OnePower Lesotho is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build and maintain company’s data infrastructure, including databases and data warehouses. OnePower Lesotho, a startup Independent Power Producer (IPP), has been selected as the preferred developer of a 20MW solar PV power plant in Lesotho (the first in the country). In addition to on-grid solar OnePower was incorporated with a mission to develop bankable pay as you go (PAYG) solar mini-grids for community electrification and is currently in the piloting stage in Lesotho.
Main Purpose of the job:
Design, build and maintain a company’s data infrastructure, including databases and data warehouses, to ensure accurate and timely data access for analysis by collecting, processing, and transforming raw data into usable information for analysis, requiring a deeper understanding of data systems and proficiency in coding to create efficient data pipelines and security.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design and optimize data engineering solutions to handle demanding performance, rapid scaling, and security requirements.
- Compose monthly and quarterly reports on system performance for investors and other key stakeholders
- Automate collection of data and population of report templates to generate reports efficiently and at scale.
- Create data/ML driven solutions serving personalized experiences at OnePower
- Translate business and analytics requirements to adhere to the organization’s data strategy including ETL, data models, aggregations and reports for analysis.
- Routine monitoring of asset performance vis SCADA
- Log activities/open close tickets for corrective maintenance and customer services
- Keep record of all stock and supplies, including company’s electrical equipment. (O&M inventory management)
- Updating documentation of standard operating procedures and generating performance reports
- Clear communication: adaptability to meet needs at active construction sites and projects development timelines
- Assisting with field survey and site work as needed Computer applications include web search, webmail. office suite (word processing and spreadsheets) cloud-based storage and retrieval (Dropbox), workflow management tools including Microsoft To Do List, WhatsApp, Calendar and Clockify.
Required skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field preferred
- 3-5 years’ work experience demonstrating deep experience in relevant work
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Sesotho
- Strong skills using Microsoft Office (data processing, word processing, presentations)
- Strong coding skills using Python, Java, and/or C++
- Driver’s license and experience driving for 2+ years
To apply: email CV, certified transcripts and certificates, and contact information for three references to: [email protected] / [email protected]. Desired start date is immediately- applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis as they are received