Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & Data Lakes (Remote)

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a proficient Data Engineer to join their IT and Software team in Queenstown. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, data lakes, and warehouses to support data-driven decision making.

Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure data quality, security, and availability while applying best practices in ETL, data governance, and cloud-based platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative field.
• 3+ years in data engineering or related role.
• Proficiency in SQL and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with big data technologies and cloud platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Python or Scala.
• Familiarity with ETL tools and Airflow.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Develop and optimize data warehousing solutions and data lakes.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all data systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand data needs.
• Automate data-related processes and monitor pipeline performance.
• Implement data governance policies and best practices.

Skills

SQL

Python/Scala

ETL pipelines

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Airflow

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a proficient Data Engineer to join their IT and Software team in Queenstown. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, data lakes, and warehouses to support data-driven decision making.

Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure data quality, security, and availability while applying best practices in ETL, data governance, and cloud-based platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).