Shoprite Careers Cape Town – Senior ETL Developer

Job Description:

Shoprite, Africa’s largest retailer, is embarking on a Digital Transformation programme. One of the areas of focus is the leveraging of Customer Insights information. As the senior developer, you will need to have a deep specialised knowledge beyond your peers in data warehousing and ETL methodologies, methods, and processes. As a senior developer, you will need to design and develop ETL solutions to process large volumes of data into a cloud-based Insights platform. You will be working in an Agile environment, would need to work in a team with other developers and be a mentor to other developers to allow us to create a high performing team.

As the senior developer, you will be responsible for setting up the design patterns, libraries, frameworks, processes and develop optimised code. You must be aware of how the organization and business partners work and be able to adapt, within the frameworks, to deliver.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyse, Design and implement complex Insights data models, handling large volumes of data in support of key areas of Data Analytics:
  • Analyse and understand business requirements in the context of the current business environment in conjunction with Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Solution Architects.
  • Analyse and design data flows – source to target.
  • Develop and document data models and designs for complex Analytical requirements
  • Create conceptual, logical, and physical solutions, using appropriate methodologies.
  • Identify suitable solution(s) and alternatives that address the business needs/requirements of key stakeholders from the business, solution delivery, and operations areas.
  • Develop solutions according to standards and best practices for Modelling purposes and consumption of large volumes of data.
  • Maintain modelling principles and quality compliance criteria to deliver according to commitments.
  • Integrate design for maintainability, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Coordinate with Architects and business stakeholders to determine functionalities.
• Successful delivery of development projects and changes as required:
  • Thoughtful and clear understanding of program and project goals and needs.
  • Engagement with different stakeholders.
  • Identification and prioritization of project risks.
  • Develop optimised code
  • Provide active technical advice to the team, IT, and internal stakeholders.
  • Detect critical deficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Provide technical input and guidance to establish and maintain an effective Insights data platform, by keeping up to date with relevant technologies and methods:
  • Play a leading role in maintaining best-of-breed development standards for technologies and solutions.
  • Research, understand, and stay up to date with current trends in Information Technology.
  • Actively share insights and information with relevant stakeholders and team.
  • Detect critical deficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Team player and mentoring of the development team:
  • Develop staff skills in ETL solutions and processes
  • Assist in the setup of the development team.
  • Setup procedures and processes to facilitate best practices for development.
  • Help facilitate leadership and problem-solving skills.

Job Requirements:

• 3 year Diploma /Degree in Information Systems / B.Sc Computer Science (or similar)
• 5 -8 years Worked on Data Warehousing projects, with a specific reference to Data Modelling.
• 5 -8 years Significant experience in business modelling using OLAP/ROLAP or any other BI tools.
• 5 – 8 years Knowledge of data modelling techniques, including multi-dimensional modelling, and Relational Databases
• 3+ years Understanding of quantitative and statistical techniques
• 5 -8 years of Experience in software development and testing.
• 5 -8 years Experience of working on projects in both Agile and DevOps
• 5+ years Strong in SQL, Query Writing, Unix Scripting, Hive/Spark and Python
• 5+ years Worked in product background and should be able to review and analyze designs
• 5+ years Strong design skill and SDLC understanding
• 5+ years Cloud technologies experience (preferred Azure)
• 3+ years Hands-on experience in a DevOps environment

Job Details:

Company: Shoprite

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Cape Town

Application Deadline: N/A

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