Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

Senior Data Engineer

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Johannesburg • South Africa

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ApacheAWSAzureCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformMySQLPythonSparkSQLSSIS

About the role

  • Work as a technical specialist, aiding colleagues in the creation, maintenance, and use of the data stack.
  • Engage with stakeholders to understand business and data goals.
  • Design data solutions for real-time and batch environments.
  • Document planning, implementation, and operations.
  • Select and integrate big data tools and frameworks.
  • Collaborate with analysts, testers, developers, and business analysts.
  • Advise on data platform use, including analysis, security, architecture, and modelling.
  • Ensure infrastructure supports large volumes of transactional data.
  • Implement data retention policies and monitor performance.
  • Build data structures and pipelines for storage and transformation.
  • Ensure accurate data availability for downstream use.
  • Provide ad hoc data analysis to support business insights.
  • Support data validation and quality assurance for dashboards and reports.

Requirements

  • Degree or diploma in Science or Engineering (Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related).
  • 8–12 years’ experience as a Data Engineer.
  • Proficiency in: SQL
  • Python
  • MySQL
  • Cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • ETL tools (Apache Beam, Spark, SSIS)
  • Document stores, real-time and batch processing
  • Experience at a company of similar size and complexity to Harambee.
  • Passion for purpose-driven work and a collaborative mindset.
Benefits
  • Inclusion
  • Diversity
  • Collaboration
  • Openness
  • Teamwork
  • Continuous Learning
  • Support for applicants with disabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLPythonMySQLETL toolsApache BeamSparkSSISdata structuresdata pipelinesdata analysis
Soft Skills
collaborative mindsetcommunicationstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingdata validationquality assurancedocumentationadvisory skillsorganizational skillspassion for purpose-driven work
Certifications
degree in Sciencedegree in Engineeringdegree in Mathematicsdegree in Statisticsdegree in Computer Science