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AWS Data Engineer
| Remuneration: | basic salary |
| Location: | Johannesburg |
| Education level: | Diploma |
| Job level: | Mid |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #NG60434 |
| Company: | E-Merge IT Recruitment |
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and manage scalable data pipelines using AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, and Step Functions
- Develop and maintain data lakes using Amazon S3 and Lake formation
- Implement data ingestion, transformation (ETL/ELT), and orchestration workflows
- Work with Redshift and Athena to enable data querying and analytical workloads
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver data-driven insights
- Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance with best practices and security standards
- Monitor system performance, optimize for cost and efficiency
- Integrate data from third-party APIs and internal business systems
Experience and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- AWS certifications (e.g. Data Analytics – Specialty, Solutions Architect) are advantageous
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services
- Proficient in: AWS Glue, S3, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions, Athena
- Experience with real-time data streaming using Kinesis or Kafka
- Strong Python and SQL development skills
- Solid understanding of data governance, security, and IAM in a cloud environment
The reference number for this position is NG60434 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company of R600k – R800k per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Nokuthula at e-merge.co.za or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
Are you ready for a change of scenery? e-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.
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