Client-Facing Data Platform Engineer

Decision Inc.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Decision Inc. is seeking talented Data Engineers to join our Data, Information, and Analytics practice as client-facing consultants.

You will design and build modern data platforms, lead delivery across diverse industries, and help our clients become genuinely data-driven businesses. You will work across the full engineering lifecycle, from architecture and pipeline development to mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to pre-sales engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• Master's degree advantageous
• 3–5 years hands-on data engineering experience
• Strong Python and SQL skills with experience in data pipelines
• Experience with cloud platforms and lakehouse architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Familiarity with Databricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake, and PySpark
• Knowledge of dbt for data transformation
• Experience with Git and CI/CD for data workflows
• Strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data platforms using modern cloud-native and lakehouse architectures
• Develop and optimise data pipelines using Python, SQL, and tools like Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Dataflow, Databricks and dbt
• Modernise legacy data environments by migrating to cloud-native platforms
• Engage with clients to conceptualise data solutions aligned to business strategy
• Support pre-sales activities, proofs-of-concept and technical proposals
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior consultants
• Lead technical reviews and contribute to consultants' growth plans
• Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve data delivery and infrastructure scalability
• Collaborate with executive, product and analytics teams on data needs
• Drive knowledge sharing through blogs, forums and workshops
• Balance billable project work with team support responsibilities

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

Cloud platforms

Databricks

Snowflake

Delta Lake

PySpark

dbt

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master's degree advantageous

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Synapse Analytics

AWS Glue

Google Dataflow

Databricks

dbt

BigQuery

Redshift

S3

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Decision Inc. is seeking talented Data Engineers to join our Data, Information, and Analytics practice as client-facing consultants.

You will design and build modern data platforms, lead delivery across diverse industries, and help our clients become genuinely data-driven businesses. You will work across the full engineering lifecycle, from architecture and pipeline development to mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to pre-sales engagements.