Job Summary

• This role provides and exciting opportunity to contribute to a strategic initiative within the firm– Enterprise Infrastructure Big Data Service. The Specialist Support Engineer serves as a support expert with responsibilities within the design, development, automation, testing, support and administration of the Enterprise Infrastructure Big Data Service.
• The role requires experience with Denodo, and preferably some Big Data solutions exposure. It will involve supporting a data virtualization platform utilized by Absa data engineering community.
• You will be responsible for ongoing support and administration, reviewing and recommending improvement of tenant solutions and documentation for the service. The platform provides a blueprint for integrating with existing upstream and downstream technology solutions.

Job Description

• The incumbent will have the opportunity of working directly across the firm with developers, operations staff, data scientists, architects and business constituents to support and enhance the data virtualization service.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for data-related issues
• Strong understanding of data integration and data virtualization concepts
• Enhance data accessibility and ensure high performance of data solutions
• Document data integration and virtualization processes
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong programming skills
• Be eager to learn new approaches and technologies
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role
• Denodo, Linux
• Preferred: Experience with some of the following: SQL, DBeaver, Python, Bash, Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Cloudera or Hortonworks)

Additional Job Description

• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and Absa Policies and Policy Standards.
• Understand and manage risks and risk events (incidents) relevant to the role.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree: Information Technology

End Date: November 18, 2025