Intermediate Data Solutions Engineer

Entelect; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with bonuses

Wellness programs

Professional development support

Leadership guidance through regular 1:

Job summary

Entelect in South Africa seeks an Intermediate Data Solutions Engineer to join a dynamic data-driven delivery team. You will wrangle data from multiple sources, design robust data pipelines, and collaborate with architects to deploy cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem solutions while advancing analytics and AI initiatives.

The role emphasizes data modelling, governance, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work 2–3 days a week and a strong customer-facing focus to deliver scalable data assets for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a data solutions engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Experience in a delivery team with other disciplines to deliver a product.
• Strong ability to model and analyse data.
• Solid understanding of data engineering methodologies.
• Good understanding of visualisation best practices.
• Interest in modern analytics and data solutions like Lakehouse, data mesh, and data fabric.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Hybrid working model – office 2–3 days per week.
• Strong customer-facing ability.

Responsibilities

• Wrangling data from multiple sources into a reliable, evolving data asset.
• Collaborating with Solution Architects to design and implement cloud, hybrid, and on-prem solutions.
• Designing and implementing data engineering pipelines and, where possible, advanced analytics using AI/ML.
• Working across descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive, and cognitive analytics.
• Understanding DataOps and MLOps to ensure continuous deployment with high quality.
• Maintaining data lineage and metadata effectively.
• Using technical and data analytics expertise to improve business innovations.
• Demonstrating maturity, time management, and motivation in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges.
• Upholding standards of excellence and accountability.
• Building strong relationships with customers to deliver impactful solutions and manage expectations.

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for an Intermediate Data Solutions Engineer at Entelect

Elevate your career at Entelect, where we prioritise people and nurture a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that encourages versatility, and provides individual attention to career development, including intentional and regular one-on-ones with leadership.

Tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact alongside passionate professionals who inspire and support each other.

What You'll Be Doing:

Delivery:

• We like to play to your individual strengths, but having a solid understanding of the entire data analytics value chain, from source data and medallion architectures, through to reporting, dashboarding, advanced analytics, and AI solutions, is advantageous.
• Wrangling data from multiple sources into a reliable, evolving data asset.
• Collaborating with Solution Architects to design and implement cloud, hybrid, and on-prem solutions.
• Designing and implementing optimal data engineering pipelines and, if this is within your wheelhouse, delivering impactful advanced analytics using AI and ML/data science.
• Working across descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive, and cognitive analytics.
• Understanding DataOps and MLOps to ensure continuous deployment in short cycles with maximum impact and high quality.
• Maintaining data lineage and metadata effectively.
• Using technical and data analytics expertise to improve business innovations.

People:

• Demonstrating maturity, time management and motivation in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Upholding standards of excellence and accountability.

Customer:

• Building strong relationships and understanding customer needs to deliver impactful solutions.
• Managing customer expectations and identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with data security and industry regulations.

What We Need from You:

• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a data solutions engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Experience working in a delivery team together with other disciplines to deliver a product.
• Strong ability to model and analyse data.
• Solid understanding of data engineering methodologies.
• Good understanding of visualisation best practices.
• A desire to design and implement modern advanced analytics solutions and modern data solutions like Lakehouse, data mesh, and data fabric.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.
• A strong customer-facing ability.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.

What You'll Get from Us:

• A competitive compensation package with twice-yearly salary increases and guaranteed bonuses.
• Tenure-based loyalty leave.
• Access to employee wellness programs and rewards for professional development.
• Commission incentives for successful business development leads and employee referrals.
• Hands-on support from leadership through regular one on ones and quarterly reviews.
• Continuous development programs offering training in leadership and technical skills.
• Exposure to enterprise projects across multiple domains and problem spaces for South Africa’s most esteemed organisations.

Tech Stacks We Use:

*Popular but not limited to:

• Cloud environments: Azure, AWS, Google
• Front-end tech: Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Amazon Quicksight, Google Data Studio, Grafana
• Languages: SQL, Python
• Data processing: Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Amazon Glue, Apache Airflow, Spark SQL
• Relational databases: MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Azure SQL, Amazon RDS
• NoSQL databases: MongoDB, Cosmos DB, DynamoDB, Neo4j
• Streaming: Azure Stream Analytics, Kafka, Flink, Databricks streaming, Spark streaming, Google Dataflow, Amazon Kinesis
• ML Platforms: Azure Machine Learning, Databricks ML, Amazon Sagemaker, Dataiku
• AI: OpenAI, Azure Cognitive Services, AWS Cognitive Services, Google Cognitive Services

What To Expect from the Recruitment Process:

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as efficient as possible, keeping you informed every step of the way.

• The first step is an initial conversation with our talent team to get to know you better and introduce you to Entelect and all that we have to offer.
• The next step will be a 1.5-hour in-person technical interview at one of our offices where you will meet some of our leadership team.
• Finally, if we are both aligned, we wrap up the process with salary discussions and present you with an offer of employment.