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Data Scientist (Senior)

Imizizi

Job Location:

Pretoria - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 13 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 10 August 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

The job posting is outdated and position may be filled

Job Summary

Reference: JHB001381-SN-1

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

Develop maintain and optimize data pipelines and workflows using AWS services including Python coding

and data ingestion (ETL Spark) from various data sources including APIs Databases Files Streams etc

Utilize Amazon Quicksight for data visualization reporting and interpretation to support business

decisionmaking.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform for managing AWS infrastructure

Develop compelling and insightful dashboards that tell a clear story from complex data to support business

decisions and drive actionable insights.

Support exploratory data analysis and provide insights to drive business objectives.

Strong experience with AWS services including but not limited to S3 Glue Athena RDS Lambda

DynamoDB EC2 VPC Step Functions and other related services.

Familiarity with Git and GitHub Actions for version control and CI/CD.

Proven ability to collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and analyse business requirements

including the underlying business context and translate business requirements into well-defined technical

specifications.

Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

and the ability to engage effectively in a multicultural business environment.

Experience in defining acceptance criteria and managing scope for technical deliverables.

Adaptability to perform additional tasks under the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:

A genuine interest in data storytelling and visualization with enthusiasm for creating impactful dashboards

that communicate insights effectively to diverse audiences.

Problem solving capabilities

Driven and willing to learn new technologies to be able to solve different problems

Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project

Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.

Ability to work interdependently and to submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality

Ability to work within a multi-national organisational structure and to work with colleagues from all over the

world

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to communicate effectively (both verbally

and in writing) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users

Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move

concepts through to proposal and successful implementation

Strong presentation skills

Above-board work ethics

Willing and able to travel internationally

Strong interest in Artificial Intelligence and specifically LLM-based applications

Duties & Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into actionable technical tasks.
Define project scope and align business and technical teams.
Design data pipelines propose data and dashboard solutions and support development cycles. Be able to
facilitate collaboration between business and the Fit4Cloud team Develop and maintain high-quality
efficient software/Custom solutions.
Build deploy and scale cloud applications using AWS with a focus on performance and security.
Document system designs and key technical details.
Resolve operational issues and support new use case onboarding.
Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project goals.
Mentor and train junior team members.
Take ownership and deliver impactful meaningful solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

Relevant IT / Business / Engineering Degree
Candidates with one or more of these certifications are preferred:
AWS Certified Data Engineer AWS Certified Developer Associate AWS Certified Data Analytics AWS
Certified Architect Associate AWS Certified Architect Professional Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate

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