
Data Engineer
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contribute to the development and execution of short, medium, and long-term Data Analytics strategies aligned with the organization’s overall Data & Analytics objectives.
- Support the implementation of comprehensive Data & Governance strategies.
- Collaborate with Chief Data Officers, Data Business Partners, project managers, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and maximize the value of data initiatives.
- Gain a deep understanding of core business operations, systems, and data assets.
- Identify necessary data sets and develop initial drafts of models to meet business needs.
- Apply expertise to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans.
- Monitor data system performance and stability, and periodically clean the data warehouse.
- Implement standard Data Office guidelines, policies, practices, and procedures when developing data solutions.
- Stay informed about legislative, governance, and compliance requirements related to data privacy and security.
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance, financial, and statutory requirements for data security, retention, and deletion.
- Adhere to internal control procedures and authority levels.
- Manage and mitigate business risks through effective actions and measures.
- Define, measure, and manage SLAs and key success metrics for data visualization activities as required.
- Relevant graduate or post-graduate degree (e.g., Computer Science, Data Engineering, Business Mathematics and Informatics, Information Technology, or a related field).
- Successful completion of one or more technical skills assessments.
- Experience with data warehouses, data lakes, and/or cloud solutions.
- At least 4+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields.