Data engineers by definition - Build systems that collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information for data scientists and business analysts to interpret. This includes –
Coding – Any language (we can look for pyspark), Shell scripting, Linux knowledge
Data warehousing
Knowledge of operating systems
Database systems & Data analysis
Critical thinking skills
Knowledge on Big data, Hadoop & Basic understanding of machine learning
Communication skills
Professional experience – see if you want to revisit the below points, I think we don’t need that qualification for this profile
Post graduate degree in Economics, MBA, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Quantitative Analysis, or related field
Strong statistical and quantitative analysis skills. Knowledge of Statistical Analysis techniques which are used in Marketing analytics.