Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R780k per annum
e-Merge Recruitment
Job description
We are seeking a skilled Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong SQL expertise, hands-on experience with modern data architectures, and a passion for transforming data into actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL pipelines to support data integration and analytics
- Build and optimize data models across Data Lake → Data Warehouse architectures (Medallion, Star Schema)
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI
- Integrate data from various sources, including RESTful APIs
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance across all data systems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Implement and manage version control and CI/CD pipelines for data workflows
- Apply best practices in SDLC, writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code
- Work independently to own projects end-to-end, from design through to deployment
- Contribute to AI-enabled data solutions, including managing AI engineering artifacts (commands, specs, documentation)
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience as a BI Engineer or in a similar data-focused role
- Strong proficiency in SQL and relational database design
- Proven experience building and managing ETL processes
- Solid understanding of modern data architectures (Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Medallion, Star Schema)
- Experience working with RESTful APIs
- Hands-on experience with Power BI for reporting and visualization
- Familiarity with version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
- Experience with CI/CD workflows
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) principles
- Hands-on experience with AI stack.. Utilization of AI Engineering concepts – Commands/Skills/Specs/Docs development & management.
The Reference Number for this position is NG61233 which is a Permanent, Hybrid role in Johannesburg offering a salary of up to R780k per annum negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on nokuthulag@e-Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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