Data Engineer

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 27/10/2026

We are looking for a Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable data solutions that support applications, reporting and analytics. The role includes developing data pipelines, contributing to data architecture and supporting data engineering projects.

• Translate business requirements into data solutions, reports and dashboards.
  
• Design, develop and maintain ETL processes and data pipelines using Azure Data Factory.
  
• Build and manage data warehouses and data models, including facts, dimensions and relational structures.
  
• Write complex SQL and T-SQL queries, views and stored procedures.
  
• Develop Power BI reports, dashboards and semantic models using DAX.
  
• Integrate data across legacy and modern systems, and automate batch processing and scheduled tasks.
  
• Deploy and manage data solutions on Azure.
  
• Monitor and optimise data solutions for performance, reliability, scalability and cost.
  
• Troubleshoot data issues and provide support for existing BI solutions.
  
• Maintain technical documentation and participate in architecture, design and code reviews.
  
• Contribute to modernising data platforms and support relevant Azure and AI initiatives.
  

Requirements

Qualifications and experience

• Matric is essential.
  
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field, or at least 10 years of relevant experience in place of a degree.
  
• Approximately 4–5 years of relevant experience. A postgraduate qualification with a relevant practical component may substitute for some experience.
  

Technical skills

• Data pipeline and ETL development, including Azure Data Factory .
  
• Advanced SQL and T-SQL , including joins, views and stored procedures.
  
• Power BI , including dashboards, semantic models, DAX and cubes.
  
• Azure cloud solutions and integration between on-premise, legacy and modern systems.
  
• Process automation, batch processing and scheduling.