OM Bank - Data Engineer

Old Mutual; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in South Africa is seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer to develop cloud-based data products and maintain data systems. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with AWS technologies, data modeling, and building data pipelines. Responsibilities include designing data solutions, ensuring adherence to compliance standards, and working within agile methodologies. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative data practices.

Qualifications

• Experience of developing solutions in the cloud.
• 3-5 years of experience with AWS technologies.
• Familiarity with Data Vault and Dimensional modeling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop data products and data warehouse solutions.
• Build data APIs and delivery services.
• Implement unit testing for assigned deliverables.

Skills

Action Planning

Business Requirements Analysis

Database Administration

Data Management

Data Modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related fields

Tools

AWS (S3, Athena, Quicksight)

Apache Airflow

dbt Core

GitHub

Job description

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Develop data products & data warehouse solutions in cloud environments using cloud-based services, platforms and technologies. As an AWS Data Engineer, you will design and maintain data analytic road maps and data structures that support business and technology objectives.

Dynamic and results-driven Data Engineer with extensive experience in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance, re-usable data engineering pipelines and data products using Python, Dbt and Apache Airflow. Proven expertise in building scalable data pipelines and real-time processing systems that enhance operational efficiency and drive business insights. Strong background in microservices architecture, cloud technologies, and agile methodologies.

KEY RESULT AREAS

Operational Delivery

• Building the Data Lake using AWS technologies like S3, Athena ,Quicksight
• Building data APIs and data delivery services to support critical operational and analytical applications
• Participate in the development of workflow, coding, testing and deployment solutions
• Implement unit testing for all assigned deliverables to ensure deployment success
• Support and maintain solutions
• Design and develop data models using dimensional modelling and data vault techniques
• Work from high level requirements through to detailed specifications, prototypes, software deployment and administration
• Deliver incremental business value per delivery phase(sprint/cycle)
• Deliver iteratively throughout the cycle
• Conduct peer reviews within and across squads
• Profile and analyse data sets

Technical Leadership

• Participate in the engineering and other discipline’s community of practice
• Share AWS knowledge and practical experience with community
• Challenge and contribute to development of architectural principles and patterns

Compliance

• Ensure solutions adhere to OM Bank patterns, guidelines and standards
• Operate within project environments and participate in continuous improvement efforts

Delivery Management

• Follow and participate in defined ways of work including, but not limited to, sprint planning,
• backlog grooming, retrospectives, demos and PI planning

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience of developing solutions in the cloud
• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience with designing and developing Data Pipelines for Data Ingestion or Transformation using AWS technologies
• Experience in developing data warehouses and data marts
• Experience in Data Vault and Dimensional modelling techniques
• Experience working in a high availability DataOps environment
• Experience working with automated data warehousing solutions would be advantageous
• Orchestration with Apache Airflow
• CI/CD
• Github
• dbt Core

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields like Information Systems, Big Data, etc.
• AWS Data Engineer Certification would be advantageous
• Related Technical certifications

Skills

Action Planning, Business Requirements Analysis, Computer Literacy, Database Administration, Database Reporting, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Management, Data Modeling, Executing Plans, Gaps Analysis, Information Technology (IT) Support, IT Architecture, IT Implementation, IT Network Security, Market Analysis, Test Case Management, User Requirements Documentation

Competencies

Action Oriented Business Insight Cultivates Innovation Drives Results Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes Persuades

Education

Bachelors Degree (B)

Closing Date

01 December 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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