Data Engineer - AWS

SUMMARY:
Data Engineer - AWS
Location: Gauteng
Applications: itplacements@alos.co.za

POSITION INFO:
SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Terraform
• Python 3x
• SQL - Oracle/PostgreSQL
• Py Spark
• Boto3
• ETL
• Docker
• Linux / Unix
• Big Data
• Powershell / Bash
• Cloud Data Hub (CDH)
• CDEC Blueprint

· Experience in working with Enterprise Collaboration tools such as Confluence, JIRA etc.
· Experience developing technical documentation and artefacts.
· Knowledge of data formats such as Parquet, AVRO, JSON, XML, CSV etc.
· Experience working with Data Quality Tools such as Great Expectations.
· Experience developing and working with REST API's is a bonus.
· Basic experience in Networking and troubleshooting network issues.

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.
- Familiar with data store such as AWS S3, and AWS RDS or DynamoDB.
- Experience and solid understanding of various software design patterns.
- Experience preparing specifications from which programs will be written, designed, coded, tested and debugged.
- Strong organizational skills.

Basic experience/understanding of AWS Components

• Glue
• CloudWatch
• SNS
• Athena
• S3
• Kinesis Streams (Kinesis, Kinesis Firehose)
• Lambda
• DynamoDB
• Step Function
• Param Store
• Secrets Manager
• Code Build/Pipeline
• CloudFormation
• Business Intelligence (BI) Experience
• Technical data modelling and schema design (“not drag and drop”)
• Kafka

· AWS EMR
· Redshift

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

· Relevant IT / Business / Engineering Degree
· Certifications:
· Candidates with one or more of the certifications are preferred.
· AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified SysOps Associate, AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified Architect Associate, AWS Certified Architect Professional, Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

e.g. Core Role tasks and responsibilities
Building and maintaining Big Data Pipelines using Data Platforms.
Ensure that data is shared in line with the information classification requirements on a need-to-know basis.

 

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