Data Engineer

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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Pet
The Role
Experienced Data Engineer responsible for eliciting and managing business and data requirements, conducting data analysis and profiling, developing data models and mappings, and supporting data governance, quality, lineage, testing, and Agile delivery. The role involves stakeholder workshops, user story development, acceptance criteria, solution design collaboration, and cross-functional dependency management within a financial services programme.
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Blue Pearl is seeking 2 experienced Data Engineers to join a high-profile Financial Services programme. The successful candidates will be responsible for analysing, documenting, and managing complex business and data requirements while supporting enterprise data initiatives. They will work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, architects, and delivery teams to ensure data requirements are accurately translated into solutions that support business objectives.

The role requires strong data analysis, business analysis, and stakeholder engagement capabilities within an Agile delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Elicit, analyse, document, and manage business and data requirements.
  • Conduct feature analysis and develop detailed user stories.
  • Define acceptance criteria and support backlog refinement activities.
  • Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions.
  • Perform process analysis and identify optimisation opportunities.
  • Conduct data analysis, data profiling, and data mapping activities.
  • Develop and validate target-state data models.
  • Support data governance, data lineage, and metadata management initiatives.
  • Identify and assess data quality issues and recommend remediation actions.
  • Collaborate with architects and development teams on solution design.
  • Support testing activities and validate delivered solutions against requirements.
  • Manage cross-functional dependencies across multiple workstreams.
  • Support Agile delivery processes and programme milestones.


Requirements
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification (minimum requirement).
  • Additional Data, Agile, Business Analysis, or related certifications will be advantageous.
Experience
  • Minimum 8 years of professional experience.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience within the Financial Services sector.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in Business Analysis and/or Feature Analysis.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in Data Analysis.
  • Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
  • Experience engaging and influencing senior business and technology stakeholders.
Functional Skills
  • Requirements Elicitation and Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Feature Analysis
  • User Story Development
  • Acceptance Criteria Definition
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Process Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Modelling
  • Data Governance
  • Data Lineage
  • Data Quality Analysis
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Backlog Management
  • Agile Delivery Support
  • Testing Support and Validation
Technical Skills
  • SQL
  • Data Profiling
  • Data Warehousing Concepts
  • Data Architecture Concepts
  • Metadata Management
  • Data Lineage Tools
  • Reporting and Analytics Concepts
  • API and Systems Integration
  • Jira and Agile Tooling
Highly Advantageous Experience

Candidates with experience in the following areas will receive preference:

  • Foreign Exchange (FX)
  • Capital Markets
  • Treasury Systems
  • Front Office Trading Environments
  • Regulatory Reporting
  • AWS Cloud Data Platforms
  • Data Migration Programmes
  • Enterprise Data Management Frameworks
  • Financial Product Data Models


Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
  • Minimum 8 years of professional experience
  • Minimum 5 years of experience within the Financial Services sector
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Business Analysis and/or Feature Analysis
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Analysis
  • Experience working within Agile delivery environments
  • Experience engaging and influencing senior business and technology stakeholders
  • SQL experience
  • Experience with data profiling, data warehousing concepts, data architecture concepts, metadata management, data lineage tools, reporting and analytics concepts, API and systems integration, Jira, and Agile tooling
  • Additional Data, Agile, Business Analysis, or related certifications
  • Experience with Foreign Exchange, Capital Markets, Treasury Systems, Front Office Trading Environments, Regulatory Reporting, AWS Cloud Data Platforms, Data Migration Programmes, Enterprise Data Management Frameworks, or Financial Product Data Models
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The Company
HQ: Tampa, FL
3,386 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

BluePearl is a U.S. network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals providing advanced medical care for pets, including innovative procedures, diagnostics, surgery, and other specialized services in communities across the United States. Its mission is to deliver exceptional care while advancing veterinary medicine and honoring the human-animal bond. Founded in 1996, BluePearl operates more than 100 hospitals and is part of Mars Veterinary Health.

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