<img id="photoDetail" src="https://www.discovery.co.za/gallery/template-resources/banners/general/smartpeople-recruit.jpg" style="width:1250.0px;height:301.0px"> <a name="_Hlk160181012"></a>Discovery – Insure <h1 style="background-color:white;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Telematics Engineer </h1> 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 Insure Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally-recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivizes and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover. About Discovery Insure’s Telematics Team Discovery Insure core purpose is to create a nation of great drivers. It enables this through discovery’s shard value model which leverages telematics to encourage clients to drive well through a rich set of rewards. The Telematics team within Discovery Insure is responsible for managing and innovating on our core telematics offerings and solutions which currently spans across M2M hard wired devices and our smartphone-based telematics offering. The team consist of a number of engineers spanning various disciplines from cloud skillsets, develops, mobile, hardware/firmware and IoT and Data science leveraging a number of technologies. The team is encouraged to continuously learn and evolve with changing technology trends and to cross skill between the various disciplines. Key Purpose To build on our current telematics reporting platform and enhance the features running with technical projects from end to end including design and implementation of the solutions. You will also be required to analyse large amounts of data to find key business value and insights. Areas of responsibility but not limited to: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Develop and manage BI dashboards and reports to monitor our telematics systems’ performance and operational metrics.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Extract, analyse, and interpret complex engineering, software development, and operational data to support decision-making.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Collaborate with software developers and DevOps teams to develop and optimize data pipelines and automated reporting.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Ensure data security, integrity, accuracy, and accessibility for cross-functional teams.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Run with technical telematics projects from end to end</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Work in a team environment</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Communicate effectively and manage technical telematics supplier teams</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Perform root cause analysis on malfunctioning systems</li> </ul> Skills <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Drive to learn new skills and concepts</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Strong problem-solving skills and data-driven mindset</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Strategic thinking with a keen ability to translate business needs into data insights and actionable plans</li> </ul> Education and Experience Education: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Matric</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering qualification</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">AWS Certification - Advantageous</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">MSc - Advantageous</li> </ul> Minimum Experience: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">3+ years of experience in business intelligence and data analytics within an engineering or technology driven industry.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Strong technical project management skills with experience leading data-driven projects.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Understanding of software engineering principles and best coding practices.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Proficiency in QuickSight (AWS), Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python (Pandas, Numpy), or similar data analytics tools.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Solid knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Hands-on experience with ETL processes, database management, and cloud-based analytics platforms.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including CI/CD integration.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience with version control systems (Git) and automated deployment strategies.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Familiarity with Unix/Linux - Advantageous</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">AI and software disciplines - Advantageous</li> </ul>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.

Telematics Engineer (Sandton - 1 Discovery Place, GP, ZA, 2196) @ Discovery

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