Data Engineer

 

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NWB001967/KMa

Date posted:

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

0000


JOB SUMMARY:
The Data Engineer is the subject matter expert on Microsoft SQL, with specific focus on a Microsoft SQL Managed Instance. The individual is responsible for building structures, moving data, staging data, washing, and loading data. The individual must have a deep understanding of sharing data across multiple schemas and security models and understand the security context.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for the curation of the various solution architecture diagrams to support the Enterprise Architecture and company strategy

Assists all other technology teams with guidance and specialist skillset whenever required

Assist in the planning and implementation of additions, deletions and major modifications to the IT hosting and cloud infrastructure

Ensures security policies as implemented in all solutions

Evaluate artefacts produced by technical teams for completeness and technical accuracy

Assist in the planning and management of infrastructure capacity

Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions

Proactively identify and develop preventative maintenance schedule of activities to avoid failures Deliver continuous improvement through operational excellence initiatives and drive significant improvements in service and uptime

Daily data importing from disparate sources as required

Fine tuning data processes

Make constructs from data tables for use in data science and other processing

Readying data for visualization

Key Measures & Expected Outcomes:

Operational Efficiencies and Reliable Delivery per Scorecard:

Solution Diagrams

Technical Architecture

Process Architecture

Non-functional requirements added to backlogs

Knowledge:

Microsoft SQL server on Azure cloud-based services

T-SQL

Databases, tables, functions and stored procedures, with specific attention to performance tuning and security in large scale environments

SQL ETL skills without using SSIS or data factory

Master Data, Contextual data and reporting data

System requirements specification

Object-oriented analysis

Technical recommendations and testing

Deep IT Technical skillset in the deployed technologies

Skills:

Ability to learn new technologies quickly

Passion to delve deeply into technologies to see opportunities for exploitation in the organization Logical ability to connect a large variety of systems together mentally and be able to describe it to different levels of stake holders accurately

Technical and IT Engineering

Communication and Problem Solving

Conflict Management and resolution

Interpersonal and relationship building

Risk Management

Attitudes:

Ability to multitask and efficiency orientated

Customer Service orientation

Result orientated

Being curious – learning, sharing and innovating

Leading and contributing to team success

Motivational and Persuasive

Decision making

Analytical thinking

Business Acumen

Communicating with impact and empathy

Education:

IT degree or diploma

Accreditation/Certification:

Microsoft Certified: Data Engineer

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