Fresh Jobs at Woolworths

Introduction

• WHAT: As a Development Chef you support the business in creating and developing delicious, inspiring and sustainable customer centric product solutions that are of the highest quality, differentiated, aspirational and on-trend. HOW: With your culinary expertise, curiosity, creative flare and food sector experience, you deliver product excellence in line with our customer centric product strategies.

Job description
Strategic 

• Share, inform and articulate your deep-rooted culinary knowledge and skill set with the PD Team.
• Consistently stay abreast of food and food technology trends and processes by working with industry experts both locally and internationally 
• Ensuring recipes are translatable from a process, commercial and technical stance.
• Drive, maintain and inspire a world-class sustainable product standard and framework 

 Product Excellence 

• Working with Foods Teams and key suppliers to understand and create delicious product both at the forefront of innovation and consistently evolving and challenging current quality standards. 
• Create new recipes and refine taste profiles through experimentation, in a consistent and methodical manner- establishing standards for recipe dishes, flavour profiles and products as identified through trends and insights inputs.
• Strive to better understand and stay abreast of shifts in culinary scientific developments and new advances.
• Work across different teams in the business and suppliers to ensure recipes are at the forefront of innovation, are consistently evolving and challenging quality standards.
• Consistent exposure to factory and food processing environments that supports and informs up to date solutions.
• Modify current and develop new product recipes and ingredient selection while taking note of nutrition, "good for me" attributes and trending ingredients. Where applicable.

Leadership 

• Inspire, inform and influence product and teams through culinary innovation to deliver industry leadership position
• Collaborate within the broader Foods Team to foster a deep appreciation for good food.
• Lead and motivate the Jnr chefs and students to inspire and develop them. 
• Establish, nurture and foster relationships with food leaders and culinary experts and chefs.

Culture 

• Inspire an environment of creativity and exchange of culinary knowledge 
• Well-rounded culinary experience informs and drives ingredient processing considering large scale factory application whilst keeping deliciousness at the forefront.
• Inspiring output for all internal workshops - strategic cuisines, trend workshops and inputs into PD Day. 
• Confidently, clearly and creatively translate culinary knowledge to broaden and deepen the collective food understanding. 
• Help drive and inspire an obsession for quality by delivering world class workshops 

Process 

• Deliver new product / innovation through technology and processes
• Cultivate strong supplier relationships 
• Incubate an environment that is conducive to rich culinary product and processing exchange 
• Collaborating with supplier to support the PD Teams in developing viable and delicious product solutions 
• Translating trends and customer insights into delicious, inspiring and aspirational product 
• Care for and maintain a professional and highly functional working environment

Minimum requirements

• Relevant diploma or degree in culinary arts 
• Minimum 3 years in the hospitality or related industry experience post qualification
• Experience working within product development preferred 
• Exposure to FSR AND QSR industries beneficial
• Experience working across multiple cuisines 
• Thorough understanding of the meaning and application of technically&/ scientifically led product Innovation 
• Chef de partie &/ sous chef level
• Drivers license essential 
• Strong collaboration, communication and presentation skills
• Critical thinker - engages in innovative thinking in unusual situations
• Customer Centric
• Project Management skills
• Confident and Passionate Ambassador
• Innovation Mindset- on trend with food and flavour developments
• Well established sensory evaluation ability
• The ability to distinguish and articulate ingredients, product quality, flavour profiles, and product attributes
• Project Management skills
• Commercial acumen
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally

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Introduction

• To manage non-trade supplier accounts and administer payments

Job description

• Investigate all unmatched invoices and credit notes received
• Resolve quantity and cost price differences between PO and Invoice
• Check supplier statements to prelim payment register
• Identify suppliers not due for payment and any adjustments
• Check remittances and attach supporting documentation to send to suppliers
• Perform monthly supplier reconciliations
• Follow-up all queries
• Prepare credit/ debit adjustments
• Escalate issues and communicate to the Manager any non-adherence to procedures and controls. 
• Identify and communicate any bottlenecks and late documentation
• Minimum requirements

Technical Skills:

• Diploma in Accounting or equivalent
• Basic Accounting / Reconciliation experience
• Computer literacy – Oracle, PO system, Excel
• High problem-solving ability and experience

Behavioural Skills:

• Personal Effectiveness
• Passion for the brand and customers
• Thinking strategically and commercially
• Leading Transformation
• Connecting people
• Delivering high performance
• Having a merchant mindset
• Making insightful business decisions
• Driving quality
• Planning and organising

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Introduction

• To manage, monitor, plan and organise the App testing of applications according to a test strategy, master test plan and quality standards.

