Data Engineer at Techspecialist Consulting Limited

Reports to:  

Team Lead, Software Engineering

Job Background  

Techspecialist Consulting Limited is a Technology Service delivery company that offers managed IT services for Government, Private and Non-governmental organizations.    

 We are looking for an experienced data engineer to join our team. You will use various methods to transform raw data into useful data systems. For example, you’ll create algorithms and conduct statistical analysis. Overall, you’ll strive for efficiency by aligning data systems with business goals.

 To succeed in this data engineering position, you should have strong analytical skills and the ability to combine data from different sources. Data engineer skills also include familiarity with several programming languages and knowledge of learning machine methods.

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)    

• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture,
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and Azure ‘big data’ technologies.
• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Keep our data separated and secure across national boundaries through multiple data centers and Azure regions.
• Create data tools for analytics and data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product into an innovative industry leader.
• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.

Essential Skills &

Knowledge  

• Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• Experience with Business Data Analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau.
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow, etc.
• Experience with Azure cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS, Redshift
• Experience with stream-processing systems: Storm, Spark-Streaming, etc.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.

Personality Attributes   

• Excellent communicator (verbal and written) 
• Self-starter 
• Exceptional in managing own time. 
• Organized and self-discipline   
• Exceptional planning and managerial skills 
• Extroverted and outgoing  

Qualifications  

B.Sc in Computer Science, applied math, physics, statistics, or a related field

Starting monthly salary  

N80,000.00    

Other benefits and

conditions of employment  

We place a strong emphasis on learning and development. You will be encouraged to undertake developmental training and get involved in corporate activities. This role provides an excellent opportunity to build up Technical and managerial knowledge and expertise and gain exposure to working across various enterprise projects.