Data Engineer - iKhokha


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iKhokha IT / Telecom Jobs in KwaZulu-Natal


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Job Description

  • Do you enjoy building reliable data systems and collaborating with teams to turn information into actionable insights?
  • Our iKTribe is looking for a Data Engineer to design, maintain, and optimise the pipelines and tools that keep our data flowing smoothly across the business.

So, what will you do? 

  • You will enable data-driven decision-making by providing the necessary infrastructure and tools for collecting, organizing, and processing and storing large volumes of data.
  • You will work closely with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand their data requirements and implement solutions that support the organization's data needs.


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In addition to the above, you will: 

  • Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, ensuring efficient and reliable data processing, transformation, and storage.
  • Integrate data from various sources, both internal and external, ensuring data quality and integrity.
  • Optimise data infrastructure and pipelines for scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand their data requirements and assist in the design and implementation of data models and structures.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data requirements, develop data solutions, and support data-driven decision-making.
  • Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies in data engineering, and recommend innovative solutions to enhance our data infrastructure and processes.
  • Document and maintain technical specifications, system configurations, and data flow diagrams.
  • Implement and monitor data governance and security measures to ensure data privacy and compliance with relevant regulations.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data processing, pipeline performance, and data quality.

Qualifications

  • BSc Computer Science / BCom / IT related Degree.
  • Data engineering industry-related certifications

Deal Breakers: 

  • A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a Data Engineer role with the following:
  • Must have experience working directly with data teams (Including BI analysts, Data Analysts, Data Scientists and Business Analysts) and good exposure to various business functions.
  • Solid experience and excellent understanding of database’s, ETL, SQL, data modelling (Kimball), Data integration and API’s.
  • Solid experience working in cloud platforms like Snowflake or Azure or AWS.
  • Good experience in developing in Python.
  • Good quality assurance experience in testing specifications and data integrity whereby data quality and governance must be at the top of the agenda.


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  • Has worked previously in a data warehouse environment.
  • In addition to the above, experience in the following will make you a frontrunner for the role:
  • Previous industry experience in financial services and / or data engineering (analytics environment would be an advantage).
  • Good understanding and knowledge of the data engineering and analytics landscape.
  • Good understanding, participation and active engagement in defined internal processes such as how SLDC works in a data driven environment.
  • General knowledge, understanding and exposure of data management principles such as the DMBOK framework would be advantageous.
  • A good understanding of how various functional areas within a business work such as Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Logistics, and Operations.
  • A good understanding of how card transactions and the online payment industry works.
  • A very good understanding of the data and product management domain.
  • Knowledge of Agile Scrum development principles and methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
  • Attention to detail and quality.

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