AWS Data Engineer – Johannesburg - R850k to R950k per annum

E-Merge; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading diversified financial services group in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer. This role involves designing robust data models, improving processes through key performance insights, and developing data-driven applications using advanced tools. Candidates must possess a relevant degree, strong SQL skills, and experience with AWS big data technologies.

Qualifications

• Degree or National Diploma required.
• Experience with big data technologies on AWS.
• Fluency in relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement optimal data models.
• Create data validation models and ensure data quality.
• Build robust data solutions.

Skills

Data modeling

ETL development

Data validation

Data analysis

SQL

Distributed computing

AWS services

Education

Degree or National Diploma

Tools

Apache Spark

Hive

Kafka

Redshift

PostgreSQL

Job description

AWS Data Engineer – Johannesburg - R850k to R950k per annum

POSITION INFO :

A diversified financial services group, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of South Africa’s leading direct distributors of financial service products. Has an opening for an AWS data engineer you will be responsible for various tasks related to the ingestion, management, serving of data and working with large data sources.

Responsibilities :

• Designing and implementing optimal data models projects.
• Design data across the full range from fast / clean ETL streams through to automation.
• Identifying key performance improvement opportunities.
• Creation of data validation models and ensuring data quality.
• Working with clients and other team members to identify key data requirements.
• Writing appropriate algorithms to interpret and serve the relevant data.
• Build robust data solutions.
• An ambition to design data-driven applications with an ability to assess trade-offs in architectural decisions.

Qualifications and Experience :

• Degree or National Diploma
• An ambition to design data-driven applications with an ability to assess trade-offs in architectural decisions
• Fluency in reasoning about relational and non-relational databases
• Experience with distributed computing tools (Apache Spark, Hive, Kafka, etc)
• Advanced knowledge of SQL, PL\SQL (Oracle, Redshift, PostgreSQL).
• Ability to use big data technologies on AWS cloud services : Athena, Lambda, Cloud Formation Stack, EMR, Spark / Storm, Kafka / ElasticSearch.

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