Senior Data Architect

Placements24; Gauteng; Remoto; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Architect for a fully remote role, enabling you to shape data landscapes for BI, data warehousing, and data science projects. You will design scalable architectures, model data, and implement governance in a remote-first environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior team members, collaborating across time zones, and leveraging big data technologies to deliver robust solutions from Pretoria, Gauteng and beyond.

Competenze

• Design and optimize scalable data architectures.
• Translate business needs into data solutions.
• Mentor junior data team members.
• Implement data governance and quality controls.

Mansioni

• Design, build and maintain data warehouses.
• Lead ETL/ELT processes across platforms.
• Define data models and data lake strategies.
• Collaborate with analytics teams in a remote setup.

Conoscenze

Data modeling

Big data

ETL/ELT

Data governance

BI/analytics

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Strumenti

SQL

NoSQL

Hadoop

Spark

Azure/AWS data

Descrizione del lavoro

About the Role

Our client, a leading analytics firm committed to driving data-informed decisions globally, is looking for a highly skilled Senior Data Architect to join their fully remote workforce. This is a unique opportunity to shape the data landscape from anywhere, contributing to complex projects that leverage big data technologies and advanced analytics. You will be responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining scalable and robust data architectures that support business intelligence, data warehousing, and data science initiatives. As a remote-first organization, we prioritize clear communication, asynchronous collaboration, and the use of cutting-edge tools to ensure our distributed team operates at peak efficiency. Your expertise will be crucial in developing data strategies, modeling data, and implementing data governance policies. We are seeking an individual with a deep understanding of various database technologies, data lakes, data warehouses, and ETL/ELT processes. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who can translate business needs into effective data solutions and mentor junior members of the data team. This role offers immense potential for professional development and the chance to work on diverse and challenging datasets in a supportive, remote environment, impacting our client's strategic data initiatives from Pretoria, Gauteng and beyond.