Lead Analytics Engineer: Scalable Data Platforms & AI

NTT DATA; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA in Johannesburg seeks a Senior Analytics Engineer to design and lead scalable analytics data platforms powering advanced analytics, business intelligence and AI use cases.

You will define data modelling standards, ensure data reliability, and implement governance, testing, and monitoring across the modern data stack (dbt, BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift), delivering robust data pipelines and trusted analytics products.

Qualifications

• Expert-level SQL and advanced data modelling expertise.
• 6+ years in analytics engineering, data engineering, or advanced analytics roles.
• Strong experience with data warehouses (dbt) and modern data stacks.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead scalable analytics data platforms for BI and AI use cases.
• Define and implement analytics engineering standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Ensure data reliability and alignment with organisational data strategy.
• Lead documentation for data models, definitions, and lineage.
• Establish data quality frameworks, testing strategies, and monitoring systems.
• Drive root cause analysis for upstream and downstream data issues.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Analytics engineering

Data governance

CI/CD in data

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

dbt

BigQuery

Snowflake

Redshift

Git

Job description

NTT DATA in Johannesburg seeks a Senior Analytics Engineer to design and lead scalable analytics data platforms powering advanced analytics, business intelligence and AI use cases.

You will define data modelling standards, ensure data reliability, and implement governance, testing, and monitoring across the modern data stack (dbt, BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift), delivering robust data pipelines and trusted analytics products.