93 Analytics Engineer jobs in South Africa

Zepz powers two leading global remittance brands, WorldRemit and Sendwave, to build the next generation of cross-border payments. Serving over 9 million customers across 4,000 corridors, Zepz is transforming how money moves across borders by making it faster, safer and more convenient. Its innovative digital solutions are designed to break down financial barriers and expand access to better financial tools. Zepz operates across a broad global footprint, connecting the global north and south and enabling migrants to support loved ones, fuel local economies and build better futures.

Come join us

• Velocity - We are fast

• Outcomes - We work for our customers

• Integrity - We do the right thing

We are looking for an Analytics Engineer to work within our Data Platform team, part of the Infrastructure Domain. This role will collaborate with teams across Product and Engineering to simplify access to cleaned and transformed data from our two brands.

Together, you will build new data models and optimise existing ones to drive insights and recommendations from our data. You will integrate dbt into analysts' and engineers' ways of working, reduce the complexity of our existing SQL, and empower data consumers with reliable data to further Zepz's mission. This role is great for someone who enjoys variety, can work independently, and wants to own projects.

Recent projects include:

• Repointing modelling for one brand from a monolith to microservices
• Refactoring intensive Compliance queries into a dbt workflow
• Modelling a multi-brand conversion funnel

Tech Stack:

We have recently consolidated technologies across the two brands and built the new Zepz Data Platform. Our tech stack now includes:

• Fivetran
• Databricks
• dbt
• Metaplane
• Astronomer
• OpenMetaData
• Mode

What you will own:

• Building and maintaining data models to expose reliable data for analysis and reporting.
• Communicating with engineering and business stakeholders to understand the commercial requirements, translating them into a technical solution to ensure reliable, self-serve data is available for decision-making.
• Developing standards and best practices for data consumption, including educating data consumers on data quality, availability, and interpretation.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce complexity and increase efficiency across data models and our data warehouse.
• Ensuring the data and output are of high quality—tested, automated, scalable, and documented.

This role will have an immediate impact on the quality of data presented and used to solve business problems.

• You can work independently with dbt to design and implement data models and coach others to do so.
• You are comfortable with daily use of SQL and have an interest in reading and extracting data transformation processes from Python scripts.
• You have experience using modern data warehouses (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery) and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow and Fivetran).
• You see yourself as a problem-solver who wants to understand the business problem and communicate the commercial impact alongside the technical solution.
• You are an advocate for data-driven decision-making who strives to improve processes, establish best practices, and define standards.
• You can collaborate across multiple time zones where there is a focus on asynchronous communication and documentation.

• You have worked at a scaling startup previously.
• You have experience working with batch and real-time data platforms.

What you'll get from us

We have five core benefits for our talent in the US, UK, Philippines, Poland, and South Africa. specifically:

• Unlimited Annual Leave: Feel free to make the most of your time off and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Private Medical Cover: You can opt-in to a Private Medical Insurance scheme. This provides you with access to thorough medical coverage, so you can feel confident in your health and well-being.
• Retirement: We offer pension schemes to help you plan for and secure your future.
• Life Assurance: Life assurance is available to give you peace of mind and protect your loved ones in case of the unexpected.
• Parental Leave: We offer competitive parental leave schemes to ensure you are spending as much quality time with your new bundle of joy as possible.

We are also remote-first as an organisation, offering flexibility for you to work where you need to be most productive. In addition to the above, you will discover that we have a range of secondary perks (such as the cycle-to-work scheme and employee discounts) depending on your location, to help you thrive at Zepz

• Our team of over 800 employees is fully distributed across the world. We are working from coffee shops, homes, and co-working spaces — making us one of the larger fully distributed growth-stage startups in the world but we also offer workspace in our talent cluster locations - spaces we can meet, collaborate and connect.
• We are proud parents, community organizers, farmers, band members, yoga teachers, YouTube influencers, former Olympians, and serial entrepreneurs.
• We collectively speak over twenty languages, including Akuapem, Amharic, Bengali, Ewe, Fante, Ga, Igbo, Kalenjin, Luganda, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.
• At Zepz, embodying our commitments binds us together. We are collectively passionate about striving to achieve our vision and purpose - to continue to provide the best service to our users.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If interested, please submit your resume along with a cover letter (optional), highlighting why your experience demonstrates you meet the requirements of the role. Please also indicate the countries in which you have work authorization.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Zepz is a place where everyone can thrive.

So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, and if at all you might need any form of support to make the process as comfortable as possible, please let us know and give us a shot by applying. We want you to be excited to wake up to make an impact every day.

