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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R01 - R02 per month
  • Contract Senior position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 07 Jan 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 24 days
  • Job 2630187 - Ref 878000014778049
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About the position

We’re Hiring: Data Engineer – Fraud & Financial Crime Technology Platform (6-Month Contract)


Are you a talented Data Engineer passionate about transforming data into actionable insights? Join our Fraud and Financial Crime Technology Platform (FFCP) team and play a key role in modernising the bank’s fraud detection and financial crime systems.


As part of our FFCP team, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, helping replace legacy systems with cutting-edge cloud-native solutions. You will work on Client Screening and Transaction Monitoring capabilities, ensuring data flows seamlessly to power our fraud detection and investigation engines.




RequirementsWhat You’ll Do:


  • Design and develop end-to-end ETL and data pipelines in Azure, moving away from manual flat-file feeds to automated, resilient solutions.


  • Build and maintain Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) assets, data marts, and business-focused data products using Data Vault 2.0 methodologies.


  • Work closely with business teams to translate requirements into robust data models and technical pipelines.


  • Implement monitoring, alerting, reconciliation, and exception handling to ensure high-quality, secure, and auditable data.


  • Integrate with external systems and APIs, handling authentication, pagination, and error management.


  • Support CI/CD deployments, DevOps pipelines, and operational readiness for production environments.


  • Collaborate with architects, engineers, and compliance teams to ensure alignment with overall data strategy and regulatory standards.


What You’ll Bring:


  • Proven experience in Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, and ADLS Gen2.


  • Strong SQL skills (T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, optimization) and experience with SQL Server/SSIS.


  • Hands-on experience with REST API integrations.


  • Solid knowledge of data modelling (Data Vault 2.0, dimensional/Kimball).


  • Experience with Azure Analysis Services, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.


  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and collaborative skills.


  • Comfortable working in Agile or DevOps-style delivery environments.


Nice to Have:


  • Experience with financial crime systems (Actimize, Dow Jones, or similar).


  • Familiarity with event-driven architectures, microservices, and data products.


  • Understanding of KYC, AML, sanctions frameworks, and financial markets.


  • Programming skills in C#/.Net Core.




Desired Skills:

  • Azure Data Factory
  • Databricks
  • SQL / T-SQL
  • Data Modelling
  • REST API Integration
  • CI/CD / Azure DevOps
  • Data Warehousing / EDW Development

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

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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