Senior Cloud Data Engineer

Are you passionate about building scalable data platforms that power intelligent decision-making? Join an innovative, fast-growing technology team where you'll design and optimize modern data pipelines, enable advanced analytics, and drive data engineering excellence.

If you thrive in a collaborative, cloud-first environment and enjoy solving complex data challenges with cutting-edge technologies, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career.

What you bring

• 7+ years of professional experience as a data engineer or in a similar role developing data ETL pipelines.
• Advanced proficiency in Python for backend development and scripting
• Strong SQL skills with hands-on experience in querying and modeling relational databases
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Hands-on with containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs
• Experience with version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) and CI/CD workflows
• Strong grasp of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and principles of clean, maintainable code
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, own projects end-to-end, and mentor junior engineers
• Familiarity with AI concepts and prompt engineering is a plus

Nice to have:

• Experience with data security, privacy compliance, and access controls
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm)
• Background in event-driven architecture or stream processing

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain reliable data pipelines and ETL processes using Python and SQL
• Build and manage API-based data ingestion workflows and real-time data integrations
• Apply software engineering best practices: modular design, testing, version control, and documentation
• Own and optimize data workflows and automation, ensuring efficiency and scalability
• Collaborate closely with senior engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Work with data-devops principles: CI/CD for data workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and containerized ETL deployments

Reference number for this position is GZ60844 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Melrose Arch offering a salary of R1.08m per annum, negotiable based on experience and ability.

Contact Garth on [email protected] or call 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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