Senior Data Engineer | Remote-First, Azure Databricks

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Johannesburg, Gauteng The Legends Agency

Posted 20 days ago

Job Description

About Our Client

Our client is a specialist data and technology consultancy, delivering innovative solutions that empower financial services businesses to make smarter, faster decisions. With a strong focus on advanced analytics, AI integration, and cloud-first design, the team partners with leading insurers and financial institutions to drive transformation. They offer a collaborative, remote-first culture where your expertise will directly impact business outcomes.

The Role : Data Engineer (Contractor)

This contract role is key to designing, building, and maintaining high-quality, secure, and scalable data solutions for a leading insurance client. You\'ll work across modern data platforms and cloud environments, enabling accurate insights and supporting analytics and machine learning initiatives. The role is initially a 12-month contract, with strong potential to extend based on performance and project needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply 3+5 years of experience as a Data Engineer to deliver robust, efficient data solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines using Azure Databricks.
• Integrate and manage Oracle databases to ensure optimal security and performance.
• Write and optimize SQL, applying strong data modeling principles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality, accessibility, and scalability.
• Support machine learning and analytical initiatives in the insurance domain.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance existing data infrastructure.

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Johannesburg, Gauteng The Legends Agency

Posted 16 days ago

Job Description

Remote (South Africa) | R18,000 - R25,000 per month depending on experience | 8am-5pm SAST

About Our Client

Our client is an international software development company, creator of Quintessence, a specialist data toolkit widely used by asset management firms in South Africa and now expanding into the UK. Their mission is to transform investment research processes through smarter data integration and modelling. The team is young, dynamic, and passionate about tackling complex data challenges while delivering customised solutions tailored to client needs.

The Role : Client Support Data Engineer

As a Client Support Data Engineer, you will provide technical and analytical support to ensure client implementations of Quintessence run smoothly and meet SLA requirements. You will work closely with both internal teams and clients, troubleshooting issues, managing data requirements, and building solutions that enhance reliability, efficiency, and usability. This is a client-facing technical role with significant opportunity to grow your expertise in financial data integration and analytics.

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Johannesburg, Gauteng Visi Select

Posted today

Job Description

temporary

We’re Hiring : AWS Data Engineer (6-Month Contract) Location : Remote (supporting an international client) Contract Duration : 6 Months (Immediate Start) Compensation : R95,000 – R110,000 per month

We’re looking for an experienced AWS Data Engineer (Intermediate to Senior) to join our client’s global team. You’ll be building and optimising scalable data pipelines, ensuring performance, reliability, and security across cloud-based systems.

What you’ll do : Design & optimise data pipelines and ETL processes; Work with AWS services : S3, Glue, Redshift, DBT, Spark, Terraform; Support cloud integration and modernisation projects; Ensure system performance, monitoring & reliability; Enforce data security, governance, and compliance standards; Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams

What we’re looking for : 5+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer (Intermediate–Senior); Hands-on expertise in AWS data services; Strong SQL, data modelling, and pipeline management skills; Familiarity with CI / CD, Git, and infrastructure-as-code; Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills

Why join? Competitive contract compensation (R95k – R110k / month); Work with cutting-edge AWS technologies; Collaborate with international teams on high-impact projects

If you’re ready to make an impact as an AWS Data Engineer, apply today — or share this opportunity with someone in your network!

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Johannesburg, Gauteng A 1L Realization (Pty) Ltd

Posted 16 days ago

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Bedfordview, Gauteng R - R Y On Point HR & Talent Solutions

Posted today

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Job Purpose

The Data Engineer will be responsible for driving, designing and building scalable ETL systems for a big data warehouse to implement robust & trustworthy data to support high performing ML algorithms, predictive models and support real-time data visualisation requirements across the organisation to enable self-help analytics.

Qualifications

Experience Requirement

experience

Must have Key Skills / Technologies :

AWS and Redshift

SAP (ERP system)

SAS (most current models in production)

Python

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Summary

At Fedgroup, our in-house system powers everything from secured investments and life insurance to impact farming and beyond. Our versatile platform is central to our success, complemented by an app that empowers users to manage their financial futures with ease. In this role, you\'ll engage with diverse stakeholders, including business owners, project managers, developers, and tech partners (IOT, ML, ICT). We stay practical while leveraging battle-tested, advanced technologies to drive innovation.

What To Expect

Database Engineering / Management

Data Collection and Analysis

Reporting and Visualization

Data Quality Assurance

What You\'ll Bring

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