💼 Full-Time Position

Data Engineering and Architecture Lead - Johannesburg - up to R2+ mil CTC

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E-Merge
📍 johannesburg, gauteng, South-Africa
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Location
johannesburg, South-Africa
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Posted
June 18, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

An exciting opportunity exists for a seasoned Data Engineering and Architecture Lead to join our client's IT division. In this position, you will be responsible for shaping, building, and maintaining enterprise-scale data platforms that support robust analytics, streamlined data integration, and sophisticated business intelligence capabilities within a modern AWS cloud ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, deployment, and management of scalable, secure, and future‑ready data architectures.
  • Develop and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate data from diverse sources.
  • Design data models and structures that support analytics, BI, and AI/ML initiatives.
  • Partner with data science, BI, and business teams to ensure high data quality, accessibility, and performance.
  • Define and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and data governance frameworks.
  • Drive platform automation, optimize performanc...