Senior Data Platform Architect

Techrepo.co.za; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Techrepo.co.za is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design of a scalable data platform, aligning AI/ML workflows with governance standards. You will drive architecture, supervise engineers, and spearhead data quality initiatives across logistics and e-commerce domains.

The role requires deep GCP, data modelling, and real-time streaming expertise, with a focus on reducing technical debt and standardising technologies across teams. Cape Town-based position with potential for hybrid work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or IS; equivalent experience considered.
• 8+ years in data engineering; 3+ years at principal/architect level.
• Track record delivering large-scale data platforms (lakehouse/warehouse, real-time streaming).
• Experience leading platform simplification and reducing technical debt.
• Hands-on with AI/ML data infrastructure and AI tooling integration.
• GCP expertise with BigQuery and Dataform; Looