An independent, results-focused management consulting firm specialising in working with industry-leading banks and insurance companies around the world, including institutions in the United Kingdom, Europe, Scandinavia, Asia, South Africa and throughout sub-Saharan Africa have an opening for a Cloud Data Engineer.

Join a team of exceptional individuals, with a unique set of skills and experiences that ultimately strengthen the company’s ability to provide a world-class service.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing optimal data models projects.
• Identifying key performance improvement opportunities.
• Creation of data validation models and ensuring data quality.
• Working with clients and other team members to identify key data requirements.
• Writing appropriate algorithms to interpret and serve the relevant data.
• Build robust data solutions.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree or National Diploma degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or a comparable field of study
• 3+ years’ experience with core Cloud Data Services
• Knowledge of big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or Kafka
• Scripting & Programming proficiency: Programming skills in Python, Pandas & SQL
• Database Management: Experience working with relational databases like Azure SQL DB or Postgres.
• Solid Data Engineering background: Knowledge and experience of data modelling, ETL processes, and data warehousing.
• Infrastructure as code (IaC) proficiency: Experience with tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform or Azure ARM/Bicep
• DevOps fluency: CI/CD tools
• Cloud Certification (a plus)

The Reference Number for this position is NG60255 which is a Permanent, Hybrid position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company of R400k to R600k per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Nokuthula at *****@*****.co.za or call her on (***)***-**** to discuss this and other opportunities.

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