Intermediate or Senior AWS Data Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R900k per annum

Recruiter:

E-Merge

Job Ref:

NG60600

Date posted:

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

900 000

SUMMARY:
Intermediate or Senior AWS Data Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R900k per annum

POSITION INFO:

A Technology and Business Consulting Firm that was founded through a combination of technology, data, financial and actuarial science principles. is looking for a highly motivate Intermediate or Senior AWS Data Engineer with strong expertise in building scalable data pipelines on AWS. You will work with major financial institutions, designing and implementing modern cloud-based data solutions. This is a hands-on role requiring a solid foundation in Python or C#, AWS Glue (PySpark), and cloud-based ETL systems.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and optimize robust data pipelines and architectures on AWS.
Lead the implementation of scalable and secure data solutions.
Ingest data into AWS S3 and transform/load into RDS/Redshift.
Build AWS Glue Jobs using PySpark or Glue Spark.
Use AWS Lambda (Python/C#) for event-driven data transformation.
Collaborate on migration and deployment automation (Dev to Prod).
Support data governance, lineage, and best practices in security.
Deliver data insights through well-structured models and pipelines.
Work with batch, real-time (Kafka), and streaming architectures.
Interact with stakeholders and communicate technical concepts clearly.

Qualifications & Experience:

Proficiency in SQL and data modelling principles.
Deep experience with AWS services: Glue, Lambda, S3, RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, IAM.
CI/CD, DevOps and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.).
Familiarity with RDBMS systems: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server.
Agile/Scrum methodology and full SDLC experience.
Kafka and real-time data ingestion experience (advantageous).
Strong Python or C# programming, including OOP and libraries for data engineering.

The Reference Number for this position is NG60600 which is a Permanent, Hybrid position in Johannesburg offering a salary of R600k up to R900k per annum negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on nokuthulag@ e-Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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