Senior BI & Data Engineering Consultant

In brief

**Overview** Salt South Africa is seeking a Senior BI & Data Engineering Consultant for a 6-month contract, starting ASAP, to work with a large South African retailer. The retailer aims to establish a robust analytics and BI capability, moving beyond current Excel-based reporting. This role is based in Cape Town, requiring 4 days on-site per week. The consultant will engage directly with business stakeholders, assess the existing data environment, define future state capabilities, and then implement the solutions. It's a dual advisory and hands-on delivery position, suitable for someone comfortable executing tasks independently. **What you will do** * Engage GRC stakeholders to understand business objectives, current reporting challenges, and priority requirements * Help define KPIs and measures for tracking business performance and strategic initiatives * Investigate data sources, assess data quality, availability, and integration gaps * Recommend an appropriate reporting and analytics approach based on business needs and the existing technology environment * Design and develop data pipelines, transformations, and data models where required * Build reports and dashboards that support monitoring, proactive analysis, and business decision-making * Validate outputs with stakeholders and refine solutions based on feedback * Take full ownership of delivery, communicating progress, dependencies, and issues clearly throughout **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Senior-level experience delivering end-to-end data and BI solutions, from requirements gathering through to development * Strong SQL, data modelling, and data transformation capability * Hands-on experience building data pipelines and integrating data from multiple sources * Proven BI development experience; able to build dashboards and reports that drive real business decisions * Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to work with stakeholders whose requirements are not yet fully defined * Ability to assess an existing data environment and make practical, grounded solution design recommendations * Comfortable working independently across the full delivery lifecycle **Who should apply** This role is ideal for a senior consultant with extensive experience in delivering end-to-end data and business intelligence solutions. The successful candidate will be comfortable balancing both advisory and hands-on delivery tasks, capable of working independently across the full project lifecycle without requiring a supporting team. They should possess strong technical skills in SQL, data modelling, data transformation, and BI development, coupled with excellent stakeholder engagement abilities, particularly in environments where requirements may still be evolving. A practical mindset for assessing existing data environments and proposing grounded solutions is essential. The role is a 6-month contract, requiring 4 days on-site in Cape Town, and is suited for someone available to start as soon as possible. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/senior-bi-data-engineering-consultant-recruit-digital Source: myjobmag

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