Remote Lead Data Engineer for AI & Big Data Platforms

Placements24; Stellenbosch; A distancia; ZAR 1.200.000 - 2.100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Top-tier health insurance

Retirement contributions

Home office stipend

Professional development budget (confs

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and manage scalable data pipelines and AI data platforms. You will lead a team of data engineers, mentor juniors, and partner with data scientists to enable advanced analytics for AI initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience with large-scale data systems in cloud environments, strong leadership, and a remote-first mindset. A competitive package and global collaboration await the right candidate.

Formación

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 8+ years in data engineering with at least 3 years in a lead/senior role.
• Experience building large-scale pipelines with Spark, Kafka, Flink.
• Proficiency with cloud data services: AWS S3, Azure ADLS, GCS, Redshift, BigQuery, Snowflake.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing, data modeling, SQL/NoSQL.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience.
• Good problem-solving and communication skills; remote-friendly.

Responsabilidades

• Lead design, development, and implementation of scalable data pipelines for big data/AI workloads.
• Architect and manage cloud-based data platforms optimized for AI/ML.
• Oversee data warehousing, data lakes, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Mentor and guide a team of data engineers.
• Collaborate with data scientists and AI researchers to meet data needs.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across platforms.
• Optimize performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability of data infra.
• Stay updated on big data, cloud, and AI data engineering trends.
• Develop and enforce data governance policies.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Data engineering

Problem solving

Communication

Remote work

Educación

Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science

Herramientas

Spark

Kafka

Flink

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Cloud platforms (S3, ADLS, GCS)

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and manage scalable data pipelines and AI data platforms. You will lead a team of data engineers, mentor juniors, and partner with data scientists to enable advanced analytics for AI initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience with large-scale data systems in cloud environments, strong leadership, and a remote-first mindset. A competitive package and global collaboration await the right candidate.