Analytics Engineer: dbt-Powered Data Modeler

Pargo; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Contribution to medical aid

Flexible working hours

Job summary

A logistics solutions company in Cape Town seeks an Analytics Engineer to own the transformation and modeling layer of their data platform. The role involves building and optimizing analytics-ready data models and ensuring data quality for reporting and operational decision-making. The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of relevant experience, strong skills in SQL and dbt, and a degree in a quantitative field. The position offers flexible working hours, competitive remuneration, and a collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in Analytics Engineer or Senior Data Analyst role.
• Proven experience with production data models and transformation pipelines.
• Hands-on experience using dbt in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize analytics-ready data models using dbt.
• Own transformation logic across core datasets.
• Implement data quality tests and validation rules.

Skills

Advanced SQL

dbt

Data Modeling

Git

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems or related field

Tools

Postgres

BI tools (Zoho Analytics, Power BI, Tableau)

Job description

A logistics solutions company in Cape Town seeks an Analytics Engineer to own the transformation and modeling layer of their data platform. The role involves building and optimizing analytics-ready data models and ensuring data quality for reporting and operational decision-making. The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of relevant experience, strong skills in SQL and dbt, and a degree in a quantitative field. The position offers flexible working hours, competitive remuneration, and a collaborative team culture.