Senior Data Engineer: Edge & Cloud Real-Time Data Pipelines

Vodafone Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Cape Town is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable data infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have expertise in data processing technologies like Spark and Kafka, along with strong programming skills in Python or Java. This role involves collaboration across teams, ensuring data integrity, and driving innovation in a cloud environment. Competitive benefits and a commitment to diversity and inclusion are part of the company's culture.

Benefits

Enticing incentive programs

Retirement funds and medical aid benefits

Exclusive staff discounts with partner companies

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or cloud engineering roles.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Kanban, Scrum).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a commitment to continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using both batch and real-time technologies.
• Implement and manage edge applications ensuring data processing efficiency.
• Lead incident management responses to ensure minimal impact on operations.

Skills

Programming languages (Python, Java, Scala)

Big Data Technologies (Spark, Hive)

Database Management (MongoDB, CassandraDB)

Cloud Computing (AWS, GCP)

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

API Management (Nginx)

Education

3 year IT or IS degree or diploma

Relevant cloud certification (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Tools

OpenShift

Kafka

Flink

Job description

A leading telecommunications company in Cape Town is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable data infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have expertise in data processing technologies like Spark and Kafka, along with strong programming skills in Python or Java. This role involves collaboration across teams, ensuring data integrity, and driving innovation in a cloud environment. Competitive benefits and a commitment to diversity and inclusion are part of the company's culture.