On-Site Principal Data Architect, Upington — Lead Data Strategy

Placements24; Riverton (UT); On-site; USD 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement annuities

Career development

Job summary

Placements24 in Upington, Northern Cape, seeks a Principal Data Architect to design robust data architectures, data governance, and data management solutions enabling advanced analytics and BI across the business.

You will lead data modeling, data warehousing, and cloud data platforms, mentor teams, ensure data quality and compliance, and partner with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to unlock data value.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years in data architecture, data modeling, and data management, with 4+ years in lead role.
• Proven experience designing large-scale data architectures (data warehouses, data lakes).
• Strong SQL and NoSQL expertise.
• Cloud data platform experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Familiarity with big data tech (Hadoop/Spark).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead comprehensive data architectures (warehouses, lakes, marts).
• Establish data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Define data models and schemas for BI and analytics.
• Oversee ETL/ELT processes and data integration.
• Evaluate and select cloud/data technologies and platforms.
• Provide technical leadership on data projects.
• Collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders to understand needs.
• Ensure data quality, security, and compliance.
• Develop data lifecycle management and archiving strategies.
• Mentor junior data professionals and promote data literacy.

Skills

Data modeling

Data architecture

ETL/ELT design

Data governance

Cloud platforms

SQL/NoSQL

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytics

Big data

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS Redshift

Azure Synapse

GCP BigQuery

Apache Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 in Upington, Northern Cape, seeks a Principal Data Architect to design robust data architectures, data governance, and data management solutions enabling advanced analytics and BI across the business.

You will lead data modeling, data warehousing, and cloud data platforms, mentor teams, ensure data quality and compliance, and partner with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to unlock data value.