Senior Data & Analytics Delivery Leader

First Technology Pty Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

First Technology Pty Ltd in South Africa is seeking a Principal Data & Analytics Leader to drive customer-focused data solutions, lead delivery teams, and shape enterprise data strategy.

You will collaborate with customers and executives, mentor engineers, review architectures, and guide data platform and reporting initiatives to ensure successful outcomes across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering, analytics, BI, or related leadership roles.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions.
• Direct customer engagement to gather requirements and manage delivery.
• Experience designing modern data platforms and reporting environments.
• Mentoring data engineers, analysts, and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery teams through complex data projects.
• Review architecture decisions and manage risks.
• Work with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Mentor and develop technical staff.
• Ensure on-time delivery from design to production.

Skills

Data engineering

Analytics leadership

Customer engagement

Project delivery

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Information Technology

Tools

Power BI

Azure Data Services

SQL Server

Data Warehousing

ETL/ELT

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

First Technology Pty Ltd in South Africa is seeking a Principal Data & Analytics Leader to drive customer-focused data solutions, lead delivery teams, and shape enterprise data strategy.

You will collaborate with customers and executives, mentor engineers, review architectures, and guide data platform and reporting initiatives to ensure successful outcomes across multiple stakeholders.