Principal Database Engineer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITA006108/Sam

Date posted:

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:

If you're an Oracle Developer who enjoys building enterprise data solutions, developing ETL processes, designing BI repositories, and transforming complex business requirements into scalable reporting platforms, this opportunity will put you at the centre of a business where data drives strategic decisions.

POSITION INFO:
Our Client is looking for a technically strong Oracle professional who is currently developing (not administering) Oracle-based data, BI, and integration solutions. If you've worked extensively with ODI, OAS, ETL development, data warehousing, and Oracle databases, this could be your next career-defining move. As part of a highly skilled data and development team, you'll contribute to the design and delivery of enterprise data platforms, business intelligence solutions, and integration frameworks that support stakeholders across the organisation. Responsibilities: Design and develop enterprise data warehouse and business intelligence solutions Build and maintain ETL processes using Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Develop and optimise complex Oracle SQL and PL\/SQL solutions Create logical and physical data models that support scalable reporting and analytics platforms Develop and maintain Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) repositories and metadata layers Ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability of database and reporting solutions Requirements: 8 years of experience in Oracle development, ETL, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, or Data Engineering Strong hands-on development experience in Oracle environments Experience delivering enterprise reporting and analytics solutions Expertise in Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) development and ETL design Experience with Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) Repository Development Data warehouse design and dimensional modelling experience Oracle Database development experience (19c and above advantageous) Exposure to Oracle GoldenGate and Python, Spark, or API integration experience Apply now! For more exciting IT vacancies, please visit: I also specialise in recruiting in the following: Software Developers\/Engineers\/Architects Data Analytics Specialists PM\/BA\/Scrum Masters DevOps and Infrastructure Experts If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions. For more information contact: Samkelisiwe Makhanye Recruitment Consultant

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