Data Engineer at FNB South Africa

Key Purpose

The Data Engineer is responsible to design and implement data pipelines and systems to enable clean and usable data to inform BI, MIS, data science and analytics.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to present technical solutions.
• Ability to coordinate and work cohesively with other Analysts and developers in the team (no ‘code-loners’).
• Solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications, process flows and source-to-target mappings.
• Experience creating databases from the ground up.
• In-depth understanding of data management (e.g., permissions, recovery, security, and monitoring)
• Strong SQL query writing ability (across database environments)
• Experience in ETL design and solid understanding of ETL solution architectures.
• Good understanding of ODS, data warehouse, data mart, cube, and database technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to navigate ambiguity and complexity around business products and benefits and how they tie into data.
• Minimum intermediate experience with SSMS, SSIS, and T-SQL.
• Adaptability and comfort with fast-moving, changing environments.
• Innovation - ability to initiate new and better ways of doing things, using appropriate methods to identify opportunities, devise and implement solutions and measure impact
• Teamwork - capacity to work co-operatively with others to achieve shared goals
• Drive and Results Orientation - self-starter and originator who maintains high levels of activity and produces a consistently high quality output within agreed deadlines. Prompt and proactive in driving for success and sets demanding goals for self
• Assertiveness- able to hold one's own in the face of opposition and exert influence calmly, firmly and fairly
• Influencing and Impact (incl. Negotiation) - capacity to create appropriate levels of impact by using verbal and non-verbal communication skills to influence and/or negotiate win-win agreements to proposals, plans or ideas
• Verbal and Written Communication - capacity to use appropriate presentation and facilitation techniques to engage an audience and help them to understand, retain and respond appropriately to the message

Education And Experience

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science / Informatics or than 7 years or more software development related experience
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in BI Data Warehouse development with degree or diploma