Big Data Engineer

AZ Consulting
Full-time South-Africa, South-Africa Other-General
Posted:
March 01, 2026
Location:
South-Africa, South-Africa, South-Africa

Job Description

A client based in SA is seeking an
Intermediate Data Engineer
as follows

Responsibilities:

  • To design and build data pipelines using Hadoop / Apache on Cloudera
  • Design Data Models and do the Data Mapping
  • Build ELT / ETL pipelines using Apache Hive / Nifi into their Data Lake (Hadoop)
  • Mentor Jnr Data Engineers with their work

Skills Required
:

  • At least 4 - 5 yrs exp. in Data Engineering
  • Ideally from a BI Developer or Data Analyst background
  • 2-3 yrs exp. in ETL / ELT using Hadoop, Apache Nifi + Hive
  • Exp. using Cloudera (or similar Azure / AWS platform pipelines)
  • Understand Data Quality, Data Governance, Data Security and DevOps (CI/CD pipelines)
  • Ideally with Telecoms exp. (billing / calls, PGW, MSC, CDR's) or any high volume data environment
  • A Comp. Science / Eng. degree and relevant certs (Hadoop, Apache) are a major plus
    (not required) <...

Apply for this Job

Submit your application for the Big Data Engineer position at AZ Consulting.

Apply Now Save for Later

Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: South-Africa, South-Africa
Posted: March 01, 2026
Deadline: April 10, 2026