Job description

• Provide input into business area initiatives and operating plans.
• Review and/or develops the testing requirements traceability matrix
• Analyze and keep track of new and modified requirements
• Forecast / estimate the testing work for new requirements
• Ensure the analytical solutions delivered are running, conforms to specifications and design guidelines
• Tracks weekly test activities and deliverables for SPRINT input
• Arrange the hardware and software requirements for the test setup
• Check / Review of test requirements and test cases
• Implement the various test plans
• Ensure content and structure of all testing documents / artifacts is maintained
• Immediate notification/escalation of problems or issues to the Test Manager / Project Manager
• Assist in formulating automation for WW App
• Ensure efficient reporting
• Track and report upon testing activities, including testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines, etc.
• Document, implement, monitor and enforce all processes and procedures for testing
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Prepare and communicate the Master Test Plan
• Act as a single point of contact for testing activities
• To work closely with the Test Manager to manage resources, test plans and schedules, and to ensure that all testing processes and procedures are executed to QA standards
• Ensure teams produce high quality performance
• Assign tasks to testing team members
• Provide technical and functional support to the testing team
• Motivate team members

Minimum requirements

• At least two years' experience in mobile & web application testing and development.
• Working knowledge of mobile operating systems such as iOS and Android.
• Experience in developing automated test scripts.
• ISTQB Certified Foundation Level
• Experience in Online & Digital (Web, Mobile & App) space
• Experience in Micro Focus ALM Products – (not a must)
• Understanding of Micro Services
• Understanding of Automation, Mobile Automation, SoapUI, Selenium
• Test Analysis Experience
• Experience in Retail will be an added advantage
• Strong communication skills
• Strong analytical skill
• Understanding of modern development methodologies, Agile, DevOps, Scrum
• Experience in Defect Management Life Cycle
• Jira Knowledge essential

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

• Testing mobile devices as well as Web Application to ensure their configuration, operation, and capabilities work efficiently.
• Working with product owners, and development teams to test and optimise mobile products.
• Developing automated test scripts and frameworks for improved mobile app performance.
• Working with a variety of databases and coding programs, such as Objective-C, Java, HTML, as well as XML and JSON feeds.
• Updating operating systems, specifically iOS and Android.
• Producing clear and concise test reports and releasing notes to co-workers when needed.
• Providing feedback to development teams on technical, troubleshooting, or operational issues.
• Assisting with the configuration of test environments.
• Suggesting new processes and policies to improve mobile development techniques.

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Introduction

• Implement the integrated Sourcing & Production strategy within the framework of the Product Group strategy. Lead and inspire the team to deliver products that exceeds customer expectations of quality, innovation, value and sustainability. Own and lead the product development critical path to ensure key milestone dates are met.

Job description

• Contribute to Product Development and ensure Technical Product Delivery in line with product aesthetic and technical requirements​
• Lead product innovation efforts to achieve innovation and sustainability targets​
• Collaborate with Heads of Planning, Buying and Design and ensure Technical Product Development Team participates as a member of the “Quad” from idea to product developed​
• Collaborate with the Fabric and Pattern Managers to ensure full integration between Technical Product, Fabric and Fit / Pattern Teams to successfully manage the interdependence between fabric supply and final production​
• Resolve any issues related to sampling and technical assessment processes​
• Ensure that Tech Packs are developed and handed over in time with all inputs incorporated in line with the required standards​
• Oversee quotes requested from preferred Suppliers (for newness only including changes to carryover) as part of the technical product development process ​
• Attend monthly trend and design updates and support Buying and Design to develop new products in-season ​

Critical Path Lead Time Management​

• Drive project management of the Critical Path across Departments​
• Ensure tech pack handover dates to sourcing is met and escalate deviations where relevant.
• Ensure alignment to Critical Path calendar and key dates, and troubleshoot any issues with regards to Critical Path Lead Times to address with Heads of Planning, Buying, Design​ and sourcing specialists.
• Identify opportunities to improve lead times, and partner with Buying to implement​

Product Quality and Compliance​

•  Monitor product quality and compliance to control processes (incl. customer, store, Supplier and QIMAOne trends), raise deviations and mitigate issues with Suppliers and Planning and Buying Teams
• Drive compliance with PLM processes and requirements across Departments