This is a remote position.

About our client:
Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated with existing systems and processes and can also be customised to client needs. Their capabilities extend to big data engineering and bespoke software development, solutions are available as both cloud-based and hosted.

What you will be doing:

• Analyzes complex customer data to determine integration needs.
• Develops and tests scalable data integration/transformation pipelines using PySpark, SparkSQL, and Python.
• Contributes to the codebase through coding, reviews, validation, and complex transformation logic.
• Automates and maintains data validation and quality checks.
• Collaborates with FPA, data engineers, and developers to align solutions with financial reporting and business objectives.
• Participates in solution architecture and technical discussions, refining user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Utilizes modern data formats/platforms (Parquet, Delta Lake, S3/Blob Storage, Databricks).
• Partners with the product team to ensure accurate customer data reflection and provide feedback based on data insights.

What our client is looking for:

• A Data Analytics Engineer with 5+ years of experience.
• Must have strong Python, PySpark, Notebook, and SQL coding skills, especially with Databricks and Delta Lake.
• Proven ability to build and deploy scalable ETL pipelines to cloud production environments using CI/CD.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, data quality concepts, and excellent communication is essential.
• Cloud environment (Azure, AWS) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi) experience beneficial.
• Telecoms industry or consulting experience, plus accounting knowledge, is a plus.

Job ID:

• J

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website -

Requirements

Data Analytics Engineer, PySpark, Python, SQL, Databricks, ETL, CI/CD, Cloud, Azure, AWS

This is a remote position.

Want to join a frontrunner in renewable energy that is actively seeking early entry into new markets globally? Since the establishment in 2007, Scatec has acquired extensive knowledge and experience in developing, building and operating solar, wind and hydro power plants and storage solutions. Driven by our company values and competent global workforce, we aim to deliver competitive and sustainable renewable energy globally; protect our environment and improve quality of life through innovative integration of technology; and create shareholder value. We are present on four continents and are headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Main purpose of position
Currently we are looking for a
Senior Data Analytics Engineer
in Cape Town, South Africa to be part of our global team working together towards our vision –
Improving our future.
As our Data Analytics Engineer, you will be responsible for driving the business to make data-driven decisions and improving self-service Business Intelligence within Scatec.

The role will require to engage with teams across all departments such as Finance, Project Development, Asset Management, HR, Solutions and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) to understand business processes and value drivers to specify requirements. The role will provide exposure to different levels of the data landscape, having full ownership of the end-to-end flow of data, being responsible for data architecture, governance and systems and communicating best practices within the organisation.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop, own and maintain a central data architecture and platform/service for relevant data across the organisation
• Deliver valuable and high-quality data products to the business units
• Expand and centralise our common business data and data models
• Ensure best practice infrastructure and database optimisation for improved delivery lead-time
• Design and execute processes for ensuring data governance
• Build and maintain common datasets for self-service reports across the organization
• Maintain global standard reports and data sets
• Train end users in reporting tools and other relevant analysis tools

Qualifications And Competencies

• Computer Science, Statistics, Informatic, Information Systems or quantitative from a Technical University level degree
• 4 - 6 years professional experience in energy sector client-facing
• Excellence in data engineering building data transformation pipelines using SQL and DBT
• Excellence in data modelling concepts and techniques for data warehousing and governance
• Experience with Databricks, Azure
• Experience with Infrastructure as code, DevOps, DataOps
• Data integration
• Ability to work with with data visualization and reporting tools, such as Tableau, Power BI, and Excel
• Familiarity with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations is favourable
• Knowledge of ML models and MLOps a bonus
• Language: fluent both written and spoken in English, second language is a plus

Personal characteristics
It is part of every employee's terms of reference to contribute to Scatec's vision: Improving our Future and adhere to our company values which are:

• Predictable : demonstrate clear communication and listening skills, shares information in an open and honest way
• Driving results: demonstrate determination, pro-activeness, can prioritise and work independently
• Changemaker: demonstrate entrepreneurship, can challenge, fast learner, take initiates and adjust
• Working together: demonstrate teamwork, shares responsibilities, can compromise, has a can-do attitude

We offer
Scatec is an exciting, innovative and ambitious company operating in a growing industry. We offer a challenging and interesting position where you will be part of a flexible, diverse and truly international working environment consisting of highly competent and committed colleagues with a positive drive to make a difference.

Scatec is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by appropriate law. All hiring decisions are made based on merit, competence and business need.

