Analytics Engineer: Build Scalable Data Models & Pipelines

Capitec

Stellenbosch

On-site

ZAR 650,000 - 950,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Capitec in Stellenbosch, South Africa, seeks an Analytics Engineer who bridges data engineering and analytics. You will transform complex data into reliable models and insights, collaborating with Data Architects and Modellers to design scalable data assets, including models, marts, semantic layers and pipelines, supporting the migration from legacy to modern data platforms.

You will ensure data quality and governance during migration, productionise reports, and contribute to building robust

Qualifications

Honours degree in analytics/engineering or STEM with 5+ years in analytics engineering
Bachelor’s degree in analytics or STEM with 8+ years in analytics engineering
Equivalent experience of 8 yrs in analytics engineering and/or relevant certifications
At least 5 years’ experience in analytics engineering or a related role

Responsibilities

Build scalable data models, marts and semantic layers
Design reproducible transformations and pipelines across legacy and modernised environments
Partner with Data Architects and Data Modellers to align on enterprise data strategy
Maintain data quality and governance standards throughout the migration
Productionise reports using engineering principles
Work with CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks and orchestration tools like Airflow
Use AI tools — Copilot and Claude — as active partners in your work