Data Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our dynamic data engineering team in Cape Town. The role focuses on combining software, systems, and data to extract meaningful insights from raw data, while collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts and other stakeholders to ensure data availability, integrity and optimal performance.

Key responsibilities

• Understand and analyse client requirements and business needs, proposing solid data‑driven solutions.
• Design, develop and maintain data layers and integration pipelines for Big Data analytics, ensuring successful ETL from various sources.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and support existing solutions on GCP and Oracle.
• Perform peer reviews, follow SDLC and documentation standards, and manage GCP costs and related infrastructure.
• Participate actively in the product team, provide mentorship, status updates and handle standby rotation.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field.
• 4‑6 years of data‑warehouse ETL experience.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their data services.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL or SQL Server.
• Experience with dimensional modelling, data analysis and version‑control systems (SVN/GIT).

Required skills

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Oracle
• SQL
• Python
• Java
• Korn shell scripting
• SVN / GIT
• AWS
• Azure
• Google Cloud
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• SQL Server
• Dimensional modelling
• Data visualization tools