Data Engineer - Information Technology (Banking experience)

Role Overview

A Data Engineer designs, builds, and maintains scalable data pipelines and platforms that enable reliable data ingestion, storage, processing, and access. The role focuses on transforming raw data into high-quality, trusted datasets that support analytics, reporting, and data science use cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines (batch and/or streaming)
• Build and optimize data integration processes from multiple data sources
• Develop and manage data models for analytics and reporting
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and reliability through validation and monitoring
• Implement and maintain ETL/ELT workflows
• Optimize data storage and query performance
• Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders
• Maintain documentation for data pipelines, schemas, and processes
• Enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues in production environments
• Support platform scalability, resilience, and cost optimization

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in SQL
• Experience with Python, Scala, or Java
• Hands-on experience with data warehouses (e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Synapse)
• Experience with ETL/ELT tools (e.g. Airflow, dbt, Azure Data Factory, Informatica)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Understanding of data modeling (star schema, snowflake, dimensional modeling)
• Experience with version control (Git)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for data workloads

Data & Platform Knowledge

• Relational and NoSQL databases
• File-based data formats (Parquet, Avro, JSON, CSV)
• Data streaming concepts (Kafka, Event Hubs, Kinesis - advantage)
• Performance tuning and query optimization

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Attention to detail

Job Features

• Job Category: Banking, IT
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Commencement Date: ASAP
• Location: Sandton
• Contact Type: Contract
• Duration: 12 months with strong possibilities of renewal, based on business needs
• Work Arrangement: Onsite for a minimum of 3 days with the other 2 days offsite – but at management’s discretion

Contact Person

Amori Prinsloo

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