AWS Data Engineer - Centurion / Hybrid - R1.2m PA GZ60695

E-Merge IT Recruitment; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment agency in Centurion is seeking a Data Engineer to design and maintain data pipelines using AWS. The ideal candidate has 7-10 years of experience, strong SQL skills, and proficiency in Python. This full-time position offers a competitive salary package based on experience. If you're ready for a new challenge, apply now!

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of experience in data engineering.
• 3 years of hands-on AWS experience.
• Strong SQL skills with relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs.
• Design and maintain data pipelines using AWS services.
• Optimize data storage and query performance.

Skills

AWS Services

SQL

Python

Data Governance

CI/CD Practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS: S3, Glue, Redshift

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Overview

Were a team of curious minds and caffeine-fueled builders on a mission to turn raw data into real-world impact. We believe in pipelines that dont leak schemas that actually make sense and dashboards that dont make your eyes bleed.

Our company is scaling fast and guess what so is our data. Thats where you come in. Currently in search for a Data Engineer!!! to be part of our growing!!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with analysts, developers, architects and business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver technical solutions
• Design, build and maintain data pipelines and integrations using AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda and Redshift
• Develop and manage data lakes and data warehouses on AWS
• Support and maintain production and non-production data environments
• Optimize data storage and query performance through schema design and efficient data processing
• Implement CI / CD practices for data infrastructure including monitoring, logging and alerting

Qualifications

• Preferable a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7 to 10 years of experience in data engineering
• 3 years of hands-on experience with AWS including: S3, Glue, Spark, Athena, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, Lake Formation
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, Oracle, RDS)
• Proficiency in Python or Scala for data processing
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Understanding of data governance, security and compliance in cloud environments
• Exposure to AI / ML platforms (e.g. AWS AI, SageMaker, OpenAI) is an advantage

Reference Number for this position is GZ60695 which is a permanent position based in Centurion offering a cost to company salary of R1.2 per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on or call him on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Key Skills

• Business, Baan, Communication, Corporate Advisory, HSSE

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1