Remote Data Engineer — AWS Pipelines & Real-Time Data

Jobgether; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working arrangement

Analytics-focused environment

Exposure to AWS, Airflow, Kafka

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Data Engineer based in South Africa to help build, maintain, and modernize a growing data platform in a cloud-first environment. You will design reliable data pipelines and data solutions using AWS, Airflow, and Kafka, collaborating with analytics teams to deliver high-quality data while improving reliability, performance, and security.

This hands-on role offers exposure to modern cloud-based data infrastructure and opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional data engineering experience.
• Strong SQL and Python programming skills.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda).
• Practical experience with Apache Airflow for data workflow orchestration.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing principles and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize data warehouse solutions and data models.
• Build and maintain data infrastructure on AWS and support legacy systems.
• Develop APIs and data integrations for cross-system data exchange.
• Contribute to real-time data pipelines and processing with Apache Kafka.
• Automate and optimize data processes, workflows, and operational tasks.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve reliability, performance, security, and data quality.
• Collaborate with analytics teams to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Maintain documentation covering pipelines, infrastructure, and workflows.
• Contribute to modernization of legacy data processes and architecture.

Skills

SQL

Python

Airflow

Kafka

Data modeling

Communication

English

Tools

AWS

Git

GitLab CI/CD

SSIS

Job description

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Data Engineer based in South Africa to help build, maintain, and modernize a growing data platform in a cloud-first environment. You will design reliable data pipelines and data solutions using AWS, Airflow, and Kafka, collaborating with analytics teams to deliver high-quality data while improving reliability, performance, and security.

This hands-on role offers exposure to modern cloud-based data infrastructure and opportunities to influence