BI DEVELOPER (C4)

POSITION: BI (BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE) DEVELOPER (C4)
DEPARTMENT: ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
LOCATION: CAPE TOWN

We’re looking for a BI Developer who is passionate about data, AI and finding smarter ways of working. If you love solving complex challenges, exploring new technologies and turning data into solutions that make a real business impact, we want you on our team!

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: To design, develop and maintain business intelligence and AI-driven solutions, including data analytics platforms, AI agents, automation bots, and reporting tools using Google Cloud stack (Big Query, Vertex AI, Looker, Antigravity); to translate business needs into technical specifications as well as create visualisations and reports.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. BI Development & AI Engineering
1.1 Designing, developing and maintaining business intelligence

• Maintain & support data analytics platforms
• Translate business needs to technical specifications
• Evaluate and improve existing BI systems
• Create visualisations, reports and dashboards for requested projects
• Develop and update technical documentation
• Data exploration and data quality assurance
• Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimise statistical efficiency and quality
• Development, construction, and maintenance of data architectures
• Conducting testing on large scale data platforms
• Handling error logs and building robust data pipelines
• Provide recommendations for data improvement, quality, and efficiency of data
• Gather information on resources, constraints, assumptions, risks to identify priorities

1.2 Building AI agents, automation bots, and data-driven solutions using Google Cloud stack

• Develop AI agents and natural language query interfaces using BigQuery and Vertex AI
• Build operational micro-apps and automated workflows using Antigravity, AI studio, AppScript, and GCP tools
• Implement data-driven predictive models and machine learning pipelines in support of the Data Scientist
• Integrate AI capabilities into business processes to improve efficiency and decision-making

2. Project Management

• Manage and deliver projects on-time and within budget, by monitoring project risks and issues and stakeholder engagement

3. Continuous improvement and best practices

• Drive best practices, continuous improvement and innovation within the ES function
• Maintain subject matter expertise in all applications for systems and provide support cross-functionally
• Partner with various stakeholders to identify synergies
• Implement agile development principles throughout the product life cycle

4. Ad hoc duties

• Ad Hoc tasks and involvement with projects

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Essential

• BSc degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Information Technology
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in data engineering, AI engineering or software development, with proficiency in Python and SQL
• Proven experience in developing, deploying and maintaining production-grade AI models, intelligent automation agents and BI solutions using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including BigQuery, Vertex AI, AppScript, Looker and Gemini
• Strong understanding of database management systems, BI technologies, AI/ML frameworks, data architecture and core computing algorithms
• Experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure configuration and CI/CD automation on GCP or similar enterprise cloud platforms
• Proficiency in cloud-based data engineering tools, preferably GCP, including Composer/Airflow, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, Cloud Functions, Cloud Scheduler, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Compute Engine and Cloud Monitoring
• Ability to work with raw and unstructured data, including data processing, integration and quality management
• Knowledge of application development and API integration
• Willingness to travel to other African countries on an ad hoc basis
• South African citizen

Advantageous

• Experience with Git workflows, Agile project management tools (JIRA, Shortcut, Trello) and Docker
• Knowledge of JavaScript, Google Workspace and collaboration tools such as Slack
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as QlikView, Looker Studio or Grafana

Competencies required: Honesty; Passion; Resourcefulness; Solution orientation; Analytical thinking; Detail orientation; Problem-solving; Data-driven mindset; Planning, Organising and Control; Good communication skills; Technical aptitude; Ability to interpret and analyse data; Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks; Building and maintaining relationships; Problem Assessment; Ability to work in a team and independently.

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CLOSING DATE: 5 November 2026