AI-Driven Data Migration Engineer

PBT Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PBT Group in Cape Town is seeking an AI Data Engineer – Migration to blend traditional Data Engineering with AI and agentic technologies for data modernisation. You will design and build migration pipelines, enable AI-assisted discovery and transformation, and ensure compliant, scalable data solutions.

The role emphasizes data discovery, schema mapping, transformation and validation, with cloud migration and strong collaboration with technical teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, AI or IT.
• 3+ years’ experience in Data Engineering.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformation.
• Experience with a cloud data environment such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Exposure to AI, LLMs, Generative AI or AI agents.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, Docker or CI/CD would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Comfortable working with complex or legacy data environments.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
• AI / Agentic Experience
• Exposure to technologies such as LangChain / LangGraph, AutoGen / CrewAI / LlamaIndex, OpenAI / Anthropic / other LLM APIs, Prompt engineering and structured outputs, RAG / Vector Databases, AI-assisted coding and development tools

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data migration and modernisation pipelines.
• Work with AI agents to automate data discovery, schema mapping, transformation and validation.
• Integrate AI/agentic workflows with traditional Data Engineering platforms and tools.
• Analyse legacy data structures and support migration to modern cloud environments.
• Build data-quality, validation and human-in-the-loop processes.
• Develop and integrate APIs and data services.
• Work with technical teams to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable and secure.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools while reviewing and validating generated outputs.
• Support data governance, security and privacy requirements.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Engineering

ETL/ELT pipelines

AWS

Azure

GCP

AI / LLMs exposure

APIs

Docker

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Data Engineering/AI/IT

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

OpenAI APIs

Job description

PBT Group in Cape Town is seeking an AI Data Engineer – Migration to blend traditional Data Engineering with AI and agentic technologies for data modernisation. You will design and build migration pipelines, enable AI-assisted discovery and transformation, and ensure compliant, scalable data solutions.

The role emphasizes data discovery, schema mapping, transformation and validation, with cloud migration and strong collaboration with technical teams.