Senior Data Engineer - Cloud Pipelines & Platform Lead

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in South Africa is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain complex data pipelines and support AWS cloud solutions. The role involves technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions. Ideal candidates will have 4–7 years of data engineering experience and proficiency in Python and SQL.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of hands-on data engineering experience.
• Experience building and maintaining cloud-based data architecture.
• Strong technical experience and leadership in data initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain complex data pipelines from multiple sources.
• Contribute to the architectural design of the data platform.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Data Engineers.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in Python

Advanced proficiency in SQL

Database design knowledge

Data warehousing techniques

Cloud-based data architecture

Education

Degree or diploma in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

A leading financial services company in South Africa is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain complex data pipelines and support AWS cloud solutions. The role involves technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions. Ideal candidates will have 4–7 years of data engineering experience and proficiency in Python and SQL.