Applications will be processed on a continuous basis

, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented
Analytics Engineer with python and SQL coding skills
to join our team in the
Cape Town Distribution Centre
.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment, and a promise that you won't be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Operational Analytics Manager

Your responsibilities will include:

Development & Implementation:

• Design, develop, and implement tools to improve visibility, reduce risk, and enhance productivity in DC operations.
• Develop and maintain Android applications and backend solutions.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in applications and integrations.
• Implement UI solutions using low-code or other approved technologies.
• Integrate third-party APIs, optimize performance, and apply security best practices.

Project Management & Documentation:

• Work with project managers to gather requirements and create project specifications.
• Translate requirements into technical tasks and timelines.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including SOPs and technical guides.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Work closely with DevOps, Data Engineering, IT Services, and other technical teams.
• Participate in team meetings, communicate progress, and address blockers.
• Provide technical support and training to super users.

Data & Reporting:

• Automate reporting processes using scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, C#).
• Develop data pipelines and ensure data integrity in reporting systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data discrepancies.

Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement:

• Conduct QA testing to ensure software reliability.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and performance optimization.
• Maintain technical knowledge through ongoing learning and professional development.

Technical Skills & Best Practices:

• Use Git for version control and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Write and maintain technical documentation for APIs and libraries.
• Develop RESTful APIs, optimize database queries, and implement caching strategies.
• Ensure secure data transmission and implement authentication/authorization mechanisms.
• Gather user feedback, and refine applications based on insights.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree, BTech or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering
• In the event that you do not have a bachelor's degree or an advanced diploma (in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of operational support experience in a software/technology environment.
• 2 years of operational support experience in a software/technology environment
• In-depth understanding of best practices relating to system support and monitoring
• Minimum 2 years experience building data pipelines, APIs, API calls and debugging
• Minimum 2 years experience writing python applications
• Experience with Redis & FastAPI advantageous
• Experience building applications with Low-code builders (e.g. Flutterflow, Appgyver, etc.)
• Good database knowledge, including the ability to write and optimize complex queries using SQL
• Experience with one or more system monitoring and alerting system
• Experience designing and developing reports
• Server and Networking experience beneficial
• Understanding and experience in one of the following environments will be beneficial: Supply Chain & Logistics, WMS
• Prior experience within an ecommerce company or warehouse experience will be beneficial

Attributes required:

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
• Ability to identify areas of improvement in current processes
• Ability to use logic and common sense to arrive at conclusions
• Passion for understanding ambiguous, complex problems and driving high quality, innovative, clean solutions
• Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Must have exceptional communication skills to help deliver insights to diverse stakeholders
• Detail oriented, outcome and process focused
• Willingness to learn and personal desire to keep up to date with technology and process

The Environment
:

• employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

If you meet the above you are an
Extraordinary Mind
so come and join us

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.

Job description:

Join Us in Becoming the Best Bank in the World

We appoint energized and motivated people for their potential and continuously look for talented, driven individuals to help us innovate and evolve. That is why we focus on finding the right people for the right jobs.We love what we do because we focus on making a positive difference for our clients and employees. Our company DNA is built around talented and committed teams dedicated to build a brand that we are proud ofand earns the trust of our clients.

Who We are

We are a bank, but we're much more than that. We believe that banking is about enabling people to control their financial lives through banking that is simplified, accessible, affordable and delivered through personal experience. By helping our clients manage their financial lives better, we enable them to live better

Why Choose Us

At Capitec, we offer our best by living up to our CEO values in every situation – we always put the Client first,act with Energy and take Ownership. And to support people in being their best, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities as well as employee benefits and savings. We make it a priority to ensure that each member of the Capitec team feels welcome, valued, focused, and has the opportunity to grow

Purpose Statement

• To gather, analyse and understand business users' data and analytics requirements and translate these requirements into analytics best practice technical solutions that meet the relevant business objectives.
• To produce comprehensive business requirements specifications from business requirements leveraging domain, technical and data knowledge and coordinating collaboration from relevant stakeholders (e.g. own Product Line, Shared Services and other support teams) in the Capitec Data Estate

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

• Certification in AWS Data Analytics Speciality or AWS Architecture

Knowledge and Experience

Experience

Minimum:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics
• At least 7 years' proven experience within information systems, business intelligence or data warehousing environments
• At least 7 years' proven experience in drafting Business Requirement Specifications/Documents and translating requirements between business and functional stakeholders
• Experience in Business Analysis using various techniques to describe business needs e.g. conceptual model, ERD, Test Cases, Data Flows, UML models, Data Dictionary, Business processes flows, etc.
• Experience in providing technical coaching to more junior team members as well as leading projects and/or Communities of Practice (COP)
• Able to perform data analysis and determine the impact on broader organisational frameworks and objectives
• Able to identify and classify data exposure risk from the relevant legislation

