Senior Analytics Engineer & Team Lead (Data & Automation)
Headhunters
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Job summary
Headhunters in Gauteng is seeking a senior data engineer with leadership experience to design scalable data models, automate data pipelines, and support BI reporting across the business. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, CS, Mathematics, or Statistics, has 7+ years of relevant experience, and expert SQL and Python skills.
You will mentor junior engineers and may act as Team Lead.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Advanced SQL expertise
- Advanced Python experience
- Based in Gauteng
- Experience leading a team
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable analytical data models
- Build and optimise data transformation processes
- Develop reusable and structured datasets for analytics and BI reporting
- Implement robust data quality and governance controls
- Automate workflows and analytical processes
- Improve data processing efficiency and scalability
- Optimise SQL queries and data pipelines for performance
- Translate business requirements into technical data solutions
- Support reporting, analytics, and advanced data initiatives
- Deliver reliable and high-performance analytical datasets
- Drive continuous improvement and process optimisation initiatives
- Maintain and improve analytical systems and workflows
- Ensure adherence to best-practice engineering standards
- Provide acting Team Lead support and mentor junior members
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Job description
Headhunters in Gauteng is seeking a senior data engineer with leadership experience to design scalable data models, automate data pipelines, and support BI reporting across the business. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, CS, Mathematics, or Statistics, has 7+ years of relevant experience, and expert SQL and Python skills.
You will mentor junior engineers and may act as Team Lead.
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