Juru is a specialist recruitment and IT project delivery company, providing specialised talent and technology agnostic implementation solutions across South Africa. Combining decades of project management experience, backed by leading solution architects, business analysts, developers, systems analysts and quality assurance resources; Juru helps clients acro...
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As an Intermediate Analytics Engineer, you will design, implement, and optimize analytics data models and pipelines. You’ll be responsible for developing robust, scalable solutions that enable high-quality business intelligence and analytics.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement relational, multi-dimensional, and domain-specific semantic models. Apply data normalization principles.
Develop and optimize analytics pipelines using dbt, SQLMesh, and similar tools.
Implement and monitor data quality frameworks (dbt tests, SodaCL) to ensure reliable datasets.
Integrate and transform data from diverse sources for analytics consumption.
Write efficient SQL and Python code for data transformation and analysis.
Develop dashboards and reports in Power BI and Excel.
Work with data analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
Maintain comprehensive documentation of data models, pipelines, and processes.
Use Git and Azure DevOps/GitHub for version control, pull requests, and CI/CD pipeline management.
Apply knowledge of open table formats (Delta, Hudi, Iceberg), open lakehouse concepts, open catalogs (Unity Catalog), and data sharing protocols (Redshift Share, Delta Sharing).
Understand and contribute to data mesh concepts and goals.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
Proven experience in analytics engineering or data analytics.
Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and data modeling.
Experience with dbt, SQLMesh, and data quality frameworks.
Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Excel).
Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
Understanding of open table formats, lakehouse concepts, and data mesh principles.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Skills
Certification in analytics engineering or cloud technologies.
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
Knowledge of software engineering best practices.
Familiarity with open catalogs and data sharing protocols.
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