Associate Data Engineer

Sibanye-Stillwater is recruiting an Associate Data Engineer to support its Business Intelligence Center of Excellence serving the Recycling & Refining organization. The role is focused on delivering data pipelines, datasets, and technical solutions that help power analytics, reporting, and data products.

This onsite position is based in Fairless Hills, PA and offers an annual salary of USD 80,000. The company is looking for someone with 5+ years of data analytics experience who can build reliable data workflows and improve how business teams consume data.

What you will do

• Assist with building and maintaining data ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Create clean, reliable, well-modeled datasets aligned with business requirements.
• Use SQL and Python to develop, maintain, and optimize data solutions.
• Monitor scheduled pipelines, troubleshoot failures, and support data incident resolution.
• Implement data quality checks to improve accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
• Develop dashboards and support reporting and analytics requirements.
• Find opportunities to automate manual and repetitive business processes.
• Support integrations using REST APIs, JSON, and structured data sources.
• Maintain data lineage, technical documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Use version control and established development practices to manage code changes.
• Support data governance, security, access controls, and production quality standards.
• Contribute to evolving data architecture and engineering best practices.

What you bring

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of data analytics experience.
• Proficiency in SQL and working knowledge of Python.
• Understanding of data modeling and ETL/ELT concepts.
• Experience with Power BI or a similar visualization platform.
• Experience with business process automation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Technologies and tools

• SQL, Python
• Power BI
• REST APIs, JSON
• Git-based version control
• Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory
• Snowflake, BigQuery
• Docker

Preferred background

• 1–2 years of data engineering experience.
• Experience with data orchestration and Git-based version control.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and JSON.
• Exposure to cloud data warehouse or Lakehouse environments.
• Familiarity with Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, or BigQuery.
• Experience with Docker or similar containerization technologies.
• Relevant Azure or data management certifications.

About the opportunity

• The Associate Data Engineer will be part of the Business Intelligence Center of Excellence being implemented across Sibanye-Stillwater’s Recycling & Refining organization.
• This position may require access to systems, data, or areas subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and NAID requirements.
• Candidates should be prepared to discuss examples of business problems solved through automation, data initiatives they have contributed to or led, and experience using data and technology to improve business outcomes.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment requirements.