Minimum requirements

• Relevant business qualification in Textile Technology and or Textile production and/or fashion/clothing product management
• 8 years or more technical experience in retail and/or manufacturing is essential
• Understanding of the International and South African fabric/garment/fit/category industr
• Ability to travel both locally and internationally
• Product Knowledge​
• Technical Product Development
• Sample Management ​
• Supplier Management ​
• Quality & Risk Management​
• Project & Critical Path Management Customer Centric ​
• Leadership​
• Data Driven Decision Making​
• Results Orientated ​
• Cross Functional & Supplier Collaboration ​
• Communication
   

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Introduction

• A Data Engineer is responsible for designing, developing and implementing scalable and robust processes to support cloud applications and solutions. This role includes extracting, transforming, and consolidating data, developing and maintaining a data platform to support Foods Business Capabilities and thus ensure optimal cloud solutions performance and stability through support and continuous improvements

Job description

• Assist in designing and implementing scalable and robust processes for ingesting and transforming large data sets.
• Assist in the design and implementation of data pipelines from a variety of data sources and support the maintenance thereof.
• Ingest large, complex data sets that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Enable the business to solve the problem of working with large volumes of data in diverse formats, and in doing so, enable innovative solutions.
• Build bulk and delta data patterns for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data.
• Supports the organisations cloud strategy and alignment to data architecture and data governance.
• Engineer data in the appropriate formats for downstream consumption for analytics or Enterprise applications.
• Assist in the development of APIs to expose the data to Enterprise Applications and 3rd party vendors.
• Assist in identifying, designing and implementing robust process improvement activities to drive efficiency and automation for greater scalability. This includes looking at new solutions and new ways of working and being on the forefront of emerging technologies.
• Work with various stakeholders across the organisation to understand data requirements and apply technical knowledge of data management to solve key business problems.
• Provide support in the operational environment with all relevant support teams for data services.
• Create and maintain functional requirements and system specifications in support of data architecture and detailed design specifications for current and future designs.
• Support test and deployment of new services and features.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or equivalent. 
• 4-5 years of relevant data engineering experience. 

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience with structured and unstructured data, different data stores, and traditional RDBMS and data warehouses.
• Proficiency in cloud tools such as Redshift, Athena, Glue and Lambda.
• Good programming, performance tuning and troubleshooting skills using programming languages such as python, scala, java and C
• Practical experience with Apache Spark and cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with version control systems like Git and SVN.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Exposure to AWS Platform environment such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy and Management Console

Specialised Skills:

• Data Engineering: Experience with big data, ETL, and data management processes.
• Platform Engineering: Experience with cloud platform development and maintenance.
• Cloud Engineering: Experience with cloud architecture and API development.
• DevOps: Experience with DevOps practices, architecture, and operation.
• ML Engineering: Experience with machine learning frameworks and model integration.
• Data Visualisation: Experience with data visualisation tools and techniques.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work well in an agile, collaborative team environment.
• Continuous learning mindset and commitment to professional development.
• Innovative thinking and adaptability to changing business needs.

Additional Criteria

• Analytical Mindset: Demonstrates a strong analytical and problem-solving ability, capable of breaking down complex data issues and devising effective solutions.
• Collaboration and Communication: Exhibits excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Must foster a collaborative team environment and efficiently work across different departments.
• Continuous Learning: Has a strong commitment to continuous professional development, staying ahead of the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and analytics. Willingness to pursue relevant certifications and training.
• Innovative Thinking: Displays innovative thinking and a proactive approach to identifying and pursuing opportunities to improve data processes and solutions. Comfortable proposing and experimenting with new technologies or methodologies to enhance data capabilities.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility in adapting to changing business needs and technology landscapes. Can efficiently manage multiple priorities and adapt strategies in a fast-paced environment.
• Cultural Fit: Aligns with the organisation's culture and values, contributing positively to team dynamics and company morale. Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and a strong work ethic.

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Introduction

• To provide the business with a payment processing service including all the required accounting policies, procedures and processes to ensure the effective recording of all payments for all local trade suppliers for goods and services.

