Sectional Title Portfolio Manager

As a Data Engineer at Africrest Properties, you will own the data platform end to end, the pipelines, integrations, and reporting that the business relies on to make decisions. You will take full ownership of our existing data pipelines and reporting suite, build automation and system integrations that remove manual effort, and apply AI-accelerated ways of working to deliver faster and more reliably.This is a hands-on, self-directed role. You will operate as a team of one, setting your own standard without a technical lead above you, and translating data into clear insight for non-technical stakeholders across finance, leasing, property management, and the directors. Reliable reporting is the non-negotiable foundation of the role; automation, integration, and AI fluency are where you will add lasting value. Principal Duties and Responsibilities:Data Collection and Management:Develop and implement data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality.Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems.Filter and clean data by reviewing reports and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems.Platform Ownership and Pipeline Management:Take full ownership of the existing data pipelines and run them independently, without escalation to external parties.Maintain, monitor, and improve data pipelines to ensure reliability, performance, and data quality.Produce and maintain platform documentation and operational runbooks so the environment is transparent and supportable.Remove dependency on external contractors for routine operations and platform support.Reporting Reliability and Delivery:Own the suite of Power BI reports end to end, ensuring accurate, on-time monthly delivery with zero silent data-error incidents.Deliver and maintain finance-reporting automation, moving manual reporting to reliable automated processes.Turn around new report and dashboard requests within agreed service levels.Develop and maintain dashboards that monitor key performance indicators for the residential portfolio.Automation and Integration:Design, build, and ship automation and system integrations to production using tools such as Power Automate and APIs.Deliver integrations between core business systems and third-party platforms (e.g. accounting, tenant-screening, and CRM/workflow systems).Continuously identify and automate manual processes to increase efficiency and reduce error.https://www.executiveplacements.com/Jobs/D/Data-Engineer-1324723-Job-Search-9-3-2026-6-59-20-AM.asp?sid=gumtree