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IT Data Analysts


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: ZAR 1 - 1
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 24 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 21 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

WE ARE HIRING!

A leading organisation in the healthcare and manufacturing sector is looking to appoint a dynamic passionate confident proactive and meticulous Data Analyst to join a goal-oriented team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in transforming data into actionable business insights developing scalable data solutions and supporting data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED
Required:
  • BSc / BCom in Computer Science Statistics Data Science Mathematics or related field
Preferred:
  • Honours or postgraduate degree in Data Science or Applied Mathematics
  • Experience in pharmaceutical life sciences or regulated manufacturing environments (GxP advantage)
  • Prior pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing experience is advantageous

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
  • Proven delivery of end-to-end data projects from raw data through to business output
  • Strong proficiency in Python for data manipulation modelling and automation
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouses Pipelines Notebooks Semantic Models)
  • Power BI dashboard and report development including DAX and data modelling
  • SQL and relational/non-relational database expertise
  • Data engineering fundamentals including ETL/ELT processes
  • Experience with data visualisation reporting and storytelling
  • Knowledge of cloud-based data architecture and platforms
Preferred Experience:
  • Exposure to Azure Data Services (Synapse Data Factory ADLS)
  • Experience with MLOps and model deployment
  • Familiarity with GMP/GxP data integrity requirements


Requirements
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Technical Delivery
Data Engineering & Pipeline Management
  • Design build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines within Microsoft Fabric
  • Ingest cleanse and transform structured and unstructured datasets
  • Manage Lakehouse architecture data flows and Fabric workspaces
  • Monitor pipeline performance and implement data quality controls
  • Ensure data lineage cataloguing and governance compliance
Analytics Modelling & Insights
  • Develop statistical and machine learning models to solve business challenges
  • Conduct exploratory data analysis and communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders
  • Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and semantic models
  • Translate business requirements into data hypotheses and actionable insights
  • Conduct forecasting and trend analysis where required
Quality & Data Governance
  • Ensure all data processes comply with organisational governance and quality standards
  • Maintain audit-ready documentation of data models pipelines and outputs
  • Support the development of a strong data quality culture across the organisation
  • Identify and remediate data integrity risks proactively
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Collaborate with business units and leadership teams to prioritise data requirements
  • Present findings reports and dashboards to management and executive stakeholders
  • Mentor junior analysts where applicable
  • Work closely with IT teams regarding infrastructure and data security requirements

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Statistical modelling and machine learning using libraries such as scikit-learn and statsmodels
  • Power BI expertise including DAX Power Query and Semantic Model design
  • Data visualisation best practices
  • Experience with Notebooks VS Code and Fabric Notebooks
  • Microsoft Fabric (Pipelines Dataflows Lakehouses Notebooks)
  • Python (pandas PySpark NumPy)
  • SQL / T-SQL / KQL
  • Azure Data Lake Storage and cloud data infrastructure
  • ETL design patterns and orchestration
  • Data governance frameworks and metadata management
  • Enterprise data platforms including Microsoft Fabric Azure and Power BI
  • Data engineering and integration methodologies
  • Data storytelling and business insight generation
  • Cloud-based data architecture principles



Required Skills:

Python MIcrosoft Fabics DAX


Required Education:

Degree