Data Engineer x2

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; Híbrido; ZAR 600 000 - 1 000 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks two experienced Data Engineers for a high-profile financial services engagement in Johannesburg. The roles are 6-month contracts with hybrid work in Rosebank, combining on-site days with remote work.

You will gather requirements with senior stakeholders, design data models, ensure data quality, and write production-ready user stories in an Agile environment. At least 8 years in data analytics and finance are expected.

Qualificações

• 8+ years of professional experience in data/analytics
• 5+ years in financial services
• Experience in Agile delivery with senior stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS/Data Management/Engineering/Math or related field

Responsabilidades

• Gather and document business and data requirements with senior stakeholders
• Do business and feature analysis to turn complex needs into outputs
• Write production-ready user stories with acceptance criteria
• Design, review and validate data models and mappings
• Identify and fix data quality issues via profiling and analysis
• Support data governance, lineage and quality across the programme
• Help the programme hit delivery milestones in an Agile environment

Conhecimentos

Business analysis

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

SQL

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS/Data Management/Engineering/Math

Ferramentas

Jira

Data modelling

Data warehousing concepts

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 16/10/2026

Data Engineer (2 positions) | 6-month contract | Hybrid, Rosebank

Turn complex financial data into real business impact

Do you like working where finance, data and delivery meet? We're looking for two experienced Data Engineers for a high-profile financial services engagement. You'll work with senior business and technology stakeholders to turn business needs into clean, reliable data that's ready for production.

This is a hands-on role on an important programme. Your analysis and data skills will shape the delivery of the programme.

The opportunity

• Contract: 6 months, with a possible 6-month extension
• Allocation: Full-time
• Work arrangement: Hybrid, with on-site days in Rosebank and the rest remote

What you'll do

• Gather and document business and data requirements with senior stakeholders
• Do business and feature analysis that turns complex needs into clear, actionable outputs
• Write production-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Design, review and validate data models and data mappings
• Find and fix data quality issues through data profiling and analysis
• Support data governance, data lineage and data quality across the programme
• Help the programme hit its delivery milestones in an Agile environment

Requirements

What you'll bring

• At least 8 years of professional experience
• At least 5 years in financial services
• At least 5 years in business analysis or feature analysis
• At least 5 years in data analysis
• Experience in Agile delivery and working with senior business and technology stakeholders
• A bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field

Your toolkit

Requirements gathering, business and feature analysis, user stories, acceptance criteria, data modelling, data mapping, data governance, data lineage, data quality, SQL, data profiling, data warehousing concepts, Jira and Agile delivery.

• Foreign exchange (FX), capital markets or treasury systems
• Front-office trading environments
• Regulatory reporting

Why you should apply

You'll join an important financial services programme where your work is visible and your input counts. You'll use your analysis and data skills on a modern AWS-focused platform, alongside experienced teams in a flexible hybrid setup.