Senior/Lead Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment · Cape Town · R Undisclosed
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Start free — we apply for you →Our client is looking for an experienced Senior / Lead Data Engineer to join their growing Data Engineering team. This role is responsible for designing and delivering scalable cloud-based data solutions, leading technical initiatives, and mentoring engineers while driving best practices across enterprise data platforms.
RequirementsKey Responsibilities
- Design, build and optimise enterprise data pipelines and data platforms.
- Develop scalable cloud-native data engineering solutions.
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions.
- Define and maintain data architecture and engineering standards.
- Drive DevSecOps and CI/CD best practices.
- Mentor and coach Data Engineers.
- Ensure data quality, governance and platform reliability.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and technical planning.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation across the data environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems or similar.
- 8+ years' experience in Data Engineering or Software Engineering.
- Strong experience with Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing.
- Advanced SQL skills.
- Expert knowledge of Python and PySpark.
- Experience with Hadoop and Apache Spark.
- Strong AWS experience, including EMR, S3, Athena, RDS, Lambda and API Gateway.
- Good understanding of SDLC, Solution Architecture and DevSecOps.
- Experience with Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Snowflake is advantageous.
- Previous experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
- Retail or FMCG industry experience is essential.
Technical Skills
- Python
- PySpark
- SQL
- AWS
- Hadoop
- Apache Spark
- Data Warehousing
- Business Intelligence
- ETL / ELT
- Snowflake
- Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- DevSecOps
- CI/CD
- Solution Architecture
Desired Skills
- AWS
- Python
- PySpark
- Apache Spark
- SQL
Desired Qualification Level
- Degree