ENVIRONMENT:The technical expertise of a highly analytical Senior Data Engineer is sought by a forward-thinking Software Solutions Provider in Joburg for a Contract role where you will be hands-on involved in building data pipelines. You will interface directly with clients while collaborating with Data Scientists to ensure the exceptional & quick delivery of valuable working software to clients and their users. You must possess a suitable Degree in Computer Science or related field, have 5+ years Data Engineering, be familiar with Big Data tech, strong statistical analysis & modelling, understand database architectures, Data Modelling skills and proficient in MapReduce, Hive, Pig, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, MATLAB, SAS, R and [URL Removed] –
- Relevant Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
Experience/Skills
- 5+ Years of Data Engineering experience in a variety of tools and programming languages.
- Data processing and management experience.
- Familiar with Big Data Technology.
- Strong Statistical analysis and modelling.
- Understanding of database architectures.
- Hadoop-based technologies e.g., MapReduce, Hive and Pig.
- SQL-based technologies e.g., PostgreSQL and MySQL, MSSQL.
- Data Modelling.
- Working with either MATLAB, SAS, R, Spark etc.
- Ability to travel to work and client offices.
Advantageous / Desired
- Experience with NoSQL technologies e.g., Cassandra and MongoDB.
- Experience in pairing programming and agile methodologies.
- Experience working directly with clients, leading projects, and mentoring Engineers.
- Scripting and Programming languages (Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Golang, etc.).
- Extensive experience working with server virtualisation E.g. (AWS, Azure, GCE, Digital Ocean, OpenStack, CloudStack, CloudFoundry, etc.).
- Proficiency in Linux and Windows systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.).
- Some experience with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity etc.).
- Experience working with Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Cassandra, Mongo
- Some experience with test automation and tools.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work and challenging problems.
- An eagerness to learn enough about whatever tools or tricks are needed to get the job done.
- Love working with Software Development teams releasing production-ready software daily.
- Strong analytical skills, a real passion for working with data and a strong interest in solving data problems.
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