Data Engineer - Build Scalable Pipelines & Insights

FirstRand Bank Limited; Johannesburg; Sur place; ZAR 700 000 - 1 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

FirstRand Bank Limited in Johannesburg seeks a Data Engineer to expand and optimize data and pipeline architecture, support multiple teams, and re-design data stores for next-gen analytics. You will work with SQL-heavy environments, big data tools, and cloud services to ensure reliable data delivery, governance, and actionable insights for product and analytics teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration and innovation in a banking data platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a Data Engineer role.
• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative field.
• Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka.
• Strong SQL development and data modelling skills.
• Experience with AWS or cloud data services.

Responsabilités

• Create and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Optimise data delivery and infrastructure for scalability.
• Support cross-functional teams with data initiatives.
• Oversee data governance and quality across datasets.
• Develop data scripts for maintenance and performance tuning.

Connaissances

SQL development

Big data pipelines

Data wrangling

Python

Java/Scala

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

ETL design

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/related

Graduate degree in quantitative field

Outils

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

SQL Server

Oracle

Airflow

Azkaban

Luigi

Ab Initio

NoSQL

Description du poste

FirstRand Bank Limited in Johannesburg seeks a Data Engineer to expand and optimize data and pipeline architecture, support multiple teams, and re-design data stores for next-gen analytics. You will work with SQL-heavy environments, big data tools, and cloud services to ensure reliable data delivery, governance, and actionable insights for product and analytics teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration and innovation in a banking data platform.