Data Engineers

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📍 Johannesburg, South AfricaContract
IT Services

About this role

Key Responsibility:
You will be assigned a portfolio of client engagements where you will be expected to:
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Design and build scalable data platforms using modern cloud-native and Lakehouse architectures
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Develop and optimise data pipelines using Python, SQL, and tools such as Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Google Cloud Dataflow, Databricks, and dbt
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Modernise legacy data environments, migrating from on-premises solutions to cloud-native platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, or Databricks
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Engage with clients to conceptualize data solutions aligned to their business strategy
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Support our sales team with pre-sales activities, proof-of-concept deliveries, and technical proposals
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Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and intermediate consultants
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Lead technical reviews and contribute to consultants' growth plans
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Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, optimise data delivery, and improve infrastructure scalability
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Work with stakeholders, including executive, product, and analytics teams, to address data infrastructure needs
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Drive knowledge sharing through technical blogs, internal forums, and workshops
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Balance billable project work with team support responsibilities

Requirements

Data Engineer – Candidate Requirements

Intermediate Level

3–5 years' experience

  • 3–5 years of hands-on experience in data engineering.

  • Strong proficiency in Python and/or SQL, including query optimisation.

  • Experience working with both relational and non-relational databases.

  • Experience designing and building data pipelines and data models.

  • Understanding and practical experience with lakehouse architectures, including the medallion pattern.

  • Practical experience with at least one major cloud platform, including:

    • Microsoft Azure

    • AWS

    • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  • Familiarity with:

    • Databricks

    • Snowflake

    • Delta Lake

    • PySpark

  • Understanding of data transformation frameworks such as dbt.

  • Experience with version control using Git.

  • Understanding of CI/CD practices for data workflows.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to perform root-cause analysis on complex data issues.

  • Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Senior Level

6–8+ years' experience

  • 6–8+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering.

  • All intermediate-level technical requirements, together with demonstrable experience in:

    • Leading end-to-end data platform delivery.

    • Architecting enterprise-grade lakehouse environments.

    • Implementing data mesh patterns.

    • Infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, AWS CDK or Pulumi.

    • DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.

    • Working effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic consulting environment.

    • Mentoring junior engineers.

    • Contributing to technical strategy and solution direction.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in:

    • Computer Science

    • Information Systems

    • Information Technology

    • or a related field.

  • Master's degree in a relevant field is advantageous.

Certifications

One or more of the following certifications would be advantageous:

  • Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate

  • Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate

  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

  • Google Professional Data Engineer

  • AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Technology Experience

Languages & Frameworks

  • Python

  • PySpark

  • SQL

  • dbt

Microsoft Fabric & Azure

  • Microsoft Fabric Lakehouses

  • Fabric Pipelines

  • Fabric Semantic Models

  • Direct Lake

  • Azure Data Factory

  • Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

  • Azure Synapse Analytics

  • Azure Databricks

  • Azure Event Hubs

Google Cloud Platform

  • BigQuery

  • Cloud Storage

  • Dataflow

  • Dataproc

  • Pub/Sub

Amazon Web Services

  • Amazon S3

  • AWS Glue

  • Amazon Redshift

  • Amazon EMR

  • Amazon Kinesis

Databricks & Data Platforms

  • Databricks

  • Delta Lake

  • Unity Catalog

  • MLflow

  • Databricks Workflows

Databases

  • Azure SQL

  • Azure Cosmos DB

  • PostgreSQL

  • Snowflake

  • BigQuery

  • Amazon Redshift

DevOps & Infrastructure as Code

  • Git

  • Azure DevOps

  • GitHub Actions

  • Terraform

  • Bicep

  • AWS CDK

  • CI/CD pipelines

Streaming & Messaging

  • Azure Event Hubs

  • Azure Stream Analytics

  • Apache Kafka

  • Amazon Kinesis

  • Google Pub/Sub

Visualisation & Analytics

  • Microsoft Power BI

  • Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Dashboards

  • Looker / Looker Studio

  • Amazon QuickSight



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