Data-Hub Engineering Manager: Real-Time Snowflake Pipelines

Derivco; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Derivco is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead the Data-Hub team and drive the full data journey from collection to enrichment for reporting. You will partner with senior engineers and the data architect to set strategy and deliver milestones.

The role centers on extending Snowflake data warehouse capabilities, moving from daily SQL Server ETL to near real-time Snowflake pipelines, with high visibility and stakeholder exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with Honours in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related analytical field.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in data engineering, data analysis, or operations analytics, including experience leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Data-Hub engineering team with strategic direction and executable milestones.
• Own delivery and implement data validation, documentation standards, and quality protocols.
• Manage budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships for data platforms and tools.
• Provide technical leadership across data warehousing, pipelines, and scripting languages.
• Partner with business and analytics teams to translate capability into business outcomes.

Skills

Data engineering

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Team mentoring

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree with Honours in Data Science/Statistics/CS/Math

Tools

Snowflake

SQL Server

ETL

Job description

Derivco is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead the Data-Hub team and drive the full data journey from collection to enrichment for reporting. You will partner with senior engineers and the data architect to set strategy and deliver milestones.

The role centers on extending Snowflake data warehouse capabilities, moving from daily SQL Server ETL to near real-time Snowflake pipelines, with high visibility and stakeholder exposure.