
Platform Data Engineer
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To contribute to the design and development of new applications / systems to meet the business requirements of the data platform environment.
- To analyse business or system requirements and build and enhance the data platforms.
- To participate in and provide input to the Architect during the compilation of solution design documentation for new and existing data platforms.
- A relevant degree in Information Technology or Data Analysis
- A relevant 3-year tertiary qualification (degree or diploma).
- Data storage and access technologies
- Testing methodologies
- Mentorship
- Quality assuring work of others
- 3-5 years' proven experience in:
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Data warehousing
- Data transformation information systems
- Proficiency in:
- AWS (cloud environment)
- Python
- SQL
- Postgres
- IT systems development processes (SDLC)
- Data pipelines
- Rational database system and / or cloud data warehousing and / or big data frameworks
- Dimensional modelling
- Standards and governance
- Testing practices
- People leadership practices and principles
- Quality assurance practices and processes
- Experience working in an AWS environment as well as with AWS Technologies and Azure
- Orchestration technologies
- Data modelling
- Data architecture (technical design and implementation processes)
- Banking systems environment
- Banking business model
- Best practices for Quality Assurance (QA)
- Clear criminal and credit record