Data Engineer (Remote Contract)

A client based in SA is seeking an Intermediate Data Engineer as follows

Responsibilities:

• To design and build data pipelines using Hadoop / Apache on Cloudera
• Design Data Models / do Data Mapping in Hadoop
• Build ELT / ETL pipelines using Hive / Nifi into their Data Lake (Hadoop)
• Mentor Jnr Data Engineers with their work
• Assist Data Scientists, Analysts and DevOps Eng’s (as needed)

Skills Required:

• At least 4 – 5 yrs exp. in Data Engineering
• From a BI Developer or Data Analyst background
• Exp. in ETL / ELT using Hadoop HDFS + Impala, Apache Nifi + Hive
• Exp. using Cloudera (or similar Azure / AWS platform pipelines)
• Understand Data Quality, Data Governance, Data Security and DevOps (CI/CD pipelines)
• Ideally with Telecoms exp. (billing / calls, PGW, MSC, CDR’s) or any high volume data environment
• A Comp. Science / Eng. degree and relevant certs (Hadoop, Apache) are a major plus (not required)

Work Arrangement:

• This is an initial 6 month full time contract starting ASAP
• On a remote work basis (any travel expenses is at client cost)
• Open to local SA citizens only (no foreigners)

If you’re keen, then please apply by completing the form on this link