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Junior Data Engineer
ExecutivePlacements.com · Pretoria
Job description
About the role
We are seeking a Junior Data Engineer to join our fast‑growing agritech and risk analytics company. You will help build and maintain data platforms, pipelines, and analytical tools that support insurers, agribusinesses, and public‑sector clients.
Key responsibilities
- Assist in designing, building, and optimising automated data pipelines and workflows.
- Ingest, process, and manage structured, geospatial, satellite, weather, and external datasets.
- Support the creation of analytical datasets, dashboards, reporting solutions, and client‑facing tools.
- Contribute to internal platforms and data‑driven applications used for risk analysis.
- Maintain ETL/ELT processes, data transformation, and integration workflows.
- Monitor and improve data quality, integrity, reliability, and performance.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on data, analytics, and geospatial initiatives.
- Continuously learn and propose improvements to workflows and engineering practices.
Required profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, GIS or a related quantitative field.
- 1–3 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, GIS, or a similar technical role.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem‑solving abilities and a proactive attitude.
- Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
Required skills
- SQL
- Python or R
- ETL/ELT pipeline development and automation
- Data modelling principles
- GIS and geospatial data handling
- Experience with cloud platforms, APIs or modern data tooling
- Familiarity with dashboards and data visualisation tools
What we offer
- Hands‑on exposure to real‑world agritech and risk analytics projects.
- Collaborative, close‑knit team where your work has visible impact.
- Hybrid working model with flexibility between office and remote work.
- Career growth, continuous learning opportunities and exposure to agricultural intelligence.
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