Data Analytics - Senior Associate

About the role

PwC is seeking a Senior Associate in Data Analytics to join its IT audit team. The role involves assessing the design and effectiveness of clients’ IT systems and controls, ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation while delivering data‑driven insights.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate IT system designs, controls and processes to support audit objectives.
• Interpret large data sets to generate actionable insights and recommendations.
• Apply a broad range of analytical tools, methodologies and techniques to solve complex problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts and align work with overall project strategy.
• Maintain professional and technical standards, including adherence to PwC’s code of conduct and independence requirements.

Required profile

• Namibian citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Data Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• 2‑3 years of relevant experience, preferably in audit, IT audit or data analytics.
• Motivated, enthusiastic and able to work both independently and within a team.

Required skills

• Experience with Hadoop, NoSQL and other Big Data technologies.
• Knowledge of machine‑learning algorithms such as k‑nearest neighbours, random forests, ensemble methods and deep neural networks.
• Strong data‑handling capabilities across different data types.