Job description

• Ensuring timeous and accurate payments for all creditors based on standard payment terms.
• Responsible for ensuring effective transactional processing of payments to joint venture and EDI suppliers.
• EDI payments to local suppliers
• Ensuring standardization of payment terms for all creditors.
• Ensuring settlement discount is accurate and complete.
• Ensuring that invoice discrepancy report is reviewed daily, and all exceptions cleared timeously.
• Ensuring all debit balances, debit and credit memos are recovered timeously
• Ensuring all queries is resolved timeously.
• Provide assistance and information to resolve reconciling items on clearing accounts, including commitment accounts, and REIM clearing accounts
• Provide assistance and information to clear reconciling items on weekly unmatched receipts to GL reconciliation.
• Responsible for ensuring that accurate and complete provisions relating to local suppliers are raised.
• Responsible for ensuring that monthly/quarterly meetings are held with suppliers to identify and clear long outstanding and disputed items
• Responsible for ensuring effective overall understanding of the technical processes relating to local suppliers to facilitate resolution of breakdowns in systems integration.
• Responsible for ensuring effective transactional testing of enhancements to the local payable processes, including implementation and change management.
• Responsible for Operational Reporting in line with best practice.
• Assist in ensuring effective on-boarding of suppliers and buyer/suppler compliance to the opening / amending of supplier accounts
• Compliance with best practice internal controls and accounting practices.
• Establish SLA with key stakeholders.
• Implement the optimal organizational structures for local creditors
• Responsible for ensuring that month end deliverables are delivered timeously and accurately
• Responsible for ensuring that year end audit deliverables are achieved
• People management, IPM, development plans, leave, etc

Minimum requirements

• Sound understanding of accounting processes and practices
• Able to draft concise performance reports
• Able to influence BU management with regard to process compliance and risk management
• Strong management and leadership skill
• B.Com or Equivalent
• 4-5 years management experience
• Experience in developing accounting processes and procedures

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Introduction

• Drive the fabric and product development process to ensure that critical path dates are met and ensure the end Product conforms to quality standards (Fit, Fabric, trims, safety, functionality) aligned to business strategy.

Job description

• Contribute to Product Concept / Product Range workshops / conversations and drive alignment between product aesthetics and technical requirements from idea to product developed ​
• Actively participate as member of the “Quad” during seasonal plan workshops to define the Formula​
• Actively participate as member of the “Quad” during Range Build and In-Season Trade / Trend Update workshops to define Woolworths design requirements​
• Collect store and customer related feedback on quality and other technical aspects i.e. product durability​
• Conduct post seasonals on Supplier and product performance to inform fabric technical aspects of new product ranges​
• Deliver fabric innovation outcomes to achieve innovation and sustainability targets​
• Complete and update Tech Packs in line with Critical Path dates ​
• Complete BOM and Test Requisitions​
• Ensure that Tech Packs are aligned with the required quality standards ​
• Ensure on-time handover of Tech Packs and participate in Tech Pack briefings where required​
• Complete Size Chart and Washcare
• Coordinate the request and receipt of Lab Dye / Strike-Off and Bulk samples, and ensure technical assessments are completed in time​
• Relevant business qualification in Textile Technology and or Textile production and/or fashion/clothing product management
• 5 years or more technical experience in retail and/or manufacturing is essential
• Understanding of the International and South African fabric/garment/fit/category industry
•  Ability to travel both locally and internationally
• Product Knowledge​
• Technical Product Development
• Innovation & Sustainability ​
• Textile Manufacturing Process Knowledge
• Technical Pack Development 
• Time Management
• Proroduct and Fabric Quality Control
• Advanced PLM Skils
• Proonduct technical assessment of samples to ensure product technical requirements are met​​

Deliver Product Quality​

• Monitor product quality and compliance to control processes and guidelines (incl. customer, store, Supplier and QIMAOne trends), raise deviations and mitigate issues with Suppliers, Sourcing & Production and Buying and Design Teams
• Provide input towards Supplier quality and performance reviews​

PLM Utilisation and Compliance

•  ​Ensure PLM is continuously kept up to date with accurate and relevant information at appropriate levels of completion

Minimum requirements

• 5 years or more technical experience in retail and/or manufacturing is essential
• Relevant business qualification in Textile Technology and or Textile production and/or fashion/clothing product management
• Understanding of the International and South African fabric/garment/fit/category industry
• Ability to travel both locally and internationally
• Product Knowledge​
• Technical Product Development​
• Innovation & Sustainability ​
• Textile Manufacturing Process Knowledge
• Technical Pack Development
• Time Management
• Product and Fabric Quality Control
•  Advanced PLM Skills

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Introduction

• The Head of Online Product is a pivotal role within the Woolworths Online Team, responsible for overseeing the development and management of a large portfolio of Online & App digital products across food, fashion, beauty and homeware. The role is both strategic and operational in nature, influencing and managing the broader rationalisation and prioritisation of the digital roadmap, commercial value tracking and ensuring an efficient and quality outcome across a number of cross-functional squads.

