Senior Data Engineer - Cloud Data Architect & Analytics

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is looking for a Senior Data Engineer/Analyst based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The successful candidate will design and maintain ETL pipelines, optimize data warehouses, and ensure data quality across workflows. They should have over 5 years of experience in data engineering, strong skills in SQL and Python, and familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure. The role involves collaboration with data teams and providing actionable insights through data analysis and visualization tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or BI development.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python for data manipulation and transformation.
• Experience with ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines for data ingestion.
• Build optimized data warehouses to support business intelligence needs.
• Ensure data quality and integrity across data processing workflows.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data engineering

Business Intelligence (BI)

Data visualization (Power BI, Tableau)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Apache Spark

Snowflake

Databricks

Kafka

Job description

A recruitment firm is looking for a Senior Data Engineer/Analyst based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The successful candidate will design and maintain ETL pipelines, optimize data warehouses, and ensure data quality across workflows. They should have over 5 years of experience in data engineering, strong skills in SQL and Python, and familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure. The role involves collaboration with data teams and providing actionable insights through data analysis and visualization tools.