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Data Science Jobs in South Africa

There are 110 open Data Science jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 38 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are machine-learning, data-science and python.

Most requested skills

machine-learning 73%
data-science 71%
python 71%
analytics 59%
sql 59%
statistics 57%
ai 46%
cloud 39%

How the work is done

Remote 17 · 15%
Hybrid 11 · 10%
Onsite 2 · 2%

Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 4 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

Senior 34
Lead 6
Junior 5
Intern 4
Middle 3
Principal 1

Who is hiring

1000+ employees 7
501-1000 employees 3

110 jobs

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110 jobs Posted Sort

Boardroom Appointments

Data Scientist

Open 65d Africa

Key purpose: As a data scientist, you'll work closely with the business and our partners to analyse and understand patterns in customer behaviour. You will identify new insights that can be used by the business for…

Data Mining Data Modeling Data Science Feature Engineering Java +7 skills

Boardroom Appointments

Data Scientist

Open 65d Africa

Role Purpose Derive business value from data through systematic analysis and interpretation. Proactively source data from multiple suppliers and conduct advanced statistical and analytical work to extract actionable…

Analytics Azure Business Intelligence Cloud C++ +15 skills

Boardroom Appointments

Data Scientist

Open 65d Africa

Data Scientist Minimum Requirements: Matric (Grade 12) Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field. Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in data science or a…

AI AWS Data Science Generative AI Machine Learning +2 skills

Boardroom Appointments

Data Scientist - Insights

Open 65d Africa

Minimum requirements: Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate Advanced Diplomas / National 1st Degrees Post Graduate Degree Computer Science, Econometrics, Mathematical Statistics, Actuary Science (ideal) SAS…

Agile Analytics Corrective Action C++ Data Mining +12 skills

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Data Scientist (Intermediate)

Open 65d Africa

Data Scientist (Intermediate) Minimum Requirements: Honours degree (or higher) in statistics, actuarial sciences, computer science (or equivalent, relevant qualification) Knowledge of statistical packages (R, SAS,…

Analytics Data Science Machine Learning Power BI Python +5 skills

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BI Data Scientist

Open 65d Africa

Role Purpose As a data scientist, you will play a key role in leveraging data to drive insights, inform decision-making, and enhance our life and non-life insurance operations. You will work closely with…

Analytics Automation AWS Azure Azure Synapse +25 skills

Firstrand Corporate Centre

Data Science Manager

Open 66d Africa

- Develop and enhance data science capabilities - Develop customer hyper segmentation models - Develop propensity models - Guide data engineering team on build requirements for BDP and PI - Improve TAT and execution…

Agile Data Engineering Data Science Networking

Firstrand Corporate Centre

Data Scientist

Open 66d Africa

- Analyze datasets for insights - Build advanced analytical models - Explore data sources - Identify gaps and efficiency opportunities - Optimize analytical procedures - Present findings to leadership - Support…

Azure Data Scientist

Open 67d HybridAfricaFull-time

Build and deploy ML models on Azure using Python, Azure ML, and Databricks; automate workflows with MLOps and present insights to stakeholders.

AI Analytics Azure Azure DevOps Big Data +20 skills

Senior Data Scientist

Open 67d AfricaSenior

Lead the design and deployment of predictive models and ML solutions in Python/SQL, collaborating with stakeholders to drive data-driven decisions and mentor junior team members.

AI Analytics AWS Azure Big Data +28 skills

Senior Data Scientist

Open 67d AfricaSenior

Build and deploy ML models on Azure Databricks to analyze healthcare data, engineer features, and deliver predictive analytics for business insights.

AI Analytics Azure Big Data Cloud +16 skills

Data Scientist

Open 67d Africa

Design and deploy AI/ML solutions—LLM-powered HR tools, semantic search, pricing analytics, and anomaly detection—using Python, MLflow, and Databricks to drive data-driven decisions.

AI Analytics Anomaly Detection API Automation +22 skills

Senior Data Scientist — ML Models & Scalable Pipelines

Open 68d AfricaSenior

Design and implement scalable ML models and data pipelines for a bank, turning complex data into actionable insights using Python/R, SQL, and big data tools.

Analytics Big Data Data Pipelines Data Science Machine Learning +2 skills

Data Scientist (Pipeline)

Open 68d AfricaContract

Data Scientist builds predictive models and analytics pipelines to surface customer-insight opportunities for Capita and its clients, using Python, SQL, Power BI, and speech/text analytics.

Analytics Automation Azure Data Analytics Data Science +6 skills

Data Scientist (Pipeline) — Insight & Impact Strategist

Open 68d Africa

Data Scientist builds and optimizes data pipelines, delivers strategic insights, and drives improvement initiatives for clients and internal teams using analytics and predictive modeling.

Analytics Predictive Modeling

Teraco – A Digital Realty Company

Junior Data Scientist - AI, Data Pipelines & BI

Open 68d AfricaJunior

Builds data pipelines, deploys AI models, and creates BI dashboards to turn raw data into business insights.

AI Analytics Data Engineering Data Pipelines Data Science +1 skills

Credit Risk Data Scientist

Open 86d Africa

Designs and maintains credit risk models and strategies to inform lending decisions, using Python, SQL, and cloud data tools to analyze small-business loan performance and ensure regulatory compliance.

Analytics Azure Data Analytics Data Science dbt +6 skills

Eastern Personnel Consultants

PYTHON BI DEVELOPER / DATA SCIENTIST / DATA ANALYST R 30 000

Open 72d AfricaFull-time

Build and maintain BI systems using Python, SQL, and Power BI to generate reports and analyze data for business decisions.

Azure Business Intelligence Cloud Data Lake Data Warehousing +7 skills

30K – 30K ZAR / mo

Freelance Data Science Engineer (Python & SQL)

Open 73d RemoteAfrica, APAC, EuropePart-time

Design and solve complex, real-world data science problems in Python and SQL to train and improve generative AI models for diverse industries.

AI Analytics Big Data Data Ingestion Data Science +23 skills

up to 34 $ / hr

Customer Data Scientist

Open 75d RemoteAfrica

Build customer-level models (credit scores, affordability, segmentation) using Python/SQL to inform lending decisions at a fintech company.

Analytics Cloud Data Science Fintech Git +4 skills