Job description

• Define the multi-year Online Product Strategy and Vision, in alignment with the broader Foods, Fashion and E-commerce strategies.
• Lead a diverse team of product managers, product owners and cross-functional squads to execute against the strategy and vision, ensuring teams are empowered, skilled, and work effectively to deliver and support quality digital products
• Ownership of the Online Product Roadmap and facilitation of the prioritisation process and backlog management.
• Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation and concept validation to implementation and release.
• Work closely with the Online Programme Lead to drive the delivery of the Online Product Roadmap throughout the lifecycle.
• Implement product management best practices to ensure timely and efficient product delivery.
• Work closely with the Head of the Value Creation, UX & CRO to ensure customer insights and experience are at the heart of discovery, design and execution.
• Use customer insights and data analytics to drive product improvements and optimize user experience.  
• Commercial oversight and value tracking of digital products, ensuring appropriate budget allocation against defined value targets and tracking to these goals.
• Define business case for digital initiatives and its ROI.
• Ensure smooth transition of initiatives from the build cycle into the Production Support Model, based on accepted quality metrics.
• Working with the Online Programme to be a key driver of transforming Woolies Online to a high velocity enterprise, including key inputs to a maturing and adapting operating model
• Monitor the market to identify shifts and opportunities that could be considered for the Online Roadmap.
• Technology and platform management: Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in digital product development and support.
• Evaluate and select suitable platforms and technologies to support digital products and services.
• Regularly interact with stakeholders and partners to understand challenges and formulate plans to address these challenges through the use of, or changes in, the Online platform.
• Support, coach and mentor the Product team to grow in their capabilities and deliver quality initiatives.
• Grow the Product team to meet the demands of the Online roadmap, through recruitment, contracting and skills development.
• Responsible for the overall success of the Online platform as a product and the associated success metrics as defined in the Online KPI scorecard.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong management, leadership and people skills.
• Customer and quality obsessed, striving for simple solutions to often complex problems
• Strong understanding of product model operating models and levers that drive quality and efficiency
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills - ability to collaborate and work in a matrix organization
• Budget management and commercial acumen, ensuring the value is derived post the implementation of digital products 
• Visionary and future oriented thinker
• High integrity, consistent and clear and visible values.
• Resilient, positive and able to manage complexity, uncertainty and rapid change

Minimum requirements

• 10 years of experience working in a technology and/or retail company.
• 10 years of experience managing product teams that deliver technology /e-commerce innovation.
• 10 years of experience with product design.
• Post-Graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Marketing, Business Administration or Engineering, or equivalent experience

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Introduction

• Source and buy product in support of the Biltong, Ostrich & Venison Categories and Food Strategies, through effective supplier and profit management to achieve all KPI’s.

Job description

• Give input to and implement Biltong, Ostrich & Venison departmental and supplier strategies.
• Establish a commercially viable product range strategy and manage the implementation thereof.
• Manage open book costing models and promotional funding and Category Growth Funds.
• Develop good working relationships with suppliers and other key stakeholders.
• Review internal Woolworths’ performance data (sales, profit, market share, market size etc.) for the department and make comparisons against competition ito range, price, promotions and product development
• Identify and prioritise the key commercial strategies and accompanying quantifiable goals and KPI’s for the department in line with category operating plan
• Ensure internal and external colleagues understand and work to deliver the department category plan
• Review department performance versus Department Scorecards on a regular basis and inform key stakeholders
• Manage financial accountabilities; margins (including strategic buy-in opportunities in consultation with Merchandise Planning), incentives, settlement discounts, departmental charges, sample account, buyer losses, etc.
• Negotiate price, promotional price and new lines, taking into account price tiering / product positioning and financial targets
• Integrate with Sales Management to draw up and implement Promotional Calendar. Plan and implement promotional strategies and ensure supplier delivery
• Establish category price position while applying an understanding of customer price perception, impacts on KVIs, and of competitor pricing
• Availability: Manage short- and long-term availability per category and per supplier
• Give input to Category and Supplier strategies and end-to-end sourcing of raw material
• Develop and implement pricing strategies
• Give input to the planning and forecasting of products and ranges
• Build and manage relationships with a diverse range of suppliers
• Liaise with marketing, sales management and space planning to maximise sales and promotions in stores
• Liaise with distribution regarding Supply Chain issues
• Monitor and react to industry and international trends
• Monitor order fill and product static

