If you want to develop a successful career in IT, then there's no better place than Standard Bank.

Our fast-paced IT division covers a number of exciting and challenging business areas locally and internationally. In IT we get involved in everything from keeping our existing systems running and upgrading them, to developing new technology that helps to drive the business forward. We also work in partnership with the business to ensure we provide an excellent service for all our end users – whether that's our customers, or the people who use our systems inside the bank.

Whether you're interested in systems development, business analysis, architecture, project management, data warehousing, infrastructure, networking, maintenance and production, you'll find a programme to match your ambitions. We'll help you develop a highly rewarding and successful career in one of our business areas, such as risk, operations, infrastructure, corporate and investment banking, and personal and business banking.

Graduate rotations

On this programme, you'll become an IT specialist in a specific business area. You'll learn about your area's systems and business needs while developing the skills you need to ensure IT supports and enhances the area's work. This will involve rotations across the specific business units that you are assigned to, which could include:

Global Enabling Functions (GEF) IT

GEF IT provides technology solutions to all the group's enabling functions that cover all our business lines around the world. These enabling functions include Risk Management, Finance & Capital Management, Legal & Compliance, Human Resources and Corporate Marketing. Join us and you'll gain experience of solving diverse business problems using fascinating technology, from implementing complicated mathematical models on supercomputers to process engineering and cutting edge web technologies.

Operations IT

In operations IT, we make sure that CIB's vital operational systems – the systems that manage deal confirmations, settlements and reconciliations – meet their business needs.

Corporate and Investment Banking IT

CIB IT is an enabler for CIB's revenue generating businesses – Global Markets, Transactional Banking Products (TPS), Investment Banking and Principal Investment management.

These divisions use a range of technologies, from in-house builds to a variety of vendor-based systems. We've developed a number of online portals to meet varying customer needs, and a number of these have received accolades for being leaders in their customer segments. The technology teams in CIB IT maintain, develop and enhance these applications to meet business needs. In particular, partnering with Global Markets and TPS is really exciting. In these intense, high pressure environments, technology plays a key role in making multi-million Rand transactions and making them become a reality.

Personal and Business Banking IT

Supporting a range of business units locally and internationally, we focus on delivering a variety of services and projects by working in partnership with the business. Our aim is to provide an excellent service for all our end users – whether that's our customers, or the people who use our systems inside the bank. Join us and you'll discover that we have a way of doing things to meet the needs of our business customers. As part of the 'The IT Way', this process ensures we deliver a great service, while also making PBB IT a great place to work.

IT infrastructure

Technology Infrastructure services form the foundation of all IT services, from the data centres in which equipment is hosted, the networks that enable communication, to the servers and storage devices on which the business applications run. In addition, GTI provides enterprise services to enable communication and collaboration. Today the world of infrastructure is experiencing revolutionary change driven by the possibilities presented by small, powerful mobile devices and the advent of service-based delivery paradigms from the so-called "cloud". GTI navigates these waters to deliver a sustainable, quality, competitive service to the rest of the Standard Bank Group.

What you'll need

You'll need to be a South African citizen with at least either a four year Btec National Diploma, or a relevant IT degree and an average academic record of at least 60% in your second year of study. Alternatively, you'll be in the final year of at least an undergraduate degree, or a graduate with no more than a year's work experience. You'll also need to be able to relocate to Johannesburg if we offer you a place on the programme. We're particularly interested in hearing from people with a degree in computer science, information systems, advanced maths of finance or computer engineering. Applications for the programme close on Friday 17 August 2012.

Support through the programme

As you progress through the programme, you'll have all the support you need from a mentor who will support your professional development. You'll also be assigned a buddy – a recent ex graduate, who will help you to integrate as quickly as possible onto the programme and into the bank.

IT Challenge

Test your problem-solving, teamwork and IT skills, and win a great prize.

Eligibility

This programme is based in Johannesburg and is only open to South African nationals.

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