Senior Data Engineer: SQL & Power BI for Enterprise Data

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Contractor is seeking a detail-oriented Data Engineer to ensure accuracy and reliability of data transformation processes in the insurance and financial services sector. You will work with colleagues to deliver validated outputs from complex datasets.

Role requires strong SQL, Excel with Power Query/Power Pivot, and Power BI skills, plus four years of relevant experience. Independent work style and effective communication with stakeholders are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, IT, Actuarial Science, Data Science or related field.
• Minimum four years’ experience in data analysis, data management or BI.
• Ability to work independently with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Understand and work with existing data processes, tools and frameworks.
• Support data transformation from multiple input systems into validated outputs.
• Perform validation checks to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Identify and document data errors clearly and concisely.
• Collaborate with data team to implement and track data issue solutions.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Power Query

Power Pivot

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science, IT, Actuarial Science, Data Science

Tools

SQL Server

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Contractor is seeking a detail-oriented Data Engineer to ensure accuracy and reliability of data transformation processes in the insurance and financial services sector. You will work with colleagues to deliver validated outputs from complex datasets.

Role requires strong SQL, Excel with Power Query/Power Pivot, and Power BI skills, plus four years of relevant experience. Independent work style and effective communication with stakeholders are essential.