Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer

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 and 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
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts and AI engineering practices is advantageous

The reference number for this position is NG61233 which is a permanent, Hybrid role in Johannesburg offering a salary of up to R960k per annum negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on e-Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 10 Apr 08:58, Closing date 9 Jun