Junior Data Engineer: Build Clean Data Pipelines

Time Personnel; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Time Personnel in Cape Town is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to help build data pipelines, maintain datasets and support automation initiatives. You will gain experience with data cleaning, verification across sources and improving data quality.

The role suits a technically minded candidate with strong attention to detail, good English, and the ability to work in a team while taking ownership of tasks from start to finish.

Qualifications

• Matric and a relevant qualification are required.
• Strong attention to detail during repetitive/high-volume work is essential.
• Good time management and self-organisation are needed.
• Clear written and spoken English is required.
• Takes ownership of tasks end to end and works well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Research and verify data across multiple sources.
• Gather market intelligence to support dataset development.
• Capture and maintain data across sources with high accuracy.
• Apply quality assurance to your own work and fix errors.
• Observe and analyse data changes in the student accommodation sector.
• Follow data guidelines and QA checks consistently.
• Resolve issues independently or escalate as needed.
• Organise workload to meet deadlines without quality loss.
• Communicate updates and blockers clearly; document work for others.
• Support dataset-related projects during busy periods.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Research & problem solving

English proficiency

Teamwork

Education

Matric

Relevant qualification

Job description

Time Personnel in Cape Town is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to help build data pipelines, maintain datasets and support automation initiatives. You will gain experience with data cleaning, verification across sources and improving data quality.

The role suits a technically minded candidate with strong attention to detail, good English, and the ability to work in a team while taking ownership of tasks from start to finish.