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Data Management

Vincent Kumalo

Standard Bank Group
Johannesburg,GP
12
years of professional experience
1
Certification
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.

Work History

Data Management

12 Years 10 Months
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

1 Year
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

8 Months
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

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

Bona Comprehensive School | 01.2002
Subjects: English, Afrikaans, South Sotho, Mathematics, Biology, and Physical Sciences

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 - 07.2024Read More

Trainee Data Engineer

Explore AI Academy
06.2023 - 02.2024Read More

Data Management

Standard Bank Group
12.2013 - CurrentRead More

MANCOSA

Postgraduate Diploma from Information and Technology Management
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Explore AI Academy

Systems Development
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Damelin

Bachelor of Commerce from Information Management
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MANCOSA

Advanced Certificate from Financial Planning
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University of South Africa (UNISA)

Higher Certificate from Economics and Management Sciences
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Bona Comprehensive School

Grade12
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