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Data Engineer Johannesburg North

Summary

Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes, and cloud infrastructure in Python, SQL, and AWS to support marketing analytics and reporting.

Reference: NWA003386-Ren-1

A well-known marketing organization with branches in multiple overseas countries is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join their organization at their Johannesburg branch. The Senior Data Engineer will be required to work on a hybrid module. Working within the Data Science Team, the Data Engineer will be responsible for the organization's data structure.

Duties & Responsibilities

Requirements:

  • Active working experience in building enterprise standard ETL/ELT processes as well as data lakes and a focus on code-based techniques and collaborative environments.
  • Experience in Agile development processes, using Jira, Git, etc.
  • Working experience using multiple software development languages.
  • Active working experience in Python, Bash/Shell Scripting, and SQL (PostgreSQL).
  • Knowledge or willingness to learn Snowflake and DBT.
  • Knowledge of Dragster and Superset would be an advantage.
  • Experience in AWS Cloud infrastructure.
  • Active working experience in Big Data is ideal.
  • Experience in market research, marketing industries, and survey & sampling data would be beneficial.
Job & Description:
  • Collaborate with multiple teams in order to deliver objectives on time and consistently maintain high quality.
  • Ensure that projects are completed efficiently and effectively.
  • Work iteratively delivering working software and solutions regularly.
  • Sustain and ensure that the company's data infrastructure is always up-to-date and running efficiently.
  • Participation in product and technology strategy discussions in order to provide valuable insights and assist with shaping the direction of the organization.
  • Mentor and coach, and share your expertise and knowledge with other members of the team.
  • Help to develop and retain top talent for the organization.
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