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Driving the transformation, digitisation and automation of the business banking credit value chain

We're building our banking sector talent pipeline.

NSP is building an ongoing pipeline of Senior Business Analysts for our banking sector clients and partners, focused on the Business Banking Credit Value Chain. This role translates strategic business objectives into technology-enabled solutions that improve operational efficiency, strengthen risk management, enhance customer experience, and support end-to-end credit origination, assessment, sanctioning, fulfilment and monitoring processes.

About NSP

Nsika Strategic Partners (NSP) is a Level 1 B-BBEE, 100% Black-owned professional services firm registered as a Temporary Employment Service (TES) / Private Employment Agency (PEA) with the South African Department of Labour. Our tech recruitment division is a small, fast-growing, 100% Black female-owned team building specialist talent pipelines for South Africa's banking and financial services sector.

What You'll Be Doing

Business Analysis Delivery

• Work closely with business stakeholders, credit teams, technology partners, vendors and change delivery teams to identify opportunities for process optimisation
• Define and document business requirements, and assess impacts across systems, processes and operating models
• Support the successful delivery of strategic change initiatives from requirements through to post-implementation support
• Provide end-to-end business analysis support, including requirements elicitation, solution design support, testing coordination, implementation and change support, training and operational readiness

Credit & Risk Focus Areas

• Drive initiatives focused on core credit platforms, workflow automation and credit decisioning processes
• Support risk assessment and management processes across the Business Banking Credit ecosystem
• Work across banking systems supporting origination, assessment, sanctioning, fulfilment and monitoring

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build relationships with senior business and technology leaders
• Lead complex requirements-gathering workshops and drive delivery across cross-functional teams
• Influence key business and technology decisions, operating successfully within a fast-paced, evolving change environment

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Finance or a related field
• 7-10+ years' Business Analysis experience, with Business Banking experience non-negotiable
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end credit lifecycle, with experience in credit risk, credit operations, credit systems or lending environments
• Strong experience in business process transformation, requirements management, system implementation, testing, stakeholder engagement and change delivery

Nice to Have

• Postgraduate qualification or BA certification (e.g. CBAP, Agile, Lean Six Sigma)
• Experience supporting large-scale automation and digital transformation initiatives within a banking environment
• Demonstrable experience working within a credit environment

Why Join NSP's Talent Pool

• Early consideration for banking sector IT roles as they open, ahead of some being advertised publicly
• Personalised placement support from a specialist tech recruitment team who understands the banking domain
• Opportunity to work on flagship technology and digital transformation programmes with leading South African banks
• One application keeps you visible for a rolling pipeline of opportunities, not just a single vacancy

How to Apply
Submit your CV in this portal or send your CV and a short note on your relevant banking or financial services experience to recruitment@nsikasp.co.za with the subject line "Senior Business Analyst (Business Banking Credit) – Banking Talent Pipeline". Relevant certifications, if applicable, should be attached or referenced in your application.

Disclaimer:

This is an ongoing talent pool. By applying, you are expressing interest in joining NSP's pipeline and will be considered for current or future opportunities as they arise with any of our clients and partners. We will contact you when relevant roles open up and encourage you to stay connected for exciting possibilities!

Nsika Strategic Partners · Registered TES/PEA – Department of Labour

Leading end-to-end delivery of complex project portfolios and programmes that transform our clients' businesses

We're building our banking sector talent pipeline.

NSP is building an ongoing pipeline of Programme & Project Portfolio Managers for our banking sector clients and partners. This role owns end-to-end delivery management, from concept to benefits realisation, leading multi-skilled teams spanning strategy, data science, technology, and analysis & design to deliver strategic change across complex project portfolios and programmes.

About NSP

Nsika Strategic Partners (NSP) is a Level 1 B-BBEE, 100% Black-owned professional services firm registered as a Temporary Employment Service (TES) / Private Employment Agency (PEA) with the South African Department of Labour. Our tech recruitment division is a small, fast-growing, 100% Black female-owned team building specialist talent pipelines for South Africa's banking and financial services sector.

