Senior Data Engineer & Tech Lead (Java/Scala, Spark)

SPAN Digital

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 334,800 - 558,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package
Flexible work arrangements
Access to latest technologies and tools

Job summary

A premium software consultancy is seeking an experienced Data Engineering Lead to manage large-scale data migration projects and provide technical leadership. Ideal candidates should have over 8 years in data engineering, advanced proficiency in Scala and Java, and experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. This role offers mentorship opportunities and the chance to work on innovative projects in a collaborative environment. Competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements are included.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years in data engineering or related engineering roles.
  • Proven expertise in large-scale data migration and ETL pipeline development.
  • Deep experience with Apache Spark and distributed file systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement large-scale data migration strategies.
  • Mentor engineers through pair programming and code reviews.
  • Provide technical leadership for data migration initiatives.

Skills

Data migration expertise
Apache Spark
Scala
Java
Kubernetes (AWS EKS)
Problem-solving
Data privacy understanding

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Gradle
Maven
AWS
GCP
Azure
Databricks
HDFS
S3
GCS
Apache Kafka
Prometheus
Grafana

Job description

A premium software consultancy is seeking an experienced Data Engineering Lead to manage large-scale data migration projects and provide technical leadership. Ideal candidates should have over 8 years in data engineering, advanced proficiency in Scala and Java, and experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. This role offers mentorship opportunities and the chance to work on innovative projects in a collaborative environment. Competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements are included.
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