Data Engineer

West Coast Personnel • Other • century city, Western Cape, South Africa • 3d ago

Our company provides weekly market statistics to the fresh produce industry, processing data from over 200 source systems. The role involves cleaning and aggregating data through our pipeline. The candidate will improve and streamline processes regarding data flow and quality, working both independently and within a team environment.

The ideal candidate

Ability to work from Office & Home (Hybrid Position)
1 Year Contract with the possibility of permanency
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent knowledge of relational and dimensional data models and reporting techniques
Ability to work independently and within a team environment
Experience with logistics or agricultural exports
Experience in project management or company management
Improve and streamline processes regarding data flow and data quality

Qualifications and experience

Bachelors degree in computer science, Industrial Engineering, Logistics or completion of a technical training program in a software development programming language
5 or more years of experience within a SQL database environment
Excellent demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Business Intelligence Technologies
Knowledge of SQL Server and MySQL
Exposure to Python, R or Talend
Proven ability to specify and support various data integration scenarios (e.g. ETL, API, JSON, etc.)
Exposure to Power BI, tools and architecture, advantageous
Data Science exposure or experience advantageous

Skills

Business Analysis skills: an outstanding ability to synthesize the essence of the business problem, and present it concisely to all stakeholders
Business Intelligence skills: compile reports from business questions and different data sources.
Mindfulness: be considerate of the implications of your work, really care about what you are doing and the impact of your contribution
Ability to thrive as a self-starter in a dynamic environment with a flat reporting structure
Strong attention to detail; logical, systematic, relentless focus on 100% accuracy
Problem-solving aptitude
Adaptable to change, huge capacity for hard work

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