Data Engineer
Kampala, Uganda * Full-time
Absa Bank
Category: IT
Total Positions:
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Salary: Attractive
Posted 11 months ago
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Accountability: Data Pipeline & Integration – 30%
• Design and implement automated ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines to collect data from core banking systems, mobile apps, ATMs, and third-party APIs.
• Standardize and transform raw data into consistent formats for downstream systems.
• Ensure secure, encrypted data transfer and enforce access controls to protect sensitive financial information.
• Contribute to the data architecture by defining how data flows across systems, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability.
• Accountability: Data Warehousing & Management – 25%
• Build and manage data warehouses and data lakes to store structured and unstructured data efficiently.
• Apply data modeling techniques and optimize storage using indexing, partitioning, and compression.
• Implement data lifecycle management, including retention, archival, and deletion policies.
• Set up data backup and replication strategies to ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Align storage solutions with the bank’s enterprise data architecture, ensuring compatibility with analytics, reporting, and compliance systems.
• Accountability: Compliance & Real-Time Processing – 25%
• Automate data preparation for regulatory reporting (e.g., KYC, AML, Basel III) using governed ETL workflows.
• Build real-time data processing systems using tools like Apache Kafka or Spark Streaming for fraud detection and transaction monitoring.
• Ensure data lineage, auditability, and traceability to support compliance audits and internal controls.
• Design real-time processing components as part of the broader data architecture, ensuring they integrate seamlessly with batch systems and reporting tools.
• Accountability: Collaboration, Data Quality & Governance – 20%
• Work with data scientists and analysts to deliver clean, reliable datasets for modeling and reporting.
• Apply validation rules, anomaly detection, and monitoring to maintain high data quality across ETL pipelines.
• Maintain metadata catalogs, data dictionaries, and lineage tracking to support transparency and governance.
• Collaborate with data stewards and architects to enforce data governance policies and ensure alignment with the bank’s overall data strategy.
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QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field. (Master is an added advantage)
• Relevant professional certifications in data engineer like, Google Cloud Data Engineer, Azure Data Engineer (DP-203), AWS Data Analytics Specialty, Databricks Data Engineer, Snowflake, Kafka, Kubernetes, Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) are considered added advantages
• Preferred Experience
•At least 3-5 years’ experience in working on building data pipelines, working with big data and cloud platform, managing real-time and warehouse data systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Financial domain knowledge is an added advantage
• Knowledge and Skills
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in data modeling, ETL/ELT, big data tools, programming (Python, R, SQL), data visualization, and cloud platforms.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Able to manage complex datasets, optimize pipelines, and ensure data quality.
• Communication & Collaboration: Effective in documenting workflows and working with cross-functional teams.
• Education
• Bachelor’s Degree: Information Technology (Required)
HOW TO APPLY
Please follow the application instructions provided in the full job description above.
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