1572 Data Engineer (Senior)

Imizizi; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Imizizi is seeking an IT professional to translate requirements into actionable technical tasks and to design data pipelines and cloud solutions on AWS. You will align business and technical teams and support development cycles with a focus on performance and security.

Responsibilities include defining project scope, documenting designs and APIs, and ensuring quality across deliverables. AWS certifications and a relevant IT/engineering degree are preferred, with Terraform expertise valued.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, business or engineering.
• AWS certifications listed in qualifications.
• Experience with designing data pipelines and cloud applications.
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather and translate requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Define project scope and align business and technical teams.
• Design data pipelines, propose AI solutions, and support development cycles.
• Facilitate collaboration between business, engineering teams and EDE.
• Develop and maintain high-quality software/solutions.
• Build, deploy, and scale cloud applications using AWS with focus on performance and security.
• Document system designs, APIs and key technical details.
• Resolve operational issues and onboard new use cases.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project goals.
• Take ownership and deliver impactful solutions.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder collaboration

Cloud design

Software development

Education

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified SysOps Associate

AWS Certified Developer Associate

AWS Certified Architect Associate

AWS Certified Architect Professional

Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate

Relevant IT / Business / Engineering Degree

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Role & Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Define project scope and align business and technical teams.
• Design data pipelines, propose AI solutions, and support development cycles.
• Facilitate collaboration between business, engineering teas, and EDE team.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient software/Custom solutions.
• Build, deploy, and scale cloud applications using AWS with a focus on performance and security.
• Document system designs, APIs, and key technical details.
• Resolve operational issues and support new use case onboarding.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project goals.
• Take ownership and deliver impactful, meaningful solutions.

Qualifications / Experience

• Relevant IT / Business / Engineering Degree
• Candidates with one or more of the certifications are preferred.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified SysOps Associate
• AWS Certified Developer Associate
• AWS Certified Architect Associate
• AWS Certified Architect Professional
• Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate