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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Data Scientist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Senior position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 01 Jun 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2640027 - Ref 878000020262237
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About the position

We are seeking a highly motivated Data Scientist with strong expertise in AWS cloud technologies, data engineering, analytics, and visualization. In this role, you will collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to design scalable data solutions, build robust data pipelines, develop impactful dashboards, and deliver actionable insights that drive business value.


 


ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:


 


  • Work with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into actionable technical tasks.
  • Define project scope and align business and technical teams.
  • Design data pipelines, propose data and dashboard solutions, and support development cycles. Be able to
  • facilitate collaboration between business and the Fit4Cloud team Develop and maintain high-quality,
  • efficient software/Custom solutions.
  • Build, deploy, and scale cloud applications using AWS with a focus on performance and security.
  • Document system designs and key technical details.
  • Resolve operational issues and support new use case onboarding.
  • Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project goals.
  • Mentor and train junior team members.
  • Take ownership and deliver impactful, meaningful solutions.


Requirements
  • Relevant IT / Business / Engineering Degree
  • Candidates with one or more of these certifications are preferred:
  • A WS Certified Data Engineer, AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified Data Analytics, AWS
  • Certified, Architect Associate, AWS Certified Architect Professional, Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate
  • Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and workflows using AWS services, including Python coding
  • and data ingestion (ETL, Spark) from various data sources including APIs, Databases, Files, Streams etc.
  • Utilize Amazon Quick sight for data visualization, reporting, and interpretation to support business
  • decision making.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform, for managing AWS infrastructure
  • Develop compelling and insightful dashboards that tell a clear story from complex data to support business
  • decisions and drive actionable insights.
  • Support exploratory data analysis and provide insights to drive business objectives.
  • Strong experience with AWS services including but not limited to S3, Glue, Athena, RDS, Lambda,
  • DynamoDB, EC2, VPC, Step Functions, and other related services.
  • Familiarity with Git and GitHub Actions for version control and CI/CD.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and analyze business requirements,
  • including the underlying business context and translate business requirements into well-defined technical
  • specifications.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • and the ability to engage effectively in a multicultural business environment.
  • Experience in defining acceptance criteria and managing scope for technical deliverables.
  • Adaptability to perform additional tasks under the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

Advantageous skills:


  • A genuine interest in data storytelling and visualization, with enthusiasm for creating impactful dashboards
  • that communicate insights effectively to diverse audiences.
  • Problem solving capabilities
  • Driven and willing to learn new technologies to be able to solve different problems
  • Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project
  • Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work interdependently and to submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality
  • Ability to work within a multi-national organizational structure and to work with colleagues from all over the
  • world
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to communicate effectively (both verbally
  • and in writing) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users
  • Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move
  • concepts through to proposal and successful implementation
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Above-board work ethics
  • Willing and able to travel internationally
  • Strong interest in Artificial Intelligence and specifically LLM-based applications



Desired Skills:

  • S3
  • Glue
  • RDS
  • Lambda
  • DynamoDB
  • EC2
  • Step Functions data.

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Diploma

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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