Junior Analytics Engineer

Our client is looking for a Junior Analytics Engineer to design, develop, and enhance scalable data models and analytics pipelines. In this role, you will contribute to delivering high-quality business intelligence by building strong data foundations that support reporting, analytics, and informed decision-making across the organisation.

You will collaborate closely with data analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, well-structured, and well-documented data solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement relational, dimensional, and domain-specific semantic data models, applying strong data normalization principles.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize analytics pipelines using dbt, SQLMesh, or similar modern transformation tools.
• Implement and monitor data quality frameworks using tools such as dbt tests and SodaCL to ensure trusted datasets.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI and Excel.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into scalable data solutions.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of data models, pipelines, and data processes.
• Use Git and Azure DevOps or GitHub for version control, code reviews, and CI/CD workflows.

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or data analytics roles.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and data modelling principles.
• Hands-on experience with dbt, SQLMesh, or similar transformation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of open table formats and modern lakehouse architectures.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience working with cloud data platforms such as Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift, or Google BigQuery.

The reference umnber for this position is NG61332 which is a permanent, Hybrid position based in Cape Town offering a cost to company of up to R650k 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.

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Posted on 18 May 10:30, Closing date 17 Jul