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Azure Data Engineer

IT – Analyst, Data Management ~ IT – Infrastructure
Cape Town – Western Cape

ENVIRONMENT:
THE technical expertise of an Azure Data Engineer with proven hands-on experience with the Microsoft BI Stack including SSRS and preferably SSIS & SSAS is sought by a cutting-edge Dev House. You core role will be to build, implement and support BI solutions for clients using a deskless workforce platform. You will require 6+ years’ experience with the Microsoft BI Stack, practical work experience with Data Structures & Algorithms, proficiency with Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, Azure Storage/Lake, SQL and ETL. Graph Database (Cosmos DB and Gremlin API or Neo4j) preferred and any Power BI Reporting in addition will prove beneficial.
 
DUTIES:
  • Responsible for building, implementing and supporting BI solutions for clients using our deskless workforce platform.
  • Reporting to the Technical Lead, be responsible for designing and developing software products to implement new features or support current applications.
  • Develop Data Models.
  • Create ER Diagrams and other design documentation.
  • Write relational and graph database queries.
  • Create database objects and maintain referential integrity.
  • Participate in the development and maintenance of Data Lake and Data Warehouses.
  • Create and deploy reports.
  • Provide technical design and coding assistance to the Development team.
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
 
REQUIREMENTS:
  • 6+ Years of Microsoft BI Stack experience.
  • Practical working experience with Data Structures and Algorithms.
  • Understanding of software development lifecycle.
  • Azure Data Factory.
  • Azure DevOps.
  • Azure Storage / Lake.
  • Extraction, Transformation and Loading.
  • Analytics Development.
  • Report Development.
  • Relational Database and SQL.
  • Graph Database (Cosmos DB and Gremlin API or Neo4j) preferred.
  • Power BI Reporting a plus.
 
ATTRIBUTES:
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently as a self-starter and within a team environment.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).