Minimum requirements

• Relevant commercial degree / diploma
• Minimum of 3 years buying experience in the perishable industry
• Proven experience in managing a Foods/FMCG department
• Procurement experience within a retail, FMCG environment or meat industry experience – knowledge of store operations, customer profiles, locations & competitors
• Proven sourcing and supplier management experience
• Proven ability to provide tactical input and deliver the category operating plan
• Strong integrator and the ability to work in a matrix structure with proven leadership skills
• Strong negotiation and financial management skills
• Proven ability to deliver the following category KPIs (ie. market share, sales growth, margin, ROS, availability)
• Understanding of Supply Chain processes and principles
• In depth understanding and application of Woolworths’ quality standards
• Technical understanding of the Meat category is advantageous
• Understanding of factors influencing a product’s cost and selling prices
• Proactive & Innovative with a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong customer and retail orientation - sound business and financial acumen
• Entrepreneurial – ability to initiate and implement innovative and viable business ideas and to accept accountability for the outcome
• Team player with understanding of diversity
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
   

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Introduction

• An Engineer responsible for designing and implementing scalable and robust processes to support various engineering capabilities. This role includes extracting, transforming, and consolidating data, developing and maintaining a data platform, implementing cloud solutions, supporting DevOps practices, applying machine learning techniques, and creating data visualisations.

Job description

• Design and implement scalable and robust processes for ingesting and transforming large data sets, developing platforms, and deploying cloud solutions.
• Design, implement and maintain data pipelines that ingest large, complex data sets from a variety of data sources.
• Implement and support cloud strategies aligned with data architecture, security and governance.
• Apply DevOps practices to enhance efficiency and automation for greater scalability, including infrastructure and solutions as code.
• Integrate machine learning models into data processes and ML platform.
• Design and implement scalable and robust processes for visualising large data sets, enabling self-service visualisation and analytics.
• Develop APIs to expose the data to enterprise applications and 3rd party vendors.
• Work with various stakeholders across the organisation to understand data requirements and apply technical knowledge of data management to solve key business problems.
• Provide support in the operational environment with all relevant support teams for data services.

Minimum requirements

• Education Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Profession Experience: 4-5 years of relevant engineering experience.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience with structured and unstructured data, different data stores, and traditional RDBMS and data warehouses.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, and C .
• Practical experience with Apache Spark and cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with version control systems like Git and SVN.
• Proficiency in data visualisation tools such as PowerBI, Quicksight and QlikSense.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

Specialised Skills:

• Data Engineering: Experience with big data, ETL, and data management processes.
• Platform Engineering: Experience with cloud platform development and maintenance.
• Cloud Engineering: Experience with cloud architecture and API development.
• DevOps: Experience with DevOps practices, architecture, and operation.
• ML Engineering: Experience with machine learning frameworks and model integration.
• Data Visualisation: Experience with data visualisation tools and techniques.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work well in an agile, collaborative team environment.
• Continuous learning mindset and commitment to professional development.
• Innovative thinking and adaptability to changing business needs.

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

• Analytical Mindset: Demonstrates a strong analytical and problem-solving ability, capable of breaking down complex data issues and devising effective solutions.
• Collaboration and Communication: Exhibits excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Must foster a collaborative team environment and efficiently work across different departments.
• Continuous Learning: Has a strong commitment to continuous professional development, staying ahead of the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and analytics. Willingness to pursue relevant certifications and training.
• Innovative Thinking: Displays innovative thinking and a proactive approach to identifying and pursuing opportunities to improve data processes and solutions. Comfortable proposing and experimenting with new technologies or methodologies to enhance data capabilities.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility in adapting to changing business needs and technology landscapes. Can efficiently manage multiple priorities and adapt strategies in a fast-paced environment.
• Cultural Fit: Aligns with the organisation's culture and values, contributing positively to team dynamics and company morale. Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and a strong work ethic.