Remote Data Engineer Jobs in Africa

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🚰 Data Engineer
🦁 Africa – Remote
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Azure Data Architect

Yesterday

Job not on LinkedIn

Azure Data Architect designing and implementing scalable data solutions on Microsoft Azure for Hitachi Solutions. Collaborating with business and technical teams to optimize cloud data architectures.

Azure

Cloud

Python

Scala

SQL

2 days ago

Big Data Engineer assisting companies with cloud technologies and building data solutions. Working with customers to solve complex problems using data and technology solutions.

AWS

Azure

Cloud

Google Cloud Platform

4 days ago

Job not on LinkedIn

ALTEN

10,000+ employees

🚀 Aerospace

Technicien N2 – Data Migration executing migration operations using tools like ShareGate and PowerShell at ALTEN Maroc. Involves data verification, reporting, and collaboration in a stimulating work environment.

🗣️🇫🇷 French Required

Cloud

November 22

Data Engineer developing ETL and data analytics strategies for fusionSpan. Working autonomously in a remote environment with global team collaboration.

AWS

Azure

Cloud

ETL

RDBMS

SQL

Enterprise Data Architect

November 18

Job not on LinkedIn

Enterprise Data Architect shaping data strategies for a partner organization in KSA. Involves developing data architecture blueprints and establishing governance standards in a remote setup.

BigQuery

Cloud

IoT

RPA

Senior Data Engineer

November 13

Job not on LinkedIn

Hornet

51 - 200

Senior Data Engineer at Hornet ensuring reliable data pipelines for Analytics & AI applications. Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for user, product, and monetization data.

Airflow

BigQuery

Cloud

ETL

Firebase

Python

SQL

November 12

Senior Data Engineer at Unifonic developing data-driven solutions and building the future enterprise Data Lake. Collaborating with the engineering team to enhance data capabilities.

🇪🇬 Egypt – Remote

💰 $125M Series B on 2021-09

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🚰 Data Engineer

Apache

ETL

Greenplum

Java

Kafka

Python

Scala

Spark

SQL

Data Engineer

October 31

Job not on LinkedIn

Data Engineer at Kuda creating scalable data pipelines for analytics and machine learning. Join our mission to make financial services accessible for Africans.

Azure

BigQuery

Cloud

ETL

Google Cloud Platform

Java

MS SQL Server

Postgres

Python

Scala

SQL

SSIS

Lead Data Engineer

October 30

Job not on LinkedIn

Lead Data Engineer at Boldr designing and optimizing data pipelines. Collaborate and mentor while ensuring data flows securely and efficiently.

Airflow

AWS

Azure

Cloud

ETL

Google Cloud Platform

Postgres

Python

SQL

October 16

Job not on LinkedIn

ALTEN

10,000+ employees

🚀 Aerospace

Data Engineer at Alten Maroc focusing on Azure data pipelines and architecture. Collaborating with teams on cloud solutions and ensuring data quality and security.

🗣️🇫🇷 French Required

Azure

Cloud

PySpark

Python

SQL

Vault

October 2

Job not on LinkedIn

Salesforce Data Migration Specialist optimizing data transition into Salesforce for clients. Collaborating with team to ensure data integrity and a successful migration process.

Cloud

ETL

Python

SQL

September 24

Job not on LinkedIn

Référent technique Data chez SQLI, encadrement d'équipe, développement ETL et solutions Big Data.

🗣️🇫🇷 French Required

BigQuery

ETL

Hadoop

Informatica

Kafka

Linux

RabbitMQ

Tableau

August 26

Job not on LinkedIn

Power BI and Azure data engineer at Hitachi Solutions, designing models and ETL for analytics.

Azure

ETL

SQL

Senior Data Engineer

August 22

Job not on LinkedIn

Build Python notebooks to ingest APIs into Microsoft Fabric; implement Bronze/Silver/Gold Medallion layers and sync data to Azure Synapse for reporting.

