Etienne Venter

Etienne Venter

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Solutions Architect at Rabobank

  • Education

    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      2006 - 2009
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science

      Received a book award in my final year for being the top student in the examination. I received multiple distinction and also graduated in the top 15% of my field of study thus becoming a member of the Golden Key Honour Society. I was also the team leader in my final year of a group of developers for my major in software engineering.

    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      2010 - 2010
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Honors) Computer Science

      My dissertation was in the field of digital forensics and I received multiple distinctions during my honors year.

  • Experience

    • CrossStream Systems (An Ovations Group Company)

      Feb 2011 - Feb 2015
      • Integration System Analyst

        Jun 2013 - Feb 2015
      • Integration Developer

        Feb 2011 - Jun 2013
    • Vodacom

      Feb 2011 - Feb 2015

      I have been an integration consultant at Vodacom since the start of my employment at CrossStream Systems (An Ovations Group Company).My current duties involved:Stream lead for SOA service analysis and design (thus assisting and leading a team of designers)Assisting in solution architectureAnalysis of SOA servicesDesign of SOA servicesDevelopment Support I have been an integration consultant at Vodacom since the start of my employment at CrossStream Systems (An Ovations Group Company).Duties:Develop SOA/BPEL software,Develop OSB software,Application Analysis,Application Design

      • Integration System Analyst Consultant

        Jun 2013 - Feb 2015
      • Integration Developer Consultant

        Feb 2011 - Jun 2013
    • Discovery Limited

      Mar 2015 - Aug 2016
      Business Analyst Consultant

      I consulted as a business analyst at Discovery Vitality, assisting with back-end integration of one of their major systems. I was part of numerous projects which provided me with good business experience. Some of the projects I were involved with:Apple Watch - I designed a voucher system to allow for a voucher to be used in order to purchase an Apple Watch through Discovery CardI integrated more than 10 overseas based companies with the Loyalty and Rewards system to allow for these companies to provide certain rewards for customers within 6 months.I designed a card campaign within 2 weeks to allow customers to receive back a certain amount spend if they qualified.My duties involved:Analysis of servicesDesign of servicesDevelopment SupportBack-end integrationBusiness/System Analysis Show less

    • Moyo Business Advisory

      Mar 2015 - Oct 2021
      Solution Architect / Software Engineer

      Fulfilled the role of a software engineer / solution architect

    • Nedbank

      Aug 2016 - Feb 2021
      Solution Architect Consultant

      Consulted as a Engineering Lead / Solution Architect at Nedbank.Some of the projects I have been involved in:NGI Robo Advisor: The project won the Banker Tech Award in the field of AI for 2018 and was nominated as a finalist for the Gartner Eye of Innovation Award 2018. I was responsible for the full technical solution and delivery of an artificial intelligence investment advisor that provides guidance to customers on how to invest for the long term. This includes a chatbot to gather information, running it through the robo advisor and allowing a customer to then accept and make the investment by being on-boarded as a client.Digital Enablement: Introduced and updated digital platforms to a new security and digital pattern and work around an old pattern that has been running for more than 10 years. This lowered fraud with roughly 60% at times. Also allow all customers of Nedbank to use the digital platform.Investment Online: Responsible for the technical solution and delivery to allow customers to digitally open a short term investment with the bank through their new digital channels (web and app) without any interaction of a staff memberAvo App: Assist with the new super app that was recently released to market by Nedbank that allows a customer to use the app for groceries, shopping, searching for a merchant etc.Main responsibilities include• Design end to end technical solution that includes integration, security, infrastructure etc.• Deep understanding of the application and systems landscape to allow the successful implementation of the solution• Communicate and present solution designs to other teams and business members• Support development teams by assisting with logic within their code, ensuring they understand the solution and occasionally assist with code• Provide prototypes for quick POC Show less

    • Capgemini

      Nov 2021 - Nov 2022
      Software Engineer
    • Rabobank

      Dec 2022 - now
      Solutions Architect
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TOGAF 9.1 Certified

      The Open Group
      Sept 2015
    • Certified Oracle IT Architecture Specialist

      Oracle
      Jul 2013
    • Certified Application Integration Architecture 11g Implementation Specialist

      Oracle
      Aug 2012
    • Certified WebLogic Server 11g System Administrator

      Oracle
      May 2012
    • Certified Service Oriented Architecture Infrastructure Implementation Expert

      Oracle
      Aug 2011
    • Certificate in Cyber Security

      Cape Peninsula University of Technology
      Dec 2019
    • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

      Microsoft
      Jan 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Deep Learning Specialization

      Coursera
      Jun 2018
      View certificate certificate
    • Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization

      Coursera
      Apr 2018
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    • Neural Networks and Deep Learning

      Coursera
      Mar 2018
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Etienne Venter
      Moyo MD Club Winner Moyo November 1, 2018 Won 1st prize for the MD Club at Moyo for the year of 2018
    • Awarded to Etienne Venter
      Member of Golden Key Honor Society Golden Key International Honour Society Dec 2010 By graduating in the top 15% of my field in 2010, I received the honor to become a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.