Senior Data Engineer: Remote Data Pipelines & Warehousing

Placements24; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and retirement benefits

Professional development

Remote-friendly discussion and growth

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our analytical team in Queenstown, South Africa. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data warehouses, ensuring data quality and accessibility for BI, analytics, and ML initiatives.

You will collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders, implement governance and security measures, and optimize data infrastructure across cloud platforms and on-premise systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data engineering or a related role.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery).
• Strong programming skills in Python or Scala.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable and efficient data pipelines using ETL/ELT processes.
• Develop and maintain data warehousing solutions and data lake architectures.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across all data sources and systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver solutions.
• Implement data governance best practices and security measures.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data infrastructure, optimizing performance and resolving issues promptly.

Skills

SQL

Relational databases

Data warehousing

Spark

Hadoop

Python

Scala

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS Redshift

Snowflake

BigQuery

PostgreSQL

MySQL

NoSQL databases

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our analytical team in Queenstown, South Africa. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data warehouses, ensuring data quality and accessibility for BI, analytics, and ML initiatives.

You will collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders, implement governance and security measures, and optimize data infrastructure across cloud platforms and on-premise systems.