IGNITEBYTE DIGITAL (PTY) LTD - Senior BI Developer

Data Engineer is needed in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Client: IGNITEBYTE DIGITAL (PTY) LTD

Location: Johannesburg, GT, za

Contract: Contract

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior BI Developer to support a large-scale Business Intelligence modernisation programme in South Africa. The successful candidate will play a key role in modernising the client’s existing BI environment, including the migration of QlikView applications and QVD-based data logic to Qlik Sense and Azure Synapse. The role requires strong hands-on experience across Qlik development, SQL, data modelling, ETL/ELT, cloud analytics, and BI performance optimisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and perform migration of QlikView applications, models, scripts, dashboards, and business logic to Qlik Sense.
• Analyse existing QlikView scripts and QVD-based processes and define appropriate migration approaches.
• Design and develop interactive, scalable, and high-performance Qlik Sense dashboards.
• Transition QVD-based data processing and business logic to Azure Synapse.
• Design and develop ELT/ETL pipelines using Azure Synapse Pipelines.
• Integrate new enterprise data sources into existing and new data structures.
• Design scalable and high-performance analytical data models.
• Develop complex SQL queries and perform SQL performance tuning.
• Optimise queries, aggregations, partitioning, indexing, and data processing.
• Implement Row-Level Security and Role-Based Access Control.
• Support data governance and data security requirements.
• Perform unit testing, system testing, and data reconciliation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot dashboard performance, data refresh, and dataset issues.
• Participate in user playback sessions and support business validation.
• Collaborate with Data Architecture and Data Governance teams.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Document dashboard logic, data models, transformation rules, and technical processes.
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to other BI developers.
• Support production incidents, SQL optimisation requests, and BI enhancements.

Contract Details

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: Minimum 12 months, with the possibility of extension.

Location: South Africa.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid / Remote / On-site, depending on project requirements.

Rate: Negotiable based on experience and expertise.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant BI development experience.
• Strong hands-on Qlik Sense development experience.
• Strong hands-on QlikView development experience.
• Proven experience migrating QlikView applications to Qlik Sense.
• Strong Qlik scripting experience.
• Strong experience working with QVD-based data architectures.
• Strong Azure Synapse Analytics experience.
• Experience developing Azure Synapse Pipelines.
• Strong ETL/ELT experience.
• Advanced SQL development skills.
• Strong SQL performance tuning and query optimisation experience.
• Experience with partitioning, indexing, and aggregation strategies.
• Strong data modelling experience.
• Experience integrating multiple enterprise data sources.
• Experience developing enterprise BI dashboards.
• Experience with data reconciliation and validation.
• Experience implementing RLS and RBAC.
• Understanding of data governance and security frameworks.
• Experience supporting production BI environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Advantageous

• Qlik certification.
• Experience with large-scale Qlik migrations.
• Enterprise cloud analytics experience.
• Experience working with Data Architecture and Data Governance teams.
• Experience mentoring or guiding BI developers.

Benefits

• Minimum 12-month contract with possibility of extension.
• Opportunity to work on a large-scale enterprise BI modernisation programme.
• Exposure to Qlik Sense, QlikView, and Azure Synapse.
• Opportunity to work across BI development, data engineering, and cloud analytics.
• Hybrid / remote working arrangement subject to project requirements.