Minimum

Knowledge:

• Data Warehousing on an enterprise level
• Cloud data estates (e.g., AWS and Azure)
• Cluster computing fundamentals e.g., Big Data
• Data Governance and Data Management
• Understanding of data protection
• Financial systems and procedures
• SDLC / DevOps
• Conceptual Data modelling
• Basic data analysis using SQL (PostgresSQL)
• Understanding of the concepts of data visualisation
• Software Testing and Quality Assurance
• Coaching: principles and practice
• Databases and Database design

Ideal:

• Banking systems environment
• Banking business model
• Agile development life cycle
• Databases and Database design
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Amazon Redshift

Ideal:

• Relevant business domain knowledge e.g., credit
• Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record

Contract

5 to 20 years

Negotiable

03 September 2025

PBT is a technology-agnostic company specialising in BI solutions. We help businesses harness the power of data to drive informed decision-making and achieve their strategic goals. Our team of experts is dedicated to delivering innovative and customised solutions that enable our clients to gain a competitive edge in today's rapidly evolving market.

Role Description:

As a BI Business Analyst at PBT, you will play a pivotal role in understanding the nature and business impact of requests, performing the required analysis, and collaborating with developers to ensure the successful delivery of functional and technical specifications. You will support the business by identifying opportunities for improvement, creating and maintaining documentation, and conducting high-level testing before deploying solutions.

Requirements:

• A relevant Business Analysis qualification is essential.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst
• Exposure to or experience in the Kimball methodology would be particularly advantageous.
• Strong technical data analysis skills
• Proficient in business process modelling
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• High level of computer literacy, particularly in Excel
• Experience with Microsoft BI tools such as Power Pivot, Power BI, and SQL query writing
• Ability to design and document logical dimensional models.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills

Join our dynamic team at PBT and be part of a company that values innovation, teamwork, and personal growth. If you are enthusiastic about leveraging data to drive business success and meet the above requirements, we would love to hear from you.

• In order to comply with the POPI Act, for future career opportunities, we require your permission to maintain your personal details on our database. By completing and returning this form you give PBT your consent

"If you have not heard from us in two weeks, please note that you were unsuccessful for the role. However, we will keep your resume on file and reach out if any other suitable opportunity arises in the future".

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The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world's largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That's why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply 'empower' you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we'll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Summary of the position

We are seeking a highly accomplished and visionary Business Intelligence Developer to join our team. As a BI Developer, you will report into the
Business Intelligence Manager
and be responsible for developing and maintaining BI and Reporting solutions.

Comptencies

• Proficient in reporting writing tools such as SSRS, dashboarding tools like Power Bi.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, Microsoft T-SQL.
• Solid understanding of ETL processes.
• Understanding of scheduling tools such as control-m.
• Fundamental understanding of basic warehouse concepts.
• Performance tuning of complex SQL queries.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities

As a Business Intelligence Developer, you will be expected to:

• Work with both Business Analysts and business owners to develop and enhance reports and dashboards.
• Maintain and enhance existing ETL processes.
• Be on regular after-hour stand-by support for the data warehouse loads.
• Performance tuning of stored procedures and reports.
• Ensure that development standards and processes are followed according to Apex's best practices.

Skills And Experience

• A degree or diploma (3 years) with majors Information Systems or Computer Science will be a strong advantage.
• A good working knowledge of IT systems in a corporate environment.
• At least 2-3 years of solid SQL Server development experience, with profiency in report writing skills. This includes but not limited to building complex stored procedures, functions, and views.
• 3-5 years' experience in building integration solutions independently.
• Strong attention to accuracy and detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including an ability to work independently from the business analyst team when appropriate.
• A high tolerance for ambiguity as requirements is not always clear at the start of a project and can change as users and analysts start to see the data.
• Self-starter who can take the initiative to learn new technologies independently and not just wait to be sent on training.
• Solid time management and communication skills essential.
• Ability to multi-task and to work on multiple project streams simultaneously.
• High personal integrity.

• The below skills are not an absolute requirement but would give the candidate a significant advantage over others.

• Scheduling tools such Control-m

• Cloud based database solutions like Snowflake
• Cloud based ETL solutions like DBT
• A background in Investment and Financial Accounting

Reporting structure

You will report to the team manager of the Business Intelligence Team for Open Ended Funds (SA).

Remuneration level

Remuneration is market related depending on experience.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.