AWS Cloud Data Engineer – Johannesburg/ Hybrid – R1.4m PA

Recruiter:

E-Merge

Job Ref:

GZ60255

Date posted:

Monday, March 24, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

1 400 000

SUMMARY:
AWS Cloud Data Engineer – Johannesburg/ Hybrid – R1.4m PA

POSITION INFO:

Technology consulting firm that empowers businesses with innovative cloud and data-driven solutions. We work alongside global organizations to create scalable, reliable, and secure solutions that drive their digital transformation.

As a Cloud Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing cloud-based data architectures to help organizations unlock the full potential of their data. You will work with modern cloud technologies to build data pipelines, manage large datasets, and ensure the efficient processing and storage of data across cloud environments

Requirements:

Degree or National Diploma degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or a comparable field of study
Experience with core Cloud Data Services: Familiarity with Glue, Redshift, S3, Lambda, EMR, Athena, Microsoft Fabric or Databricks
Knowledge of big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or Kafka
Scripting & Programming proficiency: Programming skills in Python, Pandas & SQL
Database Management: Experience working with relational databases like AWS RDS, MS SQL, Azure SQL DB or Postgres.
Solid Data Engineering background: Knowledge and experience of data modelling, ETL processes, and data warehousing.
Infrastructure as code (IaC) proficiency: Experience with tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform or Azure ARM/Bicep
DevOps fluency: CI/CD tools
Cloud Certification (a plus)

Responsibilities:

Designing and implementing optimal data models projects
Identifying key performance improvement opportunities
Creation of data validation models and ensuring data quality
Working with clients and other team members to identify key data requirements
Writing appropriate algorithms to interpret and serve the relevant data
Build robust data solutions.

Reference Number for this position is GZ60255 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in offering a cost to company salary of R1.4m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on -merge.co.za or call him on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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