Data Engineer | IT Recruitment

Full Time
Bellville
Posted 2 months ago

Role Purpose

The primary focus of this position is to use technical skills to put software, systems, and data together in a way that extracts meaningful insights from raw data. You will need to be helpful and supportive to your team and fellow developers. You join an energetic, focused, and dynamic team.

Strengths

The natural tendency to take ownership and responsibility
Strong problem solving, critical thinking, effective planning, and organizational skills
Detail-oriented with excellent communication skills
You have a can-do attitude and positive outlook on life
Can cope under pressure
Curious and interested in analyzing problems and possible solutions
Strong team player
Self-driven learner, passionate about new technology
Above all, be passionate about what you do

Qualifications and key competencies

Matric
Tertiary qualification in IT
Preferred cloud experience in AWS/AZURE/GCP
At least 3 years of data warehouse ETL experience
Dimensional Modelling
Data analyses
Experience with data visualization and visualization tool(s)
Knowledge of the retail industry will be beneficial
Understanding and experience with version control SVN/GIT
Preferred – Korn shell scripting, Python/Java, SQL
Google Cloud Platform experience would be looked upon favorably
Having a broad understanding of different SDLC’s
Preferred agile experience

Responsibilities

Accountable to product team
Participates actively in the product team
Take on new tasks
Responsible for understanding client requirements
Analyze specs
Analyze data
Design data warehouse layers
Design product layers
Estimate tasks accurately
Make and meet commitments
Develop and test pipelines into raw data lake
Develop and test data warehouse layers
Develop and test product layers
Ensure that peer reviews are done for deliverable
Comply with each step of the SDLC process
Follow all necessary documentation
Responsible for technical documentation
Responsible for GCP Costs for IT
Provides timely status updates to the team
Cross-train and mentor other team members
Responsible for delivery of value and quality solutions
Responsible to drive ticket progress
Log change requests
Log time accurately
Doing standby on a rotating basis.