Junior Data Engineer - Sandton
- Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
Johannesburg Office. The Data Engineer will leverage their expertise in data and related technologies to support the organization's data strategy and business objectives. They will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines, optimizing data workflows, and enabling efficient data access and processing for various business functions.Responsibilities
- Work closely with Data Analysts, Software Engineers, and Product Owners within a squad environment to help shape data architecture detail designs through collaborative tools like Jira to ensure delivery of agile methodologies
- Enhance and automate data ingestion processes by implementing ETL pipelines using low code toolsets like Knime
- Integrate with various external data sources using SQL, PostgreSQL, and cloud-based solutions.
- Leverage programming languages such as Python and Java to optimize existing and build new automation workflows
- Develop dashboards and reports in Salesforce and Power BI
Essential:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Mathematics/ etc. or equivalent
- Ability to prioritize projects and deliverables
- Ability to work effectively with in a team
- Ability to see and present "the big picture" and offer solutions to make it better
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
- Very strong academic background
- Understanding and implementation of Agile methodology
- Ability to work with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MS SQL etc.)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure
- Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or similar