Senior Cloud Data Engineer: Modern Platform Builder

JMR Software PTY LTD; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

JMR Software PTY LTD is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with a software mindset to design, develop and deploy modern data solutions across cloud and distributed environments. You’ll work on production-grade pipelines, leveraging Spark/PySpark, Databricks, Kafka, and Delta Lake while applying robust software engineering practices.

The role requires strong Python and SQL skills, cloud experience (GCP/AWS/Azure), and proficiency with CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and data platform tooling.

Qualifications

• Strong Python/software engineering fundamentals.
• Cloud data engineering experience across at least one major cloud platform.
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills.
• Experience delivering production data solutions.
• Git, SDLC and CI/CD experience.
• Experience with distributed data processing.
• Cloud-native development experience.
• Problem-solving mindset focused on engineering solutions through code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy modern data solutions across cloud environments.
• Involve in building cloud-native data platforms and production-grade data pipelines.
• Work with distributed data processing and streaming technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable data solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Git

SDLC

CI/CD

REST APIs

Software engineering principles

PySpark

Spark

Databricks

Kafka

Flink

Delta Lake

Data Lake architectures

Distributed data processing

GCP

Azure

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Monitoring

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Data Factory

Synapse

Event Hubs

S3

Glue

Redshift

Kinesis

EMR

Job description

JMR Software PTY LTD is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with a software mindset to design, develop and deploy modern data solutions across cloud and distributed environments. You’ll work on production-grade pipelines, leveraging Spark/PySpark, Databricks, Kafka, and Delta Lake while applying robust software engineering practices.

The role requires strong Python and SQL skills, cloud experience (GCP/AWS/Azure), and proficiency with CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and data platform tooling.