Job Description:
Senior Data Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Employment Type: Permanent
Remote/Hybrid/On-site: Hybrid
market-related salary
Are you passionate about building scalable, high-performance data solutions that drive business insights? We're looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join an exciting team focused on designing and maintaining robust data infrastructure.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building reliable data pipelines, optimizing data platforms, and enabling analytics through well-engineered data solutions. Please note: This is a Data Engineering role focused on infrastructure and data platforms—not machine learning or statistical modelling.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain batch and real-time data pipelines
Develop and manage data lakes and data warehouses
Integrate data solutions with backend applications
Automate workflows and implement CI/CD for data pipelines
Build and optimize data models for analytics and operational reporting
Ensure data quality, integrity, security, and reliability
Monitor and optimize data pipeline performance
Collaborate with business stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions
Build, automate, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports
Requirements
5+ years' experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role
Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL experience
Hands-on experience with DBT
Proficiency in Python (or another data processing language)
Experience with AWS services (including S3 and Lambda)
Solid understanding of data warehousing and data modelling
Experience with GitHub and CI/CD practices
Nice to Have
Exposure to analytics engineering or machine learning pipelines
If you're passionate about building reliable, scalable data platforms and enjoy solving complex data challenges, we'd love to hear from you!