Senior Data Architect & Engineer — Enterprise Data

1001 Absa Bank; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank is seeking a seasoned Data Architect/Data Engineer to lead data retrieval, storage and distribution across the business area. You will own data ecosystem design, collaborate with data science and broader stakeholders, and help shape enterprise data solutions.

Responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, implementing CI/CD practices, and aligning with group architecture standards to deliver robust, self-service data capabilities across Africa.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of data architecture across enterprise systems.
• Experience leading end-to-end data solutions (architecture, pipelines, storage, distribution).
• Ability to design scalable data ecosystems and collaborate with data science teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of data retrieval, storage and distribution solutions.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines and modern data tooling in production environments.
• Collaborate with QA, CSO and other teams to ensure data quality and compliance.
• Drive adoption of group architecture standards for data engineering.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Engineering

Agile Methodologies

No-SQL Databases

Relational Databases

CI/CD

Jenkins

Automation

Ansible

Chef

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Chef

Job description

Absa Bank is seeking a seasoned Data Architect/Data Engineer to lead data retrieval, storage and distribution across the business area. You will own data ecosystem design, collaborate with data science and broader stakeholders, and help shape enterprise data solutions.

Responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, implementing CI/CD practices, and aligning with group architecture standards to deliver robust, self-service data capabilities across Africa.