Johannesburg: Data Engineer (Ab Initio & Redshift/PostgreSQL)

Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain Ab Initio ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale enterprise data platforms Build and optimize data models and transformations in Amazon Redshift and PostgreSQL Ensure high data quality, accuracy, and consistency across banking data domains Collaborate with business analysts, data architects, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions Optimize query performance, data loading processes, and storage strategies Support regulatory, risk, compliance, and reporting use cases Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data pipeline and performance issues Adhere to data governance, security, and banking compliance standards Required Skills & Experience 5 years experience as a Data Engineer (financial services or banking preferred) Strong hands-on experience with Ab Initio (GDE, Co>Operating System, metadata, performance tuning) Advanced expertise in Amazon Redshift and PostgreSQL (SQL, optimization, indexing, schema design) Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts , ETL/ELT patterns, and dimensional modeling Experience working with large, complex datasets in enterprise environments Familiarity with banking data domains (transactions, customers, risk, finance, compliance) Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Nice to Have: Experience with AWS ecosystem (S3, Glue, Lambda, IAM) Exposure to data governance, lineage, and metadata management tools Knowledge of Python or shell scripting Experience in Agile / DevOps data environments What We Offer Opportunity to work on mission-critical banking data platforms Collaborative, high-impact data engineering environment Competitive salary and benefits Career growth within a leading financial services organization