Engineer (Data, Platform, Cloud, DevOps, ML, Data Visualisation) X11

at  Woolworths

POSITION SUMMARY

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Western Cape
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No

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.

JOB 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.

Please refer the Job description for details