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Vincent Kumalo

Data Management
Johannesburg,GP

Summary

Experienced Financial Data Management and Reporting with strong technical skills. Proactive problem solving and ability to explain complex issues simplistically. Analytical thinker with prioritisation capabilities. Experienced in designing and implementing data pipelines, optimising database performance, and ensuring robust data security. Skilled in SQL, Python, and cloud platforms like AWS, with focus on delivering reliable, scalable solutions. Strong problem-solving skills with knack for translating complex requirements into actionable insights.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Management

Standard Bank Group
Johannesburg
12.2013 - Current
  • Delivering enterprise-level data management and operational analytics to optimize risk exposure, ensure regulatory compliance, and enable digital transformation across customer-facing financial systems.

Data Engineer

Sand Technologies
remote
07.2023 - 07.2024
  • Managed and maintained large-scale client and transactional datasets, ensuring high levels of data accuracy, consistency, and integrity, in compliance with banking regulations.
  • Drove recovery operations through data-driven account strategies, reducing delinquency.
  • Maintained accurate client and transactional data for regulatory compliance.
  • Championed customer retention and satisfaction through service excellence.
  • Enhanced workflows through automation, digital support initiatives, and optimization.
  • Facilitated multi-platform communication and issue resolution.
  • Consistently invested in upskilling for data analytics, automation, and other related skills.
  • Built scalable ETL pipelines using AWS and SQL to streamline data operations.
  • Automated repetitive processes with Python (NumPy, Pandas), improving efficiency.
  • Developed interactive dashboards with Power BI for visualising business metrics.
  • Structured and maintained large datasets in MySQL, ensuring data accuracy, accessibility, and integrity.
  • Produced insightful reports that informed key decision-making.
  • Demonstrated resilience by managing internship deliverables while working full-time at Standard Bank.

Trainee Data Engineer

Explore AI Academy
06.2023 - 02.2024

Learning AWS Services: Gain hands-on experience with AWS tools like S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, Lambda, RDS, and other data processing services
Building Data Pipelines: Help design and maintain ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines that move and transform data between systems
Data Operations: Assist with data ingestion, cleaning, validation, and ensuring proper data flow
Cloud Best Practices: Learn security, cost optimization, and monitoring of AWS resources

Education

Postgraduate Diploma - Information and Technology Management

MANCOSA
01.2025

Systems Development - undefined

Explore AI Academy
01.2024

Bachelor of Commerce - Information Management

Damelin
01.2022

Advanced Certificate - Financial Planning

MANCOSA
01.2020

Higher Certificate - Economics and Management Sciences

University of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2017

Grade12 - undefined

Bona Comprehensive School
01.2002

Skills

  • Data management
  • Data integrity assurance
  • Regulatory compliance
  • ETL pipeline development
  • Analytical problem-solving
  • Cloud computing
  • Data analysis
  • Machine learning basics
  • Data governance
  • Data visualisation
  • SQL
  • Python automation
  • Risk assessment

Certification

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer

Timeline

Data Engineer

Sand Technologies
07.2023 - 07.2024

Trainee Data Engineer

Explore AI Academy
06.2023 - 02.2024

Data Management

Standard Bank Group
12.2013 - Current

Postgraduate Diploma - Information and Technology Management

MANCOSA

Systems Development - undefined

Explore AI Academy

Bachelor of Commerce - Information Management

Damelin

Advanced Certificate - Financial Planning

MANCOSA

Higher Certificate - Economics and Management Sciences

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Grade12 - undefined

Bona Comprehensive School
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