Data Engineer at Watershed Consulting

Job Description

• We are looking for talented individuals in the Data Engineering space to support with a Mercedes-Benz product.
• This individual will be responsible for data management and integration within the cloud environment.
• Expert knowledge within Cloud based environment – specifically AZURE.
• Will support with everything data related within this product space – from ingestion, integration, manipulation, monitoring, reporting, as well as data management support.
• Should have sufficient Devops toolchain knowledge

Job Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment for ideation, prototyping and production
• Demonstrated business acumen to take a design to implementation and have experience scaling a concept
• Must have IT Development and Systems Knowledge
• Experience with software development methodologies and practices (Agile, Scrum, etc.)
• Experience in Data Analysis and Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong Leadership Behaviours with good People Management skills and Problem Solving Skills
• Strong Interpersonal skills to manage relationships with a variety of partners and stakeholders
• Must have an excellent ability to multi-task effectively working on several projects synchronously
• Experience in rolling out initiatives that leverage multiplatform technologies
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Ability to perform the minimum required physical and mental requirements of the function.
• Leadership behaviours as per LEAD

Outputs

• Liaise directly with various Mercedes-Benz manufacturing plants worldwide to provide product and service support.
• Manage and coordinate system upgrades/bug fixes and support with product testing.
• Design and model solutions for customer innovation and experience.
• Design, research, develop, analyse and suggest new concepts as well as strategies.
• Lead and direct different cross-functional programs and projects of varied sizes and types concurrently.
• Coordinate all cross-functional activities, represent customers internally and collaborate with leaders in varied areas on allocation across projects and resource planning.
• Ensure to exercise decision-making and independent judgment while being aligned with customers and management.
• Promote innovations to support business requirements through activities that test, pilot and implement innovative concepts
• Roll out and analyse the effectiveness of initiatives that leverage multiplatform technologies
• Performing all outputs in compliance to the Company's Integrity Codes & S.H.E.Q requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E.Q. tasks and duties & to inform superior about deviations

Qualifications

• Minimum NQF 7 – BSC/BCom/BTech in Information Technology or B. Eng. (Industrial Engineering) or relevant equivalent.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in IT/Manufacturing, or
• At least 6 months participation on our MBSA Graduate Development Programme

Knowledge:

Job Requirements:

• Knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) and self-service data visualization tools such as Qlik Sense, Qlik View, and Power BI
• Good knowledge of Database technologies like Postgres, NoSQL, MySQL etc
• Technical understanding of databases and enthusiasm for business intelligence and the associated tools
• Knowledge of Visual .Net, Databricks and Python
• Advanced knowledge of Data Engineering
• Knowledge and application of AZURE DevOps
• Containerisation (Kubernetes/Docker) Advantageous
• Experience with Monitoring management
• Knowledge of Middleware Integration
• Knowledge of Data Ingestion
• API orientated approach and knowledge
• Understanding of object-oriented programming
• Experience in Test Driven Software Development
• Knowledge of software and business process modelling techniques and tools (e.g. UML)

Skills

• Information Technology, Prototyping, Uml, Business Acumen, Devops, Mysql, Azure, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Nosql, Data Analysis, Scrum, Management Skill, Interpersonal Skill, Data Management, Compliance, Microsoft Office, Problem Solving Skill, Power Bi, .net, Agile, Technical Understanding, Python, Leadership, Multi-task Effectively, Methodologies, Excel, People Management, Problem Solving, Sql, Postgres, Interpersonal Skills, Docker, Software Development, Business Process Modelling