Our client is looking for a Data Engineer in Centurion Gauteng
- The Data Engineer helps stakeholders understand the data through exploration and build to maintain secure and compliant data processing pipelines by using different tools and techniques. You maintain various data services and frameworks to store and produce cleansed and enhanced datasets for analysis. This includes data store design using different architecture patterns based on business requirements.
- The Data Engineers responsibility is to design develop and maintain data-based solutions this includes ensuring that the operationalization of data pipelines and data stores is high-performing efficient organized and reliable given a set of business requirements and constraints.
- You help to identify and troubleshoot operational and data quality issues. You also design implement monitor and optimize data platforms to meet the data pipelines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (internal and external) to ensure effective implementation set-up utilization and governance of the enterprise data platform across the organization.
- This role contributes to the complete data function for data analytics business intelligence and advanced analytics.
- This role requires a strong business focus and the individual understands the strategy and direction of the business but focuses on how to underpin that with data.
- This position reports to the Team Lead: Business Information
Required minimum education/training
- BCom Information Technology qualification / bachelors degree in computer science / engineering (IT) degree or similar
- Data Engineering tools (Azure Data Engineer) certification will be an added advantage
- ITIL or COBIT certification
Required minimum work experience
- 2 4 years of working experience in an IT environment
- Experience in working on IT enterprise Azure-based data solutions
- Experience with Python and SQL
- Experience in gathering requirements and transition it to designs and outcomes
- Experience working in the Agri sector will be an advantage
Key performance areas
- Strategic Direction
- Information Technology Operations
- IT Project Execution
- People Management
- Financial Management
- Governance and Compliance.
Technical knowledge / competencies
- Microsoft Azure Data suite
- Data and Business intelligence enablement knowledge
- Business intelligence rendering tools
- Working knowledge of Project Management Tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Report writing skills
- IT Security would be an added advantage
- People change management skills
Behavioural competencies
- Excellent Analytical skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to tie together technologies and architecture to address requirements
- Planning and organizing
- Strong communication skills
- Teamwork
- Change agent
- Work under pressure
- Assertiveness
- Interpersonal skills