Cape Town: Senior Data Engineer posted by Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Were looking for a skilled Data Engineer with strong experience in Snowflake and Matillion to join our growing data team. Youll play a key role in designing, building, and optimising scalable data pipelines and architectures that empower our business intelligence, analytics, and data science initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines in Matillion to ingest and transform data into Snowflake.
  

• Optimise Snowflake queries and data models for performance, cost, and scalability.
  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver reliable data solutions.
  

• Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across all pipelines.
  

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues within data workflows.
  

• Document data processes, architectures, and technical design decisions.

Experience & Skills

• 5+ years experience in data engineering or a similar technical role.
  

• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake (data modelling, performance tuning, SnowSQL).
  

• Proven expertise in Matillion for ETL/ELT orchestration.
  

• Advanced SQL and experience with Python or similar scripting languages.
  

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred; Azure or GCP beneficial).
  

• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD practices.
  

• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and best practices.

Qualifications & Nice-to-Haves

• Matric and a tertiary degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  

• Experience with data visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau).
  

• Exposure to data governance, data quality frameworks, or MDM.
  

• Understanding of DevOps for data pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code.
  

• Certifications in Snowflake, AWS, or Matillion are advantageous.