Lead Data Engineer

Peninsula Beverage Company; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Gauteng is seeking a Data Engineer to develop and optimize data pipelines while ensuring data quality and compliance with governance standards. You will collaborate with stakeholders and lead the data engineering team. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 7 years of relevant experience. Knowledge of MS SQL Server and BI tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of business analysis or related technical experience.
• In-depth knowledge of the industry and experience in leading teams.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize data pipelines.
• Ensure data quality and governance.
• Manage data platform and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to enable business.
• Lead the data engineering team.

Skills

Data Pipeline Development

Data Quality

Stakeholder Collaboration

Team Leadership

MS SQL Server

T-SQL

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

MS SQL Server

BI Tools

Job description

Job Overview

In this role you will be responsible for developing and optimizing scalable data pipelines, ensuring high data quality, and managing robust data infrastructure to support reliable, efficient and cost-effective data delivery. It plays a key role in maintaining system performance, data integrity, and compliance with governance standards. This position supports business and technology strategies by translating stakeholder needs into data solutions, enabling analytics, and leading the evolution of the data engineering function.

It also involves mentoring team members and driving alignment with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Pipeline Development & Optimization
• Data Quality and Governance
• Platform and Infrastructure Management
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Business Enablement
• Lead the function, Support Business, and Technology strategies
• Lead Team
• SHEQ Responsibilities

Skills, Experience & Education

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Business Management or specialised field
• Minimum 7 Years' Business Analysis or related technical experience
• In-depth knowledge of the industry and experience in business
• Experience in leading teams
• Knowledge and experience with MS SQL Server applications and BI Tools including Analysis Services, Reporting Services & Integration Services, T-SQL, Data Mining, Performance tuning and Query optimisation
• Valid Drivers license