purpose

The Business Intelligence (BI) developer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting ETL solutions according to defined frameworks. The right individual will in addition possess the skills and capabilities to design and implement new frameworks required by the team to keep with evolving changes in sources and technologies. Construction of complex BI Solutions based on requirements of business area owners and/or specifications produced by the BI Architects and Systems Analysts.( BI Solutions imply ETL / Analytics / Presentation).Driving Engagement and building relationships with key stakeholders which include Systems Analysts, BI Architects and Business area owners. The BI Developer should have a firm grasp of BI implementation methodologies especially in a dimensional data warehouse environment using the Microsoft BI stack as a basis for required development.

The candidate should possess the following:

• Analysis and Communication Skills
• Data gathering, research and analytical abilities so as to develop insightful conclusions and generate solutions to address user needs
• Conceptualize and design solutions
• Support and coach other junior systems and business analysts

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

The BI Developer must be able to construct complex BI solutions based on specifications produced by BI Analysts. In addition to working off specifications, the incumbent should been quite adapt at conceptualizing and implementing solutions based on technical discussions with team members.

• Interact with business and system analysts to resolve problems.
• Collaborate with analysts to understand source structures, evaluate requirements and finally deliver a solid solution.
• Conduct data analysis on various source systems as part of the solution development process.
• Develop and maintain SSIS packages
• Create required database structures
• Develop and maintain T-SQL code
• Analyse SQL execution plan to optimise performance
• Workshop solutions with Systems Analysts and Architect to compile relevant technical specifications
• Contribute to the development of architectural guidelines and standards
• Prototyping, Research and Development of new techniques and solutions
• Scheduling business processes via ETL tools
• Excel Reporting and scripting – advanced charting, conditional formatting.
• Understand and resolve complexities working across multiple database platforms
• Develop PowerBI and SSRS reports
• Must be able to read and maintain code not written by yourself.
• Have experience following a formal SDLC as part of solution delivery.
• Optimise ETL processes as well as SQL queries by analysing query execution plans.
• Maintain code repositories for version control of developed solutions.
• Peer review of code and solutions developed
• Create and maintain metadata repositories
• Implement database structures according to specifications and guide on improvements (indexes/partitioning etc.) where necessary.
• Perform ETL support on a standby basis to ensure that the ETL batch completes within SLA

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Ability to design and implement complete ETL processes using SSIS and T-SQL.
• Strong ETL experience in loading slowly changing dimensions as well as transactional and snapshot fact tables.
• Strong reporting experience using Microsoft data technology stack such as (, SSRS, Power BI)
• Ability to design and implement semantic models using SSAS
• Ability to write DAX and MDX query
• Proven experience with working with large datasets in the region of billions of records.
• Experience on working with delta datasets and versioned history on target tables.
• Solid experience in understanding ERD’s and source-to-target mappings as well as producing source-to-target mappings of solutions.
• Strong SQL query writing ability (across database environments e.g. Oracle, Netezza, Postgres etc) with a firm understanding of analytical functions.
• Must be able to evaluate technical ETL solutions for inefficiencies (from a database and code perspective) and implement optimization.
• Strong database fundamentals and data modelling knowledge (normalization and de-normalization).
• Good understanding of ODS, data warehouse, data mart, cube, and database technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Navigating ambiguity and complexity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Added advantage of Data mining and BIG data technology including (Python, Spark, H2O)

Education and Experience

• National Diploma in IT (BTech) – Essential
• Bachelor of Science (Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics) – Advantageous
• Microsoft Business Intelligence certifications will be an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in BI with over 3 years’ experience in implementing complete BI solutions within an enterprise data warehouse.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Discovery invites South African youth to apply for the Long Term Insurance Learnership Programme 2025.

