Lead Data Engineer (12 month contract)

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE006802/Mon

Date posted:

Monday, May 19, 2025

Location:

Centurion, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for the design, development and optimisation of our data warehouse solutions. Leading a team of skilled SQL Developers, you will oversee the implementation of robust data models, ETL processes, data infrastructure, pipelines and reporting solutions that support the organisation's data-driven decision-making initiatives.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:

Lead a team of SQL Warehouse Developers in the design, development and maintenance of data solutions, including scalable data pipelines and data infrastructure
Manage the technical development of team members through training, planning training interventions to up-skill team members, facilitating on the job training and monitoring their adherence to personal development plans
Implement data architecture designs, data models, schemas, and storage solutions that optimize performance, scalability, and reliability
Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database schemas for performance, reliability, and scalability
Automate deployment pipelines using GitLab CI/CD to streamline development and operational workflows

Education:

5 - 8 years' experience in data engineering
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar
Experience with T-SQL, ETL, SQL, datalakes and data warehousing, Python, Agile and AWS

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