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Data Engineer / Solutions Engineer (GCP)

meridiantalent.co.zaURL Unverified
StellenboschFull-timeSeniorHybridPosted 18 Sept 2026

Job Overview

Design, build and maintain scalable GCP data pipelines and architectures for a fast-growing FinTech. Partner with data scientists and analysts so clean, reliable data powers smarter decisions across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines using GCP technologies such as Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub and Cloud Storage.

• Develop and manage ETL processes that turn diverse sources into clean structured datasets.

• Partner with data scientists and analysts to deliver solutions that enable insights.

• Create and maintain documentation for pipelines, architecture and data models.

• Troubleshoot data issues quickly and continuously optimise for performance, scalability and cost.

• Automate workflows and safeguard data quality and integrity across sources and platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science or related field.

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.

• Strong skills in BigQuery, Python, SQL, GCP and ETL.

• Analytically sharp, self-motivated, and comfortable in an unstructured environment.

About This Job

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