AWS Data Engineer

Location:	Midrand
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Type:	Contract
Reference:	#GZ58524
Company:	E-Merge IT Recruitment

Looking for an opportunity with one of the leading companies in the manufacturing industry in search for an AWS data engineer that plays a crucial role in building and maintaining the data infrastructure on AWS, ensuring that organizations can effectively and securely manage and analyse their data. Continuous learning and adaptation to evolving technologies are essential in this dynamic field.

Requirements:

• Terraform; Python 3x; Py Spark
• Boto3; ETL
• Docker; Linux / Unix; Big Data; Powershell / Bash
• Basic experience/understanding of AWS Components (in order of importance):
• Trino Distributed SQL queries.
• Glue (ETL Scripting)
• CloudWatch; SNS
• Athena; S3
• Kinesis Streams (Kinesis, Kinesis Firehose)
• Lambda; DynamoDB
• Step Function; Param Store

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate expertise in data modelling Oracle SQL
• Exceptional analytical skills analysing large and complex data sets
• Perform thorough testing and data validation to ensure the accuracy of data transformations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with precise documentation
• Self-driven team player with ability to work independently and multi-task
• Experience building data pipeline using AWS Glue or Data Pipeline, or similar platforms
• Experience preparing specifications from which programs will be written, designed, coded, tested and debugged
• Strong organisational skills. Experience in working with Enterprise Collaboration tools such as Confluence, JIRA etc
• Experience developing technical documentation and artefacts
• Experience working with Data Quality Tools such as Great Expectations

Reference Number for this position is GZ58524 which is a permanent position based in Midrand–Semi Remote offering a cost to company salary of R700 to R800 per Hour negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth Zoutendyk on garthz@e-merge.co.za or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 08 Apr 17:05, Closing date 7 Jun