Senior Data Architect – Modern Cloud Data Architecture

ATS Client; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Centurion seeks a Data Architect to lead the redesign and modernization of the data warehouse environment. You will design, govern and implement enterprise data architecture to enable analytics, AI and BI capabilities.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years of data architecture experience, strong Microsoft Fabric/Azure credentials, and proven leadership of data integration and governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Matric plus Bachelor's Degree or National Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering or related field.
• TOGAF Certification.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate.
• Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in Enterprise Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Azure Data Platform, Power BI, and related areas.
• Understanding of REST/SOAP APIs, QA, SQL/NoSQL, and data migrations.
• Ability to lead teams and manage project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Review and enhance the on‑premises Data Warehouse and lead performance improvements.
• Design and maintain Modern Data Architecture using Fabric, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks and Power BI.
• Develop and enforce Medallion Architecture standards.
• Architect scalable ingestion pipelines for batch, streaming and real‑time data.
• Define data modelling standards (star schema and semantic models).
• Oversee ingestion from systems, APIs, databases and third‑party sources.
• Implement ETL/ELT pipelines with Fabric Data Factory, Azure Data Factory and Synapse Pipelines.
• Ensure governance, security, and compliance per POPIA and policies.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Platform

Power BI

Data Architecture

SQL NoSQL

API Integrations

Education

Bachelor's Degree or ND in CS/IT/Engineering

TOGAF Certification

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

Azure Data Engineer Associate

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Synapse

Databricks

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

ATS Client in Centurion seeks a Data Architect to lead the redesign and modernization of the data warehouse environment. You will design, govern and implement enterprise data architecture to enable analytics, AI and BI capabilities.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years of data architecture experience, strong Microsoft Fabric/Azure credentials, and proven leadership of data integration and governance initiatives.