Data Engineer
Summary
Data Engineer in Cape Town designing, building and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and integrations across ERP, finance, CRM and logistics systems, with data-quality automation, data modelling and production support. Core stack is SQL, Python, data warehousing and REST APIs; Microsoft Fabric/Foundry exposure is a plus.
Youll be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines and integrations, ensuring that accurate, reliable and well-governed data is accessible across the business. Working closely with architecture, analytics, IT and business stakeholders, youll help automate processes, improve data quality and build a trusted foundation for reporting, analytics and AI-enabled solutions. Key Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain ETL/ELT data pipelines.
- Develop integrations across ERP, finance, CRM, logistics, supply chain and other business systems.
- Build automated data-quality checks and improve data integrity.
- Develop and maintain data models and analysis-ready datasets.
- Design and support REST API and secure file-based integrations.
- Monitor production pipelines, troubleshoot failures and optimise performance.
- Contribute to data governance, metadata management and master data management.
- Support systems implementations, data migrations and business transformation initiatives.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and data quality within established governance controls.
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, Software Engineering or a related field.
- Approximately 57 years relevant experience in data engineering, database development or systems integration.
- Strong SQL and relational database skills.
- Proven experience developing data solutions using Python.
- Practical experience with ETL/ELT, data modelling and data warehousing.
- Experience building and supporting REST API integrations and secure file transfers.
- Familiarity with Git, deployment practices, monitoring and production support.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder collaboration skills.
Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, cloud data platforms, event-driven integrations, middleware solutions, master data management and AI-enabled data capabilities would be beneficial. Interested?
If youre ready to build scalable data solutions and make a meaningful impact through better data integration and automation, wed love to hear from you. ð© Apply #Hiring #DataEngineer #DataEngineering #Python #SQL #DataIntegration #ETL #TechnologyJobs
