Graduate Data Engineer | 2026 BEng Graduates

Cape Town | Hybrid (2 days a week on-site)

Are you completing your BEng degree in 2026 and interested in building a career at the intersection of engineering, technology and data?

A GLOBAL Data and AI Consultancy is hiring high-potential Engineering graduates to join a growing Data Engineering team.

This is an opportunity to take the analytical thinking, mathematics, programming and complex problem-solving skills you've developed through your engineering degree and apply them to real-world data and technology challenges.

What You'll Be Doing:

As a Graduate Data Engineer, you'll work alongside experienced Data Engineers and technology professionals while developing practical skills across:

• Python and SQL
• Data pipelines and ETL processes
• Data modelling and architecture
• Cloud technologies, particularly AWS
• Large-scale data processing
• Database design and optimisation
• CI/CD and automation
• Infrastructure as Code
• Data governance and security

You'll contribute to real client projects and help design and build data solutions that solve complex business problems.

What you can expect:

You'll join a collaborative, cross-functional environment with a strong focus on learning and development.

The company offers:

• A hybrid and flexible working model
• Exposure to a variety of data-driven projects within different industries, locally and internationally
• Access to learning platforms and ongoing professional development
• Mentorship and the opportunity to learn from experienced technical professionals
• Communication allowance towards mobile and internet costs
• Regular team and social activities
• Weekly team lunches

Interested?

If you're completing your BEng in 2026 and you've been wondering whether your engineering background could lead you into Data Engineering, Data Science or technology, we'd love to speak to you.

Apply today!