Azure

Cloud

Node.js

PySpark

Python

Data Architect

August 19

Job not on LinkedIn

Data Architect overseeing data architecture for analytics and governance; enables AI-driven decisions.

Airflow

Apache

Azure

BigQuery

Cloud

Google Cloud Platform

Kafka

MS SQL Server

Spark

SQL

Terraform

Vault

Data Engineer Sénior

August 19

Job not on LinkedIn

ALTEN

10,000+ employees

🚀 Aerospace

Senior Data Engineer at ALTEN Maroc building end-to-end analytics pipelines in GCP. Focus on data storage, processing, and visualization with dbt and Looker; agile collaboration.

🗣️🇫🇷 French Required

BigQuery

Cloud

Google Cloud Platform

Senior Data Engineer

August 16

Job not on LinkedIn

Leads data pipelines for Kuda's money app. Shapes data governance and analytics across teams.

Azure

BigQuery

Cloud

Docker

Google Cloud Platform

Java

Kafka

Kubernetes

MS SQL Server

Python

Scala

Spark

SQL

Terraform

Go

Data Engineer

August 15

Job not on LinkedIn

Remote Data Analytics Engineer builds scalable ETL pipelines with PySpark/Databricks for Parvana's software and data solutions. Enables cloud-based data integration and analytics.

AWS

Azure

Cloud

ETL

Node.js

PySpark

Python

SQL

Terraform

DATA Engineer

August 14

Job not on LinkedIn

ALTEN

10,000+ employees

🚀 Aerospace

ALTEN Maroc cherche un Data Engineer Senior pour le traitement de données à grande échelle sur GCP. Implémente des pipelines ETL/ELT, CI/CD, gouvernance et sécurité.

🗣️🇫🇷 French Required

Cloud

ETL

Google Cloud Platform

Python

SQL

Data Engineer I

August 12

Job not on LinkedIn

Data Engineer I developing and maintaining data systems for analytics and ML at Prioclen. Collaborating with data scientists and ensuring compliance with data governance policies.

Azure

ETL

Python

SQL

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Top Companies Hiring Remote Data Engineers in Africa

ALTEN

Engineering • IT Services • Aerospace

10,000+ employees

Job Openings

Devoteam

Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Managed Services • Cybersecurity

5001 - 10000

Job Openings

Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

B2C • Hospitality • Travel

10,000+ employees

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2018-05

Job Openings

Nebula

Media • Education • B2C

51 - 200

Job Openings

PremiaBN

B2B • Fintech • Social Impact

51 - 200

Job Openings

Protagona

Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Acceleration • Data Engineering

51 - 200

Job Openings

Remote data engineer salary expectations in Africa

The average salary for remote data engineers in Africa is ZAR 988,443 per year. This is based on data from 106 job openings. Our advanced AI searches the internet for remote job openings and posts them on our website. We use the salary data from these job postings to calculate salary expectations.

Below is a breakdown of salary data by years of experience:

ExperienceNumber of roles analyzedAverage Salary

⚪️ Entry-level Data Engineer (0 yrs)

1ZAR 0

🟢 Junior Data Engineer (1-2 yrs)

10ZAR 1,162,500

🟡 Mid-level Data Engineer (2-4 yrs)

48ZAR 1,800,000

🟠 Senior Data Engineer (5-9 yrs)

45ZAR 0

🔴 Lead Data Engineer (10+ yrs)

2ZAR 3,375,000

How long does it take for companies to hire a remote data engineer in Africa?

We analyzed 71 job listings in the last year and found it takes about 51 days for employers to close a job opening.

The most in-demand skills for data engineers in Africa

We reviewed 106 job postings and found the top 10 skills employers are asking for most often are:

Python61.1%
Sql61.1%
Etl33.3%
Ci/cd27.8%
Bigquery19.4%
Data engineering19.4%
Gcp19.4%
Hadoop19.4%
Spark19.4%
Aws16.7%

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