• Gauteng: 1 Discovery Place, Sandton
• KwaZulu-Natal: 41 Imvubupark Place, Durban
  Qualification Outcome: FETC: Long Term Insurance (NQF Level 4)

Discovery is offering dynamic and ambitious young South Africans the opportunity to join its Long Term Insurance Learnership Programme for 2025. This structured 12-month programme combines theoretical learning with practical work experience in the financial services and medical aid administration sectors , enabling learners to earn an NQF Level 4 qualification in Long Term Insurance.

This opportunity is ideal for youth seeking a career foundation in client servicing, health benefits administration, claims processing , and new business support within the Discovery Health team.

• A full-year, structured Learnership Programme
• Hands-on experience in a call centre environment
• Exposure to Discovery’s high-performance, service-driven culture
• Opportunities for growth and skills development
• Grade 12 / Matric certificate is essential
• Mathematical Literacy: Minimum Level 5 (60%)
• Second Language: Minimum Level 4 (50%)
• Basic computer literacy (MS Excel and Outlook)
• Effective written and verbal communication in English

• South African citizen , aged 18 to 25 years
• Not currently employed or engaged in post-Matric studies
• Must not have completed any previous Learnerships
• Applicants with incomplete tertiary qualifications may be considered an advantage
• Preference will be given to Employment Equity (EE) candidates and persons with disabilities

• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong planning and time management
• Service-driven with a sense of urgency
• Ability to work under pressure and in teams
• Willingness to learn and adapt to change

Join to apply for the Discovery Connect - Credit Business Analyst - KZN (Park Square) role at Discovery Limited .

People increasingly want to transact faster, on their terms, in fluid, and dynamic ways. Discovery Connect facilitates this need as a direct sales channel, leveraging the best of technology with the best in people. We are often a client’s first impression of Discovery, so we must have the best Discovery ambassadors in our team. As a leader in client acquisition methodology, Discovery Connect continues to be one of the fastest-growing divisions in the group. Representing all product lines, including Discovery Bank, there is an opportunity for forward thinkers, innovators, and those who thrive on complexity in a growing business.

This position is based in the Discovery Connect Sales call centre. The Credit Analyst will act as a vital intermediary between DC sales agents and clients, ensuring seamless communication and resolution of credit-related issues. This role involves challenging declined credit applications, managing Income Verification and additional document requests, manually assessing credit applications, and resolving stuck applications. The Credit Analyst will utilize analytical skills to evaluate creditworthiness, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and company policies. Effective communication and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role.

To achieve targets that will grow Discovery Bank, build the brand, and ensure that clients engage with our range of products and benefits, experiencing our shared value offering and encouraging clients to bank healthier.

• Performs the role aligned with the credit risk policy and standards.
• Evaluates, reviews, and assesses clients' credit data and financial statements to determine lending risk.
• Determines the risk of default by assessing credit history, repayment history, credit scoring, and third-party data.
• Assesses and makes decisions about customer credit applications based on credit viability, payment history, and creditworthiness.
• Assists in improving credit lending processes to enhance customer experience within a digital banking environment.
• Recommends procedural or policy changes for digital banking.
• Coordinates with stakeholders regarding disputes, inquiries, escalations, and referrals, ensuring timely resolution.
• Manages exceptions and deviations from the risk framework.
• Works within approved mandates and credit limits for proper sanctioning.
• Facilitates credit administration to address applicants' needs.

• Target driven, goal-oriented, self-motivated, and resilient.
• Ability to perform under pressure and adapt to change.
• Persuasive, detail-oriented, and quick learner.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Afrikaans (accent neutral).
• Proficient in PC literacy, including email, Word, and Excel.

• Matric qualification.
• At least 2 years of banking experience, preferably in a credit department.

• Knowledge of Discovery Bank.
• Financial Planning or Information tertiary qualification.
• NQF Level 5/National Certificate in Banking and RE5 qualification.

Employment Equity considerations will be part of the recruitment process. We encourage applications from people with disabilities. This is a full-time Associate position within the Research, Analyst, and IT functions.