What You'll Be Doing

Delivery Leadership

• Act as custodian of the business case ("the why") across complex programmes or project portfolios spanning multiple capabilities and disciplines
• Deliver results and take initiative against the business case, managing change within complex stakeholder ecosystems
• Apply critical thinking and customer-centric, fact-based problem-solving to guide multi-skilled delivery teams and client stakeholders toward value-driven outcomes
• Build meaningful client relationships and ensure effective communication to all stakeholders
• Provide quality assurance and delivery oversight to ensure successful execution and fit-for-purpose adoption of outputs
• Manage delivery and reputational risk across the programme

Team & Business Growth

• Support client demand generation and the relationship sales process
• Increase the delivery team's depth of knowledge and guide solutioning
• Coach and mentor intermediate consultants to grow their skills and delivery effectiveness
• Support the career facilitation and development of team members
• Represent the practice at community events to build the team's brand, attract talent and grow the pipeline of client opportunities

What We're Looking For

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant tertiary degree (e.g. Business Science, Commerce in Information Systems/Informatics, or an Engineering degree)
• Project/programme certification such as MSP, PRINCE2, PMBOK and/or Agile training (e.g. Scrum or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years in business or technology management consulting, including 3+ years dedicated to project portfolio and programme management
• Experience delivering both Transform and Grow initiatives across multi-channel digital technologies (including cloud-based) and complex core operating platforms
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary delivery teams and managing executive-level stakeholders

Skills & Abilities

• Business case development and benefits management
• Advanced programme and project portfolio planning, including scope and effort estimation techniques
• Stakeholder management and effective communication at all levels
• Applying project governance frameworks (MSP, PRINCE2, PMBOK) and delivery methodologies (Agile, Lean, SDLC, Scrum)
• Process, information and technology modelling methods
• Strong problem-solving, innovation and critical thinking
• Workshop facilitation across all stakeholder groups
• Strong business writing skills

Nice to Have

• Experience within banking or financial services transformation programmes is advantageous

Why Join NSP's Talent Pool

• Early consideration for banking sector IT roles as they open, ahead of some being advertised publicly
• Personalised placement support from a specialist tech recruitment team who understands the banking domain
• Opportunity to work on flagship technology and digital transformation programmes with leading South African banks
• One application keeps you visible for a rolling pipeline of opportunities, not just a single vacancy

How to Apply

Submit your CV in this portal or send your CV and a short note on your relevant banking or financial services experience to recruitment@nsikasp.co.za with the subject line "Programme & Project Portfolio Manager – Banking Talent Pipeline". Relevant certifications, if applicable, should be attached or referenced in your application.

Disclaimer:

This is an ongoing talent pool. By applying, you are expressing interest in joining NSP's pipeline and will be considered for current or future opportunities as they arise with any of our clients and partners. We will contact you when relevant roles open up and encourage you to stay connected for exciting possibilities!

Nsika Strategic Partners · Registered TES/PEA – Department of Labour

We're on the lookout for energetic, self-motivated individuals who share our client's passion for service in the banking industry.

Our banking client's technology and data environment is growing fast. So is the complexity of the risks within it. We are looking for Lead: IT Auditor. You'll work at the heart of one of South Africa's most digitally active banking environments. The exposure here is real, complex systems, evolving security challenges and stakeholders who take audit findings seriously. Our client invest in your development, and there's room to grow. Technical experience is what drives
this role, but they also support the development of skills that take time to build, it's a two-way commitment.

The Internal Audit team

The Internal Audit team sit at the intersection of technology, risk and governance. the team works directly with senior leadership and specialist tech teams across the business, giving every member of the team genuine visibility and influence. This is an environment where the work the team does shapes how the organisation manages risk at scale. They don't just report findings; they drive outcomes.

Lead: Internal Auditor

Lead the audits that keep us safe
Our technology and data environment is growing fast. So is the complexity of the risks within it. We're looking for a skilled technical lead auditor to join our Internal Audit team, someone who understands SDLC, cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity from the inside, and who can translate that knowledge into audits that genuinely make us stronger.
This is not a generalist role. We need deep technical expertise combined with the experience to operate independently at a mid to senior level.

What you'll do

• Assist the IT audit management in planning IT internal audits and, with little to no supervision, executing these to completion.
• Identify risks in our technology and data landscape and turn findings into clear, practical recommendations. Document a draft report and submit this to the audit manager for review, and follow Internal Audit standards in the process.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders across tech and data teams to ensure audit outcomes are achieved.
• Monitor the implementation of agreed audit actions and track progress through to completion.
• Develop project plans as per agreed scope and agree timelines with audit manager.
• Stay current with emerging technology risks and apply that knowledge directly to audit planning and execution.

What we're looking for

• At least 3 years of IT internal audit experience, with experience in designing\performing and/or assisting in designing\performing data analytics
• Significant exposure to cybersecurity, complex SDLC processes, and cloud environments — this is the core of the role
• Experience conducting full audit cycles, from planning through to reporting, with little to no

supervision

• Good communication skills and the ability to relay findings to a wide stakeholder base.
• Sound understanding of best practice frameworks and control environments

Relevant qualifications such as:

• CISA, with CISSP and/or OCSP/CEH as advantageous
• A relevant tertiary qualification, preferably a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field
• A self-directed work style — you take ownership and see things through
• Good project management, including progress and budget management

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record

The client is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of their employment equity goals.

