BI Data Engineer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007424/LM

Date posted:

Monday, April 20, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
As a Senior Data Engineer in Business Intelligence, you’ll be the architect behind scalable, secure data systems that power real-time insights across the logistics value chain. From building high-performance ELT pipelines and integrating complex platforms to delivering clean, trusted datasets, you’ll enable automation, cost optimisation, and smarter decision-making. This role is all about turning raw data into a strategic asset—driving innovation, efficiency, and collaboration with BI and Data Science teams.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

Design, build and maintain ELT pipelines ensuring reliability and performance
Integrate data across WMS, TMS, ERP and IoT platforms
Manage data lake and data warehouse environments
Deliver clean, structured and validated datasets
Collaborate with BI and Data Science teams
Maintain documentation and data catalogues
Support security, compliance and access controls
Automate operational data processes
Perform issue analysis and root cause investigations
Optimise advanced SQL development and reusable pipelines

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
3–5 years' experience in data engineering (logistics/supply chain advantageous)
Relevant cloud and data engineering certifications (Azure, AWS, and GCP)
Strong experience in BI or analytics tooling (SQL, Power BI, and Tableau)
ELT/ETL pipeline development (ADF, Airflow, and SSIS)
Advanced SQL development and optimisation
Python or similar scripting language
Cloud-based data platforms
Data modelling, warehousing and schema design

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