Data Engineer: Build Scalable Pipelines & Warehouses

Zensar Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to shape the backbone of their data ecosystem in Johannesburg. You will design and maintain data pipelines and collaborate with analysts and data scientists. Ideal candidates will have 3–6 years of experience in data engineering, strong SQL and Python skills, and cloud experience. This is a contract role of 6 to 12 months with potential for renewal.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in data engineering.
• Strong SQL & Python skills.
• Cloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Design data models, lakes, and warehouses.
• Collaborate with analysts & data scientists.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Python

ETL tools

Cloud experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

ADF

Airflow

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

Job description

A technology solutions company is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to shape the backbone of their data ecosystem in Johannesburg. You will design and maintain data pipelines and collaborate with analysts and data scientists. Ideal candidates will have 3–6 years of experience in data engineering, strong SQL and Python skills, and cloud experience. This is a contract role of 6 to 12 months with potential for renewal.