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OzowSenior Data Engineer
Ozow is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in Cape Town to build a scalable, reliable data platform for its payments business. The role builds data pipelines…
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Ozow is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in Cape Town to build a scalable, reliable data platform for its payments business. The role builds data pipelines and models, supports data-driven decisions, and mentors junior data engineers. It suits an engineer with at least five years in data engineering or a similar role who can keep data quality, governance and cost under control.
Job Description
Ozow is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in Cape Town to build a scalable, reliable data platform for its payments business. The role builds data pipelines and models, supports data-driven decisions, and mentors junior data engineers. It suits an engineer with at least five years in data engineering or a similar role who can keep data quality, governance and cost under control.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain scalable data architectures aligned to business objectives
- Build and maintain robust data pipelines that keep data high quality, accurate and available
- Develop data models for analytics and reporting, and support business intelligence initiatives
- Mentor junior data engineers and keep documentation for pipelines, processes and systems
Requirements
- Five-plus years of experience in data engineering or a similar role
- Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and data applications
- Knowledge of data governance, security and compliance practices
- Ability to work with product, engineering and analytics teams to define data requirements
Qualifications
- Experience preparing well-structured datasets for AI and ML readiness
- Experience with system upgrades, migrations and integrations
Core Skills
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Where is the job based?
In Cape Town, South Africa, on-site.
What experience is needed?
Five-plus years in data engineering or a similar role.
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