Cloud Data Engineer - AWS, Serverless & IaC Expert

hearX; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A data solutions company in Gauteng is seeking an experienced data engineer to create and manage the technological data infrastructure. The role encompasses designing and implementing cloud architectures, developing serverless applications, and ensuring compliance with security best practices. Candidates should possess at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, AWS certification, and 5+ years of relevant experience. The position offers an opportunity to work with advanced data technologies in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience.
• Experience in AWS services used for data warehousing, computing, and transformations.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud architectures.
• Develop serverless applications and manage containerized environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and security.
• Implement cloud security best practices.

Skills

Python (especially PySpark for AWS Glue)

Data modeling

Database optimization

Proficiency with AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or similar)

Honours degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or similar)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS S3

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

AWS Athena

AWS CloudWatch

PostgreSQL

MySQL

DynamoDB

Job description

A data solutions company in Gauteng is seeking an experienced data engineer to create and manage the technological data infrastructure. The role encompasses designing and implementing cloud architectures, developing serverless applications, and ensuring compliance with security best practices. Candidates should possess at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, AWS certification, and 5+ years of relevant experience. The position offers an opportunity to work with advanced data technologies in a dynamic environment.