# Research Software & Data Engineer - Durban North

Duties & Responsibilities RESEARCH SOFTWARE AND DATA ENGINEER Permanent | South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI) [Durban, Mount Edgecombe] Bring your interest in research, programming skills and strength in mathematics to scientific challenges that matter to South African sugarcane growers. SASRI is home to some of the most experienced sugarcane scientists in the world: plant breeders, agronomists, soil and water scientists, entomologists, pathologists, crop modellers and economists. Between them they hold decades of field trial, climate, soil, pest, disease and genetic data. What they need now is someone who can turn that data into tools that change how they work. We are looking for a Research Software and Data Engineer who enjoys research, has strong mathematical and programming skills, and is as interested in understanding a scientific problem as in building the solution. You will work alongside leading scientists, translate research questions into practical computational approaches, and develop tools that support the work of thousands of South African growers. About the role You will connect SASRI's science with modern programming, data engineering and AI. You will

- **Id**: 3805617
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ntice-sourcing-solutions-research-software-data-engineer-durban-north>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T12:35:22Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T12:35:22Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 9
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## Company

- **Id**: 4496461
- **Name**: Ntice Sourcing Solutions
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ntice-sourcing-solutions>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

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## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T13:02:45Z

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- **Age days**: 8
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- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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