Data Engineer

Contract Duration: Initial 6-Month Contract

Start Date: October 2026

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a high-profile retail project based in Cape Town. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines, data warehouses, and scalable data models that support business intelligence and analytics initiatives.

This position is ideal for a Data Engineer with strong Microsoft data platform expertise, hands‑on ETL/ELT experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and integration solutions.
• Build and support enterprise data warehouses and scalable data models.
• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT processes using Microsoft data technologies.
• Manage and support on‑premises data workloads and pipeline operations.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across data platforms.
• Implement data governance, security, and compliance best practices, including POPIA requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Support reporting and analytics initiatives by providing clean and reliable datasets.
• Contribute to testing, monitoring, and ongoing optimization of data solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of Data Engineering experience.

Strong experience with:

• SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services)
• ETL and ELT development
• Data warehouse design and development
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines.
• Experience working with Databricks and Python.
• Understanding of data governance, security, testing, and data quality processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience supporting on‑premises environments and workloads.
• Exposure to business intelligence and reporting platforms such as:
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Experience within retail or consumer-focused environments.
• Knowledge of POPIA compliance and data privacy regulations.