Senior Data Engineer

Job description:

Job Type: Full Time
Experience: 8 years
Location: Abuja

Company: VIISAUS

As Senior Data Engineer/Consultant your responsibilities will be to:

Data Pipeline Development

  • Design and implement scalable and reliable ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.
  • Automate data pipelines tensure seamless integration of various data sources.

Database Management

  • Develop and maintain optimized databases and data warehouses.
  • Ensure data security, compliance, and backup protocols are in place.

Data Quality Assurance

  • Establish robust mechanisms for data validation and cleansing.
  • Conduct regular audits tmaintain high data quality and integrity.

Collaboration and Support

  • Work closely with data analysts, product managers, and software developers.
  • Provide technical support for data-related queries and challenges.

Performance Optimization

  • Monitor and improve data infrastructure performance.
  • Troubleshoot issues related tdata storage, processing, and retrieval.

Documentation and Reporting

  • Have the capacity tidentify, isolate and list out relevant insights from large data sets
  • Be conversant with the latest artificial intelligence tools and trends with regards tdata mining (Data Science)
  • Document data workflows, architecture, and processes.
  • Generate reports and insights taid strategic decision-making.

Recruitment and Team Building

  • Recruit, onboard, and manage a team of data analysts and analytics professionals.
  • Define roles and responsibilities for the analytics team tensure project success.
  • Provide mentorship, training, and performance feedback tteam members.

You’d be a good fit if you:

  • Possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years in data engineering, Data Analysis or related roles.

Technical Skills:

  • Proficiency in SQL and database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Power Platform (e.g PowerBI, Power Apps, Power Pages, Fabric)
  • Experience with data pipeline tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, or similar).
  • Strong programming skills in Python.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
  • Experience with big data tools (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) is a plus.

Soft Skills:

  • Strong problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent teamwork skills.
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy and efficiency.
  • Experience working with executive blue chip clients – Excellent
  • verbal/written communication, and appearance is a requirement for this role.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
  • Knowledge of machine learning frameworks for predictive analytics.
  • Familiarity with government or social program data systems is a plus.

Method of Application

Kindly send your CV to Careers@viisaus.com