💼 Full-Time Position

Data Platform Engineer (Azure) (CPT)

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DataFin Recruitment
📍 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Location
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted
June 03, 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

ENVIRONMENT:


A renowned Independent Asset Management Firm seeks a Data Platform Engineer in a hands-on Engineering role with a blend of architectural design, DevOps and governance responsibilities across Azure, Databricks, and on-premises environments. You will play a pivotal role in building, maintaining, and evolving the firm’s Enterprise Data Platform from existing hybrid on-prem SQL and Azure Cloud technologies, into a fully Azure Cloud and Databricks architecture. You will ensure a secure, scalable, and performant data platform infrastructure — enabling Analytics, Data Science, and Enterprise Data Integration across the business. The ideal candidate will require a BSc Computer Science or equivalent, Microsoft AZ and/or DP Certifications, Databricks Data Platform, Data Engineer, Platform Architect Certifications and 7-10 years technology experience with proficiency in Azure Cloud Services, Bicep, Terraform, SQL Server, Python & FinOps awareness and cloud cost optim...