Data Engineer

ooba ooba.co.za Open · verified Oct 24, 2026

South Africa Full-time Mid-level Data Engineering

At a glance

Mid-level Data Engineering role at ooba. South Africa · full-time.

Pay not stated Data Engineer salary

RoleData Engineering

SeniorityMid-level

LocationSouth Africa

EmploymentFull-time

PostedJun 29, 2022 · 4y ago

Role brief

dataroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Translate business needs into conceptual, logical and physical data models for applications and information use
Transform data so applications and information tools can process and present it efficiently
Write code, check data quality, and help tune performance when needed
Shape data governance and architecture decisions, while applying established principles and designs
Support other developers with SQL and practical data extraction and manipulation techniques

What you bring

A bachelor's or comparable qualification in computer science, information systems or a related field
At least five years working across data analysis, design, modelling and development with enterprise relational databases
Advanced SQL ability for changing, retrieving and transforming data
Experience with data modelling methods and business intelligence products

Who this fits

This role suits a mid-level data engineer with a development background who can work across data models, SQL and data quality. You’ll collaborate with business analysts, application developers, BI analyst developers and architects, and provide guidance to other developers. Strong English communication and the ability to solve problems and build agreement are important.

From the employer

Position exists for a Data Engineer. This requires an analytical, accountable and multi-talented individual who has a proven development background, good communication skills (written and spoken) and good understanding and experience of data architectures, modelling and design.

This person will work with Business Analysts, Application Developers and BI Analyst Developers with the aim of understanding data requirements, designing and implementing new/enhanced data models to support and enable application development and information retrieval, preparation and presentation.

Responsiblities

Analyse data requirements and design conceptual, logical and physical models to facilitate the creation and management of data assets.
Manipulate and transform data to facilitate efficient processing and consumption by applications and information presentation tools.
Contribute to development efforts, including utilising your development background and knowledge to deliver requisite outcomes, including coding.
Provide quality assurance and checking of data.
Providing input into governance policies and control of data in context of various frameworks/regulations, e.g. POPIA and company requirements.
Contribute to data architecture thinking and design.
Assist with performance tuning and assistance where needed.
Provide technical expertise in data storage structures, data cleansing, data mining.
Support initiatives for data integrity, normalisation, quality control
Work with other Architects to ensure adherence to principles and standards and give effect to Architecture Designs.
Mentor and support other developers with your experience and knowledge of SQL and appropriate data manipulation and extraction techniques.

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelors or comparable qualification in computer science, information systems.
5+ years’ experience in data analysis, design, modelling and development in an enterprise environment developing relational databases.
Proficiency in industry standard techniques for data modelling.
Strong problem solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Advanced SQL skills for data manipulation, retrieval and transformation.
Strong consultative, facilitation and consensus building skills.
Experience with Business Intelligence products.

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