Data Engineering Jobs in South Africa
There are 691 open Data Engineering jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 311 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 55%
- 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 219
- Lead 55
- Junior 31
- 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
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains petabyte-scale data pipelines for a machine learning platform serving mobile gaming studios, using Python, Polars, SQL, and cloud technologies.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains Azure-based data pipelines for a UK water utility, designing canonical models and mentoring junior engineers to support AI-driven decision systems in critical infrastructure.
Senior Data Engineer
Designs and maintains scalable data pipelines and infrastructure for critical infrastructure data, using big data tools and cloud platforms to support analytics and AI solutions.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer at Ozow builds and maintains scalable data pipelines and warehouses to power analytics and insights for a fast-growing fintech payment platform using cloud tools like AWS and Databricks.
Senior Clinical Data Engineer - based in South Africa
When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve. At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every…
Principal Clinical Data Engineer - based in South Africa
When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve. At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every…
Principal Clinical Data Engineer - based in South Africa
This is a fully remote (work-from-home) position for candidates based in South Africa only. Applicants must currently reside in South Africa and be legally authorized to work there. Parexel is seeking an experienced…
Senior Clinical Data Engineer - based in South Africa
This is a fully remote (work-from-home) position for candidates based in South Africa only. Applicants must currently reside in South Africa and be legally authorized to work there. Are you a skilled data engineering…
Associate Staff Engineer (Graph Data Engineer)
Job Purpose Apply deep expertise in Tiger Graph, graph analytics, and graph-based machine learning to architect and implement enterprise-scale graph platforms and advanced analytic engines on AKS Kubernetes, enabling…
Associate Staff Engineer (Graph Data Engineer)
Job Purpose Apply deep expertise in Tiger Graph, graph analytics, and graph-based machine learning to architect and implement enterprise-scale graph platforms and advanced analytic engines on AKS Kubernetes, enabling…
Principal Data Engineer (Databricks)
Role Overview Reporting to the Data & Analytics Lead, the Principal Data Engineer is a hands-on role, combining the building and optimisation of production data pipelines with the technical leadership needed to…
Data Governance Specialist
Main Purpose The Data Governance Specialist will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining data governance frameworks to ensure the accuracy, security, and proper use of an organization's data…
Senior Data Engineer
Main Purpose The Senior Data Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust data pipelines and infrastructure. This role requires a deep understanding of data architecture, cloud…
Director of Data Engineering
OVERVIEW The Director of Data Engineering will help lead the strategic and technical direction of their data engineering teams, ensuring that all data projects are scoped, executed, and delivered to the highest…
Senior Data Engineer - Databricks (3rd Party Contractor)
to Position: Senior Data Engineer (Databricks & Cloud Data Platforms) Reporting to: Practice Head: Data and Automation ROLE OVERVIEW As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a critical consulting role in designing,…
Data Engineer
OVERVIEW The Data Engineer designs, builds, and maintains complex data processing systems, ensuring data integrity, and optimizing pipelines for efficiency and scalability. Responsibilities include troubleshooting…
Senior Data Engineer
See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you! At Iress, we make things happen At Iress, our purpose is opening the world to financial opportunity by connecting people to…