Data Engineer

Legal requirements: Must be a South African Citizen with a clean criminal background and ITC (no bad debt) – checks will be done on shortlisted applicants.
Appointment: Permanent, full-time position
Salary: R 30 000 – R 40 000 CTC per month
Benefits: Provident Fund and December Bonus
Working hours: Office based, Monday Friday from 08:00 to 17:00

Job Purpose:
Design, implement, and maintain the reporting database architecture
Build and optimize ETL pipelines
Develop and maintain semantic models
Support business projects through reporting

Qualifications and or Experience:
Diploma / Degree in Information Systems, computer science or related field
Three years of experience in data engineering or related field
MS SQL and SSMS
NoSQL
SSIS and ETL pipeline development
Strong understanding of data modelling and data warehouse design
Ability to create entity relationship diagrams (ERDs)
Exposure to cloud platforms is an added advantage
Microsoft 365 suite

Beneficial
Python
R (programming language)
Power BI
Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Dataverse
Working knowledge of other BI technologies

Skills, Knowledge and Attributes:
Project management skills
Good communication skills
Analytical skills (Information processing)
Interpersonal skills
Good understanding of IT Infrastructure
Good understanding of Microsoft applications and SQL Databases
Experience with APIs
Experience with data warehousing and architecture
Ability to take ownership of a data problem or project from beginning to completion
Excellent written, communication and presentation skills
Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
Competent in problem solving (problem analysis)
Ability to create, update, and maintain technical documentation with an architectural focus, including ETL processes and entity relationship diagrams (ERDs)
Pay attention to detail
Monitoring
Record keeping and documentation
Planned change control knowledge
Ability to work in a team
Ability to work under pressure
Deadline orientated
Apply company ISO policies relating to data

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Job Purpose:
Design, implement, and maintain the reporting database architecture
Build and optimize ETL pipelines
Develop and maintain semantic models
Support business projects through reporting

Qualifications and or Experience:
Three years of experience in data engineering or related field
MS SQL and SSMS
NoSQL
SSIS and ETL pipeline development
Diploma / Degree in Information Systems, computer science or related field
Strong understanding of data modelling and data warehouse design
Ability to create entity relationship diagrams (ERDs)
Exposure to cloud platforms is an added advantage
Microsoft 365 suite

Beneficial
Python
R (programming language)
Power BI

Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Dataverse
Working knowledge of other BI technologies

Skills, Knowledge and Attributes:
Project management skills
Good communication skills
Analytical skills (Information processing)
Interpersonal skills
Good understanding of IT Infrastructure
Good understanding of Microsoft applications and SQL Databases
Experience with APIs
Experience with data warehousing and architecture
Ability to take ownership of a data problem or project from beginning to completion
Excellent written, communication and presentation skills
Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
Competent in problem solving (problem analysis)
Ability to create, update, and maintain technical documentation with an architectural focus, including ETL processes and entity relationship diagrams (ERDs)
Pay attention to detail
Monitoring
Record keeping and documentation
Planned change control knowledge
Ability to work in a team
Ability to work under pressure
Deadline orientated
Apply company ISO policies relating to data
Self-starter
Intrinsic motivation
Ability to work on their own without constant supervision
Driven

Teachable
Open to feedback and to constructive criticism
Confident in their area of knowledge
Ability to make decisions
Adapts well to change