Overview
Platform Data Engineer Jobs in Stellenbosch, South Africa at Datafin
ENVIRONMENT: A niche company specializing in Intelligent Automation (IA), Digitization, Virtual Agents, and Low Code solutions is in search of a
forward-thinking
Data Platform Engineer. This individual’s primary responsibility is to play a key role in shaping and creating new applications and systems that align with the business needs of the data platform environment. This includes assessing business and system requirements, as well as the enhancement and construction of data platforms.
Furthermore, the candidate will actively engage and offer insights to the Architect in the process of compiling solution design documentation for both new and established data platforms. REQUIREMENTS:
Qualification (minimum)
Bachelor degree or relevant experience – Information Technology | Data Analysis | Computer Science
Qualification (ideal)
Degree in Data Engineering
AWS Certified Cloud Solution Architect
AWS Certified Database Speciality)
Data Warehousing certification
Knowledge and Experience (minimum)
Minimum:
Experience:
at least 6 years’ proven experience within management information systems (MIS) | data warehousing | data transformation information systems / systems analysis together with a relevant 3-year tertiary qualification
OR
At least 6-8 years’ proven experience within management information systems / system analysis
Proven experience in:
Working in a cloud environment.
Data storage and access technologies
Testing methodologies
Mentorship
Quality assuring work of others
Knowledge:
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
Knowledge and Experience (Ideal)
Experience:
Experience working in an AWS environment as well as with AWS Technologies and Azure
Orchestration technologies
Data modelling
Knowledge:
Data architecture (technical design and implementation processes)
Banking systems environment
Banking business model
Best practices for Quality Assurance (QA)
Functional Skills:
Expert level skill in:
Programming concepts
Version control
Cloud computing
Infrastructure as code
Python coding
Pyspark
Applying Big Data frameworks
Determining and mapping dependencies
Data streaming concepts
Orchestration technologies
Data Analysis skill to understand the profile of the data
Streaming data and near time data, data solutions
Organisational Skills:
Analytical skills
Communication skills
Interpersonal & Relationship management skills
Problem solving skills
Decision making
Title: Platform Data Engineer
Company: Datafin
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Category: IT/Tech (Data Engineer, Data Analyst)
