Data Engineer

Capitec; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitec is hiring a Data Engineer to join a pioneering Regulatory Reporting Automation Platform that automates SARB returns. You will design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and cloud-based solutions using Python, AWS, and containerised technologies.

You will collaborate with data architects and cross‑functional teams to turn large financial data sets into regulator-ready outputs, enabling data quality, auditability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Advanced Python required.
• Strong SQL and data modelling.
• Experience with AWS data services.
• Django or similar backend framework experience.
• Kubernetes and containerised data solutions.
• ETL pipeline design and error handling.
• Data lake and data warehouse patterns.
• Data quality and governance implementation.
• CI/CD and version control.
• Infrastructure as code and workflow orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable data platforms and infrastructure.
• Analyse requirements and contribute to design documentation with Data Architects.
• Build pipelines to keep data flowing reliably and efficiently.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and deliver data-driven solutions.
• Transform data into regulator-ready outputs for SARB regulatory reporting.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Django

Kubernetes

Batch processing

ETL design

Data lake/Warehouse

Data quality

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Education

Grade 12 / Vocational

Bachelors in IT/CS

Honours in IT/CS

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

Join a team at the forefront of regulatory reporting transformation. The team is building a strategic Regulatory Reporting Automation Platform that automates the preparation, validation, and submission of regulatory returns required by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). This platform replaces manual, spreadsheet-driven processes with a scalable, Python-based solution that enhances data quality, auditability, and operational efficiency. As a Data Engineer, you will contribute to a modern data platform that combines software engineering, data engineering, cloud technologies, and configurable rules engines to process large volumes of financial data and transform it into regulator-ready outputs.

Job description:

About the team

Join a team at the forefront of regulatory reporting transformation. The team is building a strategic Regulatory Reporting Automation Platform that automates the preparation, validation, and submission of regulatory returns required by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). This platform replaces manual, spreadsheet-driven processes with a scalable, Python-based solution that enhances data quality, auditability, and operational efficiency. As a Data Engineer, you will contribute to a modern data platform that combines software engineering, data engineering, cloud technologies, and configurable rules engines to process large volumes of financial data and transform it into regulator-ready outputs.

Purpose Statement

You will design, build and maintain robust, scalable and efficient data platforms, applications and infrastructure that power data-driven decision-making across the organisation. You'll analyse business and system requirements, contribute to solution design documentation alongside Data Architects and build the pipelines and applications that keep data flowing reliably and efficiently.

Education (Minimum)

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology - Computer Science or Information Technology

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

• Honours Degree in Information Technology - Computer Science or Information Technology

Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge:

• Advanced Python — the core technical requirement for this role
• Strong SQL — modelling principles and query optimisation
• Deep knowledge of AWS cloud data services
• Application development and API design — Django or a similar backend framework is advantageous
• Kubernetes and containerised data solutions
• Batch processing concepts and basic stream processing
• ETL pipeline design, including error handling and recovery mechanisms
• Data lake and data warehouse patterns
• Data quality and governance implementation
• CI/CD principles, version control and automated testing
• Infrastructure as code and workflow orchestration tool

Experience:

• 5 years in data engineering or a closely related field — what counts is direct involvement in solution implementation and integration
• Experience leading or significantly contributing to data engineering projects
• Strong, hands‑on Python and AWS experience
• Backend application development experience — Django or similar frameworks;
• API development experience
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams — finance, IT, business analysts — to understand business needs and deliver data‑driven solutions, including communicating technical progress to non‑technical stakeholders
• Snowflake experience is an advantage

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record

Profile description

Join a team at the forefront of regulatory reporting transformation. The team is building a strategic Regulatory Reporting Automation Platform that automates the preparation, validation, and submission of regulatory returns required by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). This platform replaces manual, spreadsheet driven processes with a scalable, Python-based solution that enhances data quality, auditability, and operational efficiency. As a Data Engineer, you will contribute to a modern data platform that combines software engineering, data engineering, cloud technologies, and configurable rules engines to process large volumes of financial data and transform it into regulator-ready outputs