Senior Data Engineer - Cloud Data Platform Architect

Synthesis Software Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Synthesis Software Technologies is seeking a Modern Data Engineer to design, build, deploy and operate cloud-native data platforms, applying strong software engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.

The role emphasizes SQL and data warehousing alongside broader engineering capabilities, with hands-on work in Spark, PySpark, Databricks, Kafka and Airflow within enterprise-scale environments.

Qualifications

• Strong practical project experience with cloud data platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable data pipelines.
• Experience delivering production-grade data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy and operate cloud-native data platforms.
• Implement and optimize data pipelines and Warehousing solutions.
• Ensure observability, security and reliability in production systems.

Skills

Python programming

Object-oriented programming

Testing and code quality

Git and collaboration

API development

CI/CD pipelines

Production deployment

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Spark

PySpark

Databricks

Kafka

Flink

Delta Lake

Iceberg

Airflow

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Synthesis Software Technologies is seeking a Modern Data Engineer to design, build, deploy and operate cloud-native data platforms, applying strong software engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.

The role emphasizes SQL and data warehousing alongside broader engineering capabilities, with hands-on work in Spark, PySpark, Databricks, Kafka and Airflow within enterprise-scale environments.