Job Description

Closing Date 2025/11/29
Reference Number EDU251119-2
Job Title Data Engineer
Job Type Permanent
Campus National
Department Information Technology
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / City National
Location - Province National
Location - Country South Africa
Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Job Category IT
Job Advert Summary
Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a Data Engineer
Purpose of the role
The Data Engineer role at Eduvos reports to the National Manager: Data and BI, and is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architecture. The role includes supporting both batch and real-time data processing to ensure data is readily available for analytics and reporting, and the development of AI-enabled predictive analytics capabilities. The Data Engineer will collaborate with BI developers, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent NQF-7 qualification (Advanced Diploma or Bachelor of Technology) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate DP600.

• Highly Desirable:

• A post-graduate qualification in the above (NQF Level 8 and above).
• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP700)
• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL300)

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experiencein data engineering, supporting both batch and real-time data processing.
• At least 2 years in a senior data engineering capacity, with responsibility for designing scalable data solutions.
• A proven track record of delivering robust data pipelines and architecturesusing Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, or Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience integrating data from CRM and ERP systemssuch as Dynamics 365 and learning platforms like Moodle.
• Demonstrated ability to implement data governance, lineage, and metadata managementpractices in compliance with POPIA and GDPR.
• Experience in establishing data engineering best practices, including CI/CD workflows and automation using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Exposure to machine learning workflows using Microsoft Fabric Data Science tools and Python-based frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow) is highly desirable

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, and Microsoft Fabric Dataflows.
• Integrate data from Dynamics 365 (Sales, F&O, Higher Ed) and external systems such as Celcat, Moodle, and Microsoft Graph API.
• Design and maintain star/snowflake schemas and data models for both data warehousesand Lakehouse
• Build and manage Lakehouse environmentsusing Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse or Synapse Analytics to support scalable analytics.
• Implement event streamingsolutions for real-time data ingestion and processing.
• Develop and maintain reflexes(automated responses to data events) within Microsoft Fabric to support dynamic data workflows.
• Ensure data governance, security, lineage, and metadata management.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows using Microsoft Fabric and tools like Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Develop data transformation and automation scripts using Python or Scala.
• Collaborate with BI developers, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements.
• Ensure data privacy and compliance with regulations such as POPIA and GDPR.
• Utilise Microsoft Fabric Data Science tools to build and deploy machine learning models.

Functional and Behavioural Competencies
As the Data Engineer you will be responsible for :
Technical / Functional Competencies:

• Data pipeline development and orchestration.
• Data modelling and schema design.
• Data governance and metadata management.
• Machine learning model development and deployment.
• API integration and automation scripting.
• Microsoft Fabric Data Science tools for machine learning

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and interact effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good organising and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team
• Adaptability, Innovation and Change Management.

Employee Benefits:

• A competitive, market-related salary with opportunities to earn incentive performance bonuses
• A supportive, high-performing environment where innovation is encouraged
• A Hybrid remote working model - two days in office / three days working remotely.
• Subsidised academic studies through Eduvos for staff, their spouse/life partner, and dependent children, after 6 months of service.
• Provident Fund

Skills Required