Senior Data Engineer - Scale Pipelines & Lakehouses

Sand Technologies; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative international environment

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sand Technologies in South Africa is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring reliability and security of data in support of advanced analytics solutions.

The ideal candidate has proven experience with Big Data tools and cloud platforms, along with strong problem-solving skills. This role involves mentoring junior engineers and guiding key engineering projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with building and optimizing data pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills to work in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Lead ETL/ELT workflows and data ingestion.
• Collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders.

Skills

Data pipeline development

Big Data tools

Cloud engineering

Programming (Python, SQL)

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Apache Spark

AWS

Docker

Job description

Sand Technologies in South Africa is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring reliability and security of data in support of advanced analytics solutions.

The ideal candidate has proven experience with Big Data tools and cloud platforms, along with strong problem-solving skills. This role involves mentoring junior engineers and guiding key engineering projects.