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Data Science Jobs in South Africa

There are 91 open Data Science jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 15 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are data-science, machine-learning and python.

Most requested skills

data-science 78%
machine-learning 66%
python 66%
sql 58%
analytics 55%
statistics 52%
ai 45%
cloud 31%

How the work is done

Hybrid 11 · 12%
Remote 11 · 12%
Onsite 3 · 3%

Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 7 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

Senior 26
Lead 4
Junior 3
Middle 3
Intern 2
Principal 1

Who is hiring

1000+ employees 8
501-1000 employees 5
51-200 employees 1

91 jobs

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Senior Data Scientist

NewBe an early applicant RemoteAfrica, APAC, Europe, LATAM, MENA, North America, UKFull-timeSenior

Senior, hands-on data scientist improving machine learning for a real-time browser and device identification platform, owning projects end to end from research and experimentation through production deployment. Core work spans advanced ML/statistics, experimentation, and backend engineering; fully remote, based in India.

AI Automation AWS Bash BigQuery +18 skills

152K – 205K $

Woven by Toyota

Senior Data Scientist, AD/ADAS

NewBe an early applicant AfricaSenior

Senior Data Scientist on Woven by Toyota's Autonomy team in London, leading data strategy, curation pipelines, and evaluation frameworks to improve ML models for AD/ADAS perception and planning stacks. Core stack: Python data science libraries, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and large-scale data infrastructure.

A/B Testing Computer Vision Data Science Deep Learning Machine Learning

Norton Rose Fulbright

Junior Data Scientist

NewBe an early applicant AfricaJunior

Junior Data Scientist at a global law firm's Legal Innovation, Design & Technology group, supporting a new R&D capability building data-driven and AI-enabled legal products. Day to day: profiling data, preparing and validating datasets with SQL/Python, visualising results, and supporting baseline ML models in Fabric/Databricks workspaces.

Data Science Data Visualization pandas Python SQL +1 skills

Data Scientist - Integrated Power Analytics

NewBe an early applicant AfricaContract

Builds and applies statistical models, forecasting methodologies, pricing analytics, and scenario/optimisation tools to support Sasol's Integrated Power portfolio (generation, demand, market exposure, commercial risk, value creation). Works with Power BI, Aveva PI, ETRM, and time-series/energy market data alongside trading, finance, and operations teams.

Analytics Data Governance Data Quality Data Science Power BI +3 skills

Data Scientist

NewBe an early applicant Africa

Data Scientist in Vodacom Group's AI Factory (Midrand, South Africa) designing machine learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions for productivity, customer experience, and monetization. Works with Python, SQL, LLM/RAG and prompt engineering, agent frameworks, and MLOps tooling, partnering with technology teams for production deployment.

Agentic AI AI AutoGen Automation Azure +26 skills

Senior Data Scientist, Safety & Security

Open 17d RemoteAfrica, APAC, Europe, LATAM, MENA, North America, UKFull-timeSenior

Senior Data Scientist on Wikimedia's Product Analytics team shaping Wikipedia's anti-abuse and safety/security strategy. Day to day: designing metrics, running experiments, and analyzing large-scale data with SQL, Python/R, Spark, Hive/Presto/Druid, plus building dashboards with DBT, Airflow, and Superset.

AI Airflow Analytics Data Quality Data Visualization +10 skills

110K – 173K $

ZA - Data Scientist

Open 33d Africa

Equal Experts is an innovative consultancy specialising in the delivery of custom software solutions for blue-chip enterprise and public sector clients across a range of industry sectors. We work on important projects…

Agile CI/CD Data Engineering Git Machine Learning +4 skills

learningsandbox

Learning Designer - AI & Data Science

New HybridAfrica

About the role Learning Sandbox is an education technology consultancy based in Cape Town, South Africa. The heartbeat of our business is producing bespoke digital content while also offering strategic, pedagogical and…

AI Analytics BambooHR Data Science Generative AI +2 skills

Data Scientist

New AfricaFull-time

Join TIH, home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and grow your career while being part of an organisation with purpose. Job Purpose Collect, analyse, report, and interpret data for use in…

Analytics Automation Data Analytics Data Mining Data Science +5 skills

Retail data science engineer: ml & pipelines

A data science developer role in Centurion, South Africa, focused on designing scalable data architectures and building robust data pipelines to deliver ML-driven analytics for retail. Day to day involves deploying ML models, prototyping production-ready analytics, and translating business challenges into data solutions using SQL, Python, and Power BI.

