Analytics Engineer

Our business is growing rapidly, and we are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced, and highly technical Analytics Engineer to join our Data Analytics team. In this role, you will design, implement, maintain, and enhance cloud-based data analytics back-end processes, ensuring the continued development of a first-class modern Data Warehouse that serves as the backbone of our Data Analytics function.

We are looking for a proactive doer, someone ready to roll up their sleeves and, through hard work and dedication, create meaningful impact in our communities. If you have what it takes to be part of our ambitious, creative, and driven team, and want to make a real difference, then read on and apply for this exciting opportunity!

Key Responsibilities

• Design, create, and deploy data ingestion pipelines to feed our Data Warehouse with raw data from various sources using cloud-hosted data ingestion tools
• Create and maintain processes to transform the raw data into clean and organized Analytics data that can be used by the analysts, with tools like Google Dataflow, Datastream, and dbt
• Be responsible for the Analytics’ data quality and security
• Implement, develop, and maintain the required Data Analytics and Analytics Engineering tools
• Implement data governance and data security rules
• Data Warehouse administration
• Assist with the data architecture
• Support the team on technical problems

What we are looking for:

Technical Skills

• At least 3 years' experience working in a data or back-end engineering role
• Advanced SQL
• Python
• Deep understanding of modern Data Warehouse  technologies and best practices
• Expertise with the latest data ingestion, transformation and management tools and processes

Non-technical

• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and proactively
• Self-starter, target-oriented
• Team player and good communicator

The following technical skills will be an added advantage

• Google Cloud solutions with a focus on Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Datastream, Dataflow
• Experience with non-relational DB or Big data
• Experience with data streaming analytics
• Git
• Dbt
• Knowledge of other coding languages

What we offer:

• Be a part of an international, dynamic, and driven team that has set its aspirations high and works hard to achieve those
• Opportunities to learn and grow together with us
• Competitive compensation package
• Health benefits

Do you see yourself as part of the WATU team? If so, please send us your CV and cover letter. We look forward to welcoming you on board!