Senior Data & Analytics Architect — Cloud & AI Leader

PBT Group

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

PBT Group is seeking an experienced Data & Analytics Lead / Architect in Cape Town to shape and deliver modern analytics solutions. The role blends strategic architecture with hands-on problem solving, covering data platforms, governance and cloud integration across Azure, AWS and Microsoft Fabric.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to drive data-driven outcomes for clients, including AI/ML capabilities and data governance practices.

Qualifications

Relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data, Engineering or a related field.
10+ years’ experience within Data & Analytics, Data Engineering, BI or related technology environments.
Significant experience in Data Architecture / Solution Architecture.
Proven experience leading or providing technical direction to Data Engineering and/or Data & Analytics teams.
Strong understanding of modern data platform architecture.
Strong Azure experience and exposure to AWS / hybrid-cloud environments.
Practical experience with or strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric.
Strong understanding of Data Engineering principles and modern data architectures.
Good understanding of Application Architecture and how application and data platforms integrate.
Experience working with Data Science / AI teams and understanding their data requirements.
Exposure to Generative AI and emerging AI technologies.
Strong communication, stakeholder management and consulting skills.
Experience working in a consulting environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

Define and drive Data & Analytics strategies, architectures and implementation roadmaps.
Provide technical leadership across Data Engineering, Data Science, BI and supporting IT teams.
Lead and mentor technical resources, promoting engineering and architecture best practices.
Design and govern modern data platforms, data warehouses, data lakes and analytics environments.
Provide architectural guidance across cloud and hybrid-cloud environments, with exposure to Azure and AWS.
Lead adoption and implementation of Microsoft Fabric and other modern Data & Analytics technologies.
Provide technical direction on data ingestion, integration, transformation, orchestration and data pipelines.
Define and maintain data modelling, data architecture, data governance and data quality standards.
Collaborate with Application Architects and development teams to ensure integration between data and applications.
Evaluate existing tech environments and recommend modernisation and migration strategies.
Provide architectural input into cloud migration and hybrid on-premise/cloud solutions.
Work closely with Data Scientists to enable scalable data and AI/ML solutions.
Support the adoption of Generative AI and AI-enabled Data & Analytics solutions, identifying opportunities for business use.
Assess emerging technologies and provide recommendations for client environments.
Drive proof-of-concepts and technical evaluations where required.
Establish and improve technical ways of working, development standards and architectural governance.
Participate in technical pre-sales, solution estimation and client engagements where required.
Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.