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Senior Data Engineer

Cape Town Metropolitan, South Africa
Full Time
Open Position

Role

Datalab is a young data analytics consulting company offering remote/hybrid working conditions for dynamic and motivated individuals. We are a team of passionate data engineers and data analysts, developing digital tools and applications for a wide variety of sectors and clients. We develop data-centric solutions using the Microsoft tool stack but also work with other products like Snowflake and Fivetran.

Responsibilities

  • Primary focus of this position is to use technical skills to put software, systems, and data together in away that extracts meaningful insights from raw data.
  • Build data pipelines and analytics models using an array of traditional and modern data tools.
  • Working experience and a good understanding of Microsoft’s product stack (Power BI, Azure, SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, Etc.).
  • Collaborate with a team of BI Developers and Data Engineers and help each other learn best practices and new techniques.
  • Adaptable - Working for a small tech company means your role will be diverse, and you need to be willing to manage and implement projects from start to finish.
  • Enjoy working remotely with occasional meetups and team engagements.
  • Great communication skills – Many times as a consultant you’ll need to be client facing, this means presenting to clients, training them on the new dashboards you create and brainstorming with them to understand their needs.

Education & Experience

  • Relevant University Bachelor’s degree.
  • 5+ years relevant work experience.
  • At least 3 years of data warehouse ETL experience.

Skills

We are looking for people who can actively engage with sopshiticated data analytics projects. As a result you must be able to confidently tick all these boxes:

Excellent SQL skills

  • Knowledge of indexing and performance tuning.
  • Use of common table expressions and temp tables.
  • Experience creating stored procedures, functions and views.

Deep knowledge of SSIS

  • Praticle experience using checkpoints, configuration, dataflows and control flow.

Data Modelling

  • In depth understanding of data warehouse modelling principals incluing the use of dimension, fact and bridge Bridge tables.

Analysis Services & Power BI.

  • Advanced report design requiring a knowledge of; interactions, bookmarks, visual customisation and themes.
  • Advanced DAX and Power Query .

Analysis & Design

  • Highly competent, able to deliver end-to-end data solutions from raw data to dashboard.
  • Must already perform a consultative role in your current job: soliciting requirements, articulating design and delivering solution. 

Presentation

  • Highly professional and presentable.
  • Fluent English.
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