Senior Data Engineer — AI-Driven Data Platform Lead

Momentum; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Investments is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and platforms. You will ensure data quality, security, and availability for analytics and reporting, while guiding engineering decisions and applying AI responsibly within governance guidelines.

The role operates in an Agile environment, collaborating with data engineers, analytics, BI teams, and business stakeholders to deliver trusted insights and governance-aligned AI capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; professional certifications are beneficial.
• 4–7+ years of data engineering experience and production-ready pipelines.
• Strong AWS data architecture exposure and Agile/SAFe delivery experience.
• Experience with AI tooling and responsible AI within engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and evolve data pipelines and platforms with high data quality and security.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies and decompose features into actionable tasks.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior engineers.
• Support AI governance and responsible use of AI in data engineering.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Data modelling

ETL pipelines

CI/CD

Git

Agile

AI tooling

Pipelines design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

CI/CD

Job description

Momentum Investments is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and platforms. You will ensure data quality, security, and availability for analytics and reporting, while guiding engineering decisions and applying AI responsibly within governance guidelines.

The role operates in an Agile environment, collaborating with data engineers, analytics, BI teams, and business stakeholders to deliver trusted insights and governance-aligned AI capabilities.