Engineer, Software (SQL)
Standard Bank Group7 days ago
Johannesburg, South AfricaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs in development environments.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions and develop enterprise-scale software and data engineering capabilities.
- Build SQL, Python, and PySpark data pipelines, data models, data warehouses, lakehouse architectures, API integrations, and scalable enterprise data platforms.
- Deliver cloud transformation and migration initiatives from on-premises SQL Server, data warehouse, and ETL workloads to Azure and Microsoft Fabric.
- Manage data migration, reconciliation, cutover planning, rollback strategies, and production readiness.
- Apply SDLC, Agile, DevOps, ITSM, CI/CD, Git, change and release management, environment management, incident and problem management, disaster recovery, production support, and automated testing practices.
- Support data governance, security and access management, data quality, reconciliation, monitoring, and observability in regulated environments.
Requirements
- A first degree in Information Studies or Information Technology.
- Azure Fundamentals Certification (AZ-900) and/or Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700).
- At least 7 years of experience as a Data Engineer, SQL Engineer, or Software Engineer.
- Extensive expertise in Microsoft Fabric and Azure, including SQL, Python, PySpark, ETL and data pipelines, Data Factory, data modelling, data warehousing and lakehouse architectures, API integrations, performance optimisation, and scalable enterprise data platform design.
- Proven experience delivering cloud transformation and migration initiatives involving on-premises SQL Server, data warehouse, and ETL workloads.
- Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, DevOps, ITSM, CI/CD, Git, release management, environment management, incident and problem management, disaster recovery, production support, and automated testing.
- Financial Services or Banking domain experience, with expertise in data governance, security and access management, data quality and reconciliation, monitoring, and observability.
- Experience with Power Apps and Power Automate is advantageous.
Benefits
- Standard Bank Group offers career-enhancing opportunities and the chance to work with experienced professionals in the financial-services sector.