Delivery Consultant : Data And Analytics, Aws Professional Services, South Africa

Amazon Web Services (Aws); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud service provider in Cape Town is seeking a skilled Delivery Consultant to design and implement AWS solutions. This role involves advising customers on Data and Analytics, delivering complex projects, and ensuring best practices throughout the project lifecycle. Ideal candidates have experience in cloud architecture, data ingestion, and strong programming skills in Python and Scala. Join a diverse team that values inclusive culture and work-life balance.

Benefits

Inclusive team culture

Work / Life balance

Continuous learning and mentorship

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in cloud architecture, designing and implementing cloud solutions.
• Hands-on experience developing scalable data solutions.
• 5+ years of direct customer interaction in Data and Analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on Data and Analytics solutions.
• Deliver large, complex customer engagements.
• Conduct workshop sessions to identify opportunities.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Data ingestion and engineering

Python programming

Scala programming

Data Analytics solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Apache Spark

AWS Data Technology stack

Job description

Delivery Consultant: Data and Analytics, AWS Professional Services, South Africa

The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a skilled Delivery Consultant to work closely with customers to design, implement, and manage AWS solutions that meet their technical requirements and business objectives. In this role you will be a key player in driving customer success through their cloud journey, providing technical expertise and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.

As a Delivery Consultant you will architect complex, scalable, and secure solutions tailored to each customer, gather requirements, assess current infrastructure, propose migration strategies, and lead implementation while ensuring adherence to best practices, optimizing performance, and managing risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise customers’ technologists and business leads, helping them explore the possibilities with Data and Analytics and develop scalable data solutions on AWS to deliver business value.
• Discuss industry‑specific business concepts with customer technologists and business leads, particularly in FSI, mining, and retail.
• Deliver large, complex customer engagements across pre‑sales and delivery—from ideation, through architecture design and scoping, to development, testing, and rollout.
• Conduct workshop sessions to identify opportunities and scope how customers can deliver business value through Data and Analytics on AWS.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in cloud architecture, designing and implementing cloud solutions.
• Hands‑on experience developing scalable, high‑performance data ingestion and engineering pipelines, performing complex data transformations across large datasets using Apache Spark API and SparkSQL to implement data lake architectures.
• Strong programming skills in Python and Scala.
• 5+ years of direct customer interaction with responsibilities in Data and Analytics solutions design, architecture and implementation (Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Lake House, Data Mesh, Data as a Product, Data Governance).
• Ability to think strategically about business, solutions, and technical challenges.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical experience with knowledge of AWS Data Technology stack and integration with Machine Learning and Generative AI.
• Industry experience in key vertical markets such as Financial Sector, Telecom, Mining, and Retail.
• AWS Experience and Certifications, including implementation of cloud‑based Data and Analytics solutions.
• Ability to understand and educate customers on cloud computing technologies and workload transition challenges.
• Advanced technology degree or AWS Professional level certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional) preferred.
• Deep understanding of AWS services across compute, storage, networking, security, databases, machine learning, and serverless technologies.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards such as HIPAA, GDPR.

About the Team

Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences and cultures. Even if you do not meet all the preferred qualifications and skills listed, we encourage candidates to apply.

Why AWS?

• Amazon Web Services is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, powering startups to global companies.
• Inclusive team culture with affinity groups, continuous learning, and mentorship for career growth.
• Work / Life balance with flexibility and a culture that supports success at work and at home.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups.

We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Please submit a copy of your identity document or passport, and applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated CV.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit the AWS Accessibility page for more information.