Senior Data Engineer
Job in
Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Listed on 2026-10-12
Listing for:
e-Merge IT Recruitment
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-12
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Data Science Manager, Data Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A large marketing data generation and distribution company, transforming how businesses access, manage and use data - are rapidly expanding their footprint globally.
They are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join their technology team and play a key role in designing, building and maintaining scalable, reliable data solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and maintain scalable
ETL/ELT pipelines
for reliable data processing. - Build, enhance and optimise
data warehouses and modern data platforms
. - Integrate and consolidate data from diverse sources and systems.
- Develop high-performance
SQL queries
and efficient data transformation processes. - Maintain high standards of
data quality, governance, security and availability
. - Monitor, troubleshoot and continuously optimise data pipelines and workflows.
- Collaborate with
Data Analysts, BI Developers, Software Engineers and business stakeholders
to deliver effective data solutions. - Contribute to
data architecture, automation and engineering best practices
. - Develop and support
cloud-based data solutions
to enable scalable and efficient data processing.
Qualifications &
Experience:
- 5+ years' experience
in Data Engineering or a related role. - Strong
SQL
and
Python
skills. - Proven ETL/ELT and data integration experience.
- Experience with relational and/or cloud databases.
- Strong understanding of data warehousing and dimensional modelling.
- Exposure to
AWS, Azure or GCP
. - Experience with orchestration tools and
Git
. - Understanding of data quality, governance and software engineering practices.
- Advantageous:
Azure Data Factory / AWS Glue /Databricks / Snowflake / Microsoft Fabric Power BI / Apache Spark /Kafka /Docker / Kubernetes
The Reference Number
for this position is
NG61504
which is a Permanent, Hybrid position based in the Johannesburg offering a cost to company of up to R900k CTC negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Nokuthula at or call her on to discuss this and other opportunities.
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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