A Data & AI Intelligence consultancy company is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Data Engineer to join a collaborative team of Product Owners, Data Engineers, and Machine Learning Engineers in Cape Town, Western Cape on a 12 month contract.
This role is ideal for a self-driven professional who enjoys solving complex data challenges, building scalable cloud-based solutions, and working in a highly autonomous, outcome-focused environment.
The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining modern data platforms that support advanced analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Data Engineering:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data platforms.
- Build robust ETL/ELT processes to ingest, transform, and load data from multiple sources.
- Develop and optimise data layers that support analytics and reporting requirements.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, lineage, and performance across data environments.
- Support both batch and real-time data processing solutions.
- Create and maintain technical documentation and solution designs.
Requirements Analysis - Engage with stakeholders to understand business and operational requirements.
- Analyse source systems and datasets to identify opportunities and recommend solutions.
- Translate business needs into scalable technical data solutions.
Cloud and Infrastructure - Develop and maintain cloud-native data solutions across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Monitor and optimise cloud resource utilisation and associated costs.
- Support the development and maintenance of data infrastructure required for modern analytics platforms.
Quality Assurance and Best Practises - Conduct peer reviews and contribute to code quality initiatives.
- Follow SDLC processes, documentation standards, and governance requirements.
- Implement monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimisation practices
Collaboration: - Work closely with Product Owners, Data Scientists, Analysts, and Engineering teams.
- Provide mentorship and knowledge sharing within the team.
- Participate in standby and support rotations where required.
- Contribute positively to team culture and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in:
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Data Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of Data Engineering experience.
- Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data solutions.
- Strong experience with Python and SQL.
- Experience working within cloud-native environments.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver solutions independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong Data Engineering fundamentals and modern data architecture principles.
- Experience building and maintaining high-volume data pipelines.
- Experience with cloud platforms:
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Microsoft Azure
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Understanding of:
- Data governance
- Data quality frameworks
- Data lineage
- Security and compliance requirements
- Strong troubleshooting, optimisation, and problem-solving skills.
Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.
Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
Apply for this role today, contact Gaby Turner at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn.
You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: itcareers@hireresolve.za.com
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