Analytics Data Pipelines Data Science Machine Learning Power BI +2 skills

Pepkor Lifestyle

Strategic Data Scientist & ML Engineer

Pepkor Lifestyle is hiring a Data Scientist/ML Engineer in Sandton to analyse complex datasets, build interpretable ML models, and design robust data pipelines (Python, SAS, SQL). They own solutions end-to-end, from stakeholder engagement through MLOps and long-term production health, turning insights into business actions.

AI MLOps Python SAS SQL

Data science systems engineer – reliability & growth

Hire Resolve is hiring a Maintenance Engineer in Johannesburg to keep data science systems reliable and production-ready. Day to day this means monitoring production data pipelines, dashboards, and APIs, diagnosing issues like data drift or infrastructure instability, and driving automation and continuous improvement with data scientists and engineers.

API Automation Data Pipelines Data Science

Centrax Digital

6months onsite Finance Data Scientist

Senior data scientist on a 6-month onsite fixed-term contract in Parktown, Johannesburg, applying ML, statistics and generative AI to group finance and actuarial data — forecasting, anomaly detection, model deployment with MLOps (Azure ML/Databricks/SageMaker), data engineering, dashboards and model governance.

Agile AI Analytics Anomaly Detection Automation +29 skills

Sand Technologies

Senior Data Scientist

Open 73d RemoteAfricaSenior

Senior Data Scientist builds and deploys AI/ML models for critical infrastructure sectors like water, energy, and telecom, using sensor data and geospatial analytics to improve operations and decision-making.

AI Analytics Anomaly Detection Data Pipelines Data Science +6 skills

Communicate Recruitment

Senior hybrid ai & data science engineer

HybridAfricaSenior

Senior hybrid AI & data science engineer in Stellenbosch who designs and implements ML/AI features across the product lifecycle — training, deploying, and supporting production models and building systems that handle large-scale datasets. Work is collaborative and cross-functional in a hybrid model with a focus on mentorship.

AI Data Science Machine Learning

Senior data scientist — ml models & scalable pipelines

A senior data scientist role at Absa Bank in Johannesburg: build scalable ML models and production-grade data pipelines that turn complex data into actionable insights. Core stack includes Python/R, ML frameworks, SQL, and big data platforms, with 7+ years of experience required.

Analytics Data Pipelines Data Science Machine Learning Python +1 skills

Senior Data Scientist (ML Engineering)

Senior Data Scientist (ML Engineering) Role Overview The Senior Data Scientist (ML Engineering) role is responsible for designing, building, deploying, and supporting next-generation machine learning, artificial…

Agentic AI AI AKS API Automation +28 skills

Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer

Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster. As a values-driven…

Accessibility Data Quality Data Science Python SAS

Communicate Recruitment

Senior Hybrid AI & Data Science Engineer

Open 16d HybridAfricaSenior

Communicate Recruitment in Stellenbosch seeks a data science/software engineering professional to design and implement ML/AI features across the product lifecycle. You will train, deploy, and support models in…

AI Data Science Machine Learning

Graduate Data Scientist: Build AI Pipelines & Insights

Open 16d AfricaJunior

Spane4all is seeking a Graduate Data Scientist in Gauteng to help develop Teraco's data analytics capability. You will design and build data pipelines, explore big data, and deploy AI models to generate actionable…

AI Analytics Data Analytics Data Pipelines Machine Learning +3 skills