Data Engineering Jobs in South Africa
There are 678 open Data Engineering jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 297 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are sql, data-pipelines and cloud.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAR | year | ZAR 950,000 | ZAR 1,200,000 | ZAR 1,225,000 | 23 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- sql 68%
- data-pipelines 58%
- cloud 58%
- data-engineering 56%
- python 54%
- analytics 52%
- etl 46%
- azure 43%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 55 · 8%
- Remote 35 · 5%
- Onsite 7 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 6% of the 16 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 215
- Lead 55
- Junior 28
- Principal 7
- Middle 6
- Intern 5
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 40
- 501-1000 employees 18
- 11-50 employees 7
- 51-200 employees 3
- 201-500 employees 2
Senior Data Engineer
Build and maintain ETL pipelines, reports, and cloud data solutions in Azure to ensure data integrity and availability for HR and healthcare systems.
Data Engineer
Designs and maintains data pipelines to move and transform financial data between source systems and target databases for BI and analytics using Ab Initio and cloud tools.
Data Engineer Centurion
Builds and maintains ETL pipelines in Azure Databricks and SQL, curates data lakes, and serves analytics using Azure Synapse and CosmosDB.
Data Engineer (Contracting)
Build and maintain data pipelines, APIs, and cloud-based analytics solutions using Azure, SQL, and Python to deliver real-time and batch data for clients.
Intermediate Data Engineer
Builds and optimizes data pipelines and ETL processes using Python, Java, Scala, and AWS to transform raw data into actionable insights for a telecom company.
Data Engineer Centurion
Build and maintain data pipelines and warehouses using SQL Server, SSIS, and SSRS to support financial services reporting and analytics.
Data Engineer
Design and optimize data systems to build robust infrastructure that delivers actionable insights for a telecom company.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains data pipelines and analytics products using Python, SQL, Azure, and visualization tools to deliver insights-led business decisions.
Data Engineer - Cape Town
Designs, optimizes, and secures SQL databases; builds ETL pipelines and reports in PowerBI and SSIS for business intelligence needs.
Head AI and Data Engineer
Lead a GCP-based data platform and AI team, building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, optimizing BigQuery/Dataflow costs, and mentoring engineers to drive data-driven marketing and analytics products.
Data Engineer
Designs and delivers data-analysis solutions for telecom clients, including high-level and low-level designs, data modeling, and mining to optimize carrier processes and systems.
Data Engineer
Design and maintain scalable data pipelines on GCP and Snowflake, ingesting marketing/media data and feeding analytics tools like Amplitude to power AI-driven insights for global brands.
Data Engineer MMH260519-5
Build and maintain external data ingestion pipelines for insurance premium bordereaux and partner feeds, using Azure tools to ensure accurate, timely data for finance and reporting.
Data Engineer Cape Town: Atlantic Seaboard
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes for a systematic investment team using Python, SQL, and Linux.
Senior Data Engineer Johannesburg North
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes, and cloud infrastructure in Python, SQL, and AWS to support marketing analytics and data-driven decisions.
AI Data Governance and Data Management
Leads enterprise-wide AI data governance, setting policies and standards to ensure trusted, secure, and compliant data for AI/ML use while embedding governance into data pipelines and analytics platforms.
Senior data architect: cloud platforms & data governance
Designs enterprise-scale cloud data platforms and governance frameworks for clients, translating business needs into scalable architectures and strategic roadmaps.