Coordinating the full Agile Release Train, from backlog to delivery pipeline

We're building our banking sector talent pipeline.

NSP is building an ongoing pipeline of SAFe Product Owners/Product Managers (POPM) for our banking sector clients and partners. This high-demand credential focuses on backlog management, defining customer requirements and product delivery, and covers the continuous integration, testing, deployment and delivery pipeline optimisation expected of the servant leader coordinating the full Agile Release Train.

About NSP

Nsika Strategic Partners (NSP) is a Level 1 B-BBEE, 100% Black-owned professional services firm registered as a Temporary Employment Service (TES) / Private Employment Agency (PEA) with the South African Department of Labour. Our tech recruitment division is a small, fast-growing, 100% Black female-owned team building specialist talent pipelines for South Africa's banking and financial services sector.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage and prioritise the team backlog, defining customer requirements and clear acceptance criteria
• Own product delivery decisions in collaboration with the Agile team and the wider Agile Release Train
• Support continuous integration, testing and deployment practices, and help optimise the delivery pipeline
• Participate in PI Planning, System Demos and Inspect & Adapt events
• Act as a servant leader, coordinating priorities and delivery across the full Agile Release Train

What We're Looking For

• Current SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification
• Experience owning a product backlog and coordinating delivery within a SAFe or scaled Agile environment
• Strong stakeholder management and requirements definition skills
• Experience in banking, financial services or another large, regulated enterprise is an advantage

Nice to Have

• Exposure to CI/CD tooling and delivery pipeline optimisation
• Background in business analysis or product management
• Familiarity with Agile tooling (JIRA, Azure DevOps, JIRA Align)

Why Join NSP's Talent Pool

• Early consideration for banking sector IT roles as they open, ahead of some being advertised publicly
• Personalised placement support from a specialist tech recruitment team who understands the banking domain
• Opportunity to work on flagship technology and digital transformation programmes with leading South African banks
• One application keeps you visible for a rolling pipeline of opportunities, not just a single vacancy

How to Apply

Submit your CV in this portal or send your CV and a short note on your relevant banking or financial services experience to recruitment@nsikasp.co.za with the subject line "SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager – Banking Talent Pipeline". Relevant certifications, if applicable, should be attached or referenced in your application.

Disclaimer:

This is an ongoing talent pool. By applying, you are expressing interest in joining NSP's pipeline and will be considered for current or future opportunities as they arise with any of our clients and partners. We will contact you when relevant roles open up and encourage you to stay connected for exciting possibilities!

Nsika Strategic Partners · Registered TES/PEA – Department of Labour

Turning transactional and customer data into business insight

We're building our banking sector talent pipeline.

NSP is building an ongoing pipeline of Data Analysts/Engineers for our banking sector clients and partners, processing large volumes of customer and transactional data to generate business insights and power reporting tools.

About NSP

Nsika Strategic Partners (NSP) is a Level 1 B-BBEE, 100% Black-owned professional services firm registered as a Temporary Employment Service (TES) / Private Employment Agency (PEA) with the South African Department of Labour. Our tech recruitment division is a small, fast-growing, 100% Black female-owned team building specialist talent pipelines for South Africa's banking and financial services sector.

What You'll Be Doing

• Process large volumes of customer and transactional data to generate business insights and power reporting tools
• Build and maintain data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes and reporting datasets
• Ensure data quality, lineage and governance across banking data systems
• Partner with business stakeholders to define metrics, dashboards and reporting requirements
• Support regulatory and risk reporting data requirements

What We're Looking For

• Relevant degree or diploma in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Statistics or a related field
• 3+ years' experience in data analysis or data engineering, ideally in banking or financial services
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one of Python or R
• Experience with BI/reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau or similar)
• Understanding of data governance and POPIA-aligned data handling

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift, Snowflake or Databricks)
• Experience with ETL/orchestration tools (Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow)

Why Join NSP's Talent Pool

• Early consideration for banking sector IT roles as they open, ahead of some being advertised publicly
• Personalised placement support from a specialist tech recruitment team who understands the banking domain
• Opportunity to work on flagship technology and digital transformation programmes with leading South African banks
• One application keeps you visible for a rolling pipeline of opportunities, not just a single vacancy

How to Apply

Submit your CV in this portal or send your CV and a short note on your relevant banking or financial services experience to recruitment@nsikasp.co.za with the subject line "Data Analyst/Engineer – Banking Talent Pipeline". Relevant certifications, if applicable, should be attached or referenced in your application.

Disclaimer:
This is an ongoing talent pool. By applying, you are expressing interest in joining NSP's pipeline and will be considered for current or future opportunities as they arise with any of our clients and partners. We will contact you when relevant roles open up and encourage you to stay connected for exciting possibilities!

Nsika Strategic Partners, Registered TES/PEA – Department of Labour

Coaching Agile teams and keeping delivery unblocked on the Agile Release Train

We're building our banking sector talent pipeline.

NSP is building an ongoing pipeline of SAFe Scrum Masters (SSM) for our banking sector clients and partners running Agile Release Trains. This certification equips professionals to coach teams, run events, and remove blockers inside a SAFe framework. If that's you, we want you in our pool.

About NSP

Nsika Strategic Partners (NSP) is a Level 1 B-BBEE, 100% Black-owned professional services firm registered as a Temporary Employment Service (TES) / Private Employment Agency (PEA) with the South African Department of Labour. Our tech recruitment division is a small, fast-growing, 100% Black female-owned team building specialist talent pipelines for South Africa's banking and financial services sector.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coach and facilitate Agile teams through Scrum/Kanban events (planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) within a SAFe framework
• Identify and remove impediments and dependencies that get in the way of the team's flow
• Foster collaboration between the team, Product Owner and other Agile Release Train roles
• Drive relentless improvement through retrospectives and delivery metrics (velocity, flow, quality)
• Participate in Program-level events including PI Planning and the Scrum of Scrums

What We're Looking For

• Current SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification
• Experience facilitating Agile teams within a SAFe or scaled Agile environment
• Strong coaching, facilitation and conflict-resolution skills
• Experience in banking, financial services or another large, regulated enterprise is an advantage

Nice to Have

• Experience with Agile tooling (JIRA, Azure DevOps, Rally)
• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) or additional Agile coaching credentials

Why Join NSP's Talent Pool

• Early consideration for banking sector IT roles as they open, ahead of some being advertised publicly
• Personalised placement support from a specialist tech recruitment team who understands the banking domain
• Opportunity to work on flagship technology and digital transformation programmes with leading South African banks
• One application keeps you visible for a rolling pipeline of opportunities, not just a single vacancy

How to Apply

Submit your CV in this portal or send your CV and a short note on your relevant banking or financial services experience to recruitment@nsikasp.co.za with the subject line "SAFe Scrum Master – Banking Talent Pipeline". Relevant certifications, if applicable, should be attached or referenced in your application.

Disclaimer: This is an ongoing talent pool. By applying, you are expressing interest in joining NSP's pipeline and will be considered for current or future opportunities as they arise with any of our clients and partners. We will contact you when relevant roles open up and encourage you to stay connected for exciting possibilities!

Building and maintaining the secure platforms that move money safely

We're building our banking sector talent pipeline.

NSP is building an ongoing pipeline of Software/Java Developers for our banking sector clients and partners, building and maintaining secure core banking platforms, customer portals and internal transaction processing engines.

About NSP

Nsika Strategic Partners (NSP) is a Level 1 B-BBEE, 100% Black-owned professional services firm registered as a Temporary Employment Service (TES) / Private Employment Agency (PEA) with the South African Department of Labour. Our tech recruitment division is a small, fast-growing, 100% Black female-owned team building specialist talent pipelines for South Africa's banking and financial services sector.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build and maintain secure core banking platforms, customer portals and internal transaction processing engines
• Write clean, well-tested, secure Java code in line with SDLC and secure coding standards
• Participate in code reviews, sprint ceremonies and CI/CD pipelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues within agreed SLAs
• Collaborate with architects, QA and infrastructure teams on system design and integration

What We're Looking For

Relevant degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
3+ years' experience developing in Java (Spring/Spring Boot advantageous)
Experience with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle or PostgreSQL)
Understanding of secure coding practices and banking-grade compliance requirements
Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery teams

Nice to Have

• Exposure to microservices and REST API development
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices
• Why Join NSP's Talent Pool
• Early consideration for banking sector IT roles as they open, ahead of some being advertised publicly
• Personalised placement support from a specialist tech recruitment team who understands the banking domain
• Opportunity to work on flagship technology and digital transformation programmes with leading South African banks
• One application keeps you visible for a rolling pipeline of opportunities, not just a single vacancy

How to Apply

Submit your CV in this portal or send your CV and a short note on your relevant banking or financial services experience to recruitment@nsikasp.co.za with the subject line "Software/Java Developer – Banking Talent Pipeline". Relevant certifications, if applicable, should be attached or referenced in your application.

Disclaimer:

This is an ongoing talent pool. By applying, you are expressing interest in joining NSP's pipeline and will be considered for current or future opportunities as they arise with any of our clients and partners. We will contact you when relevant roles open up and encourage you to stay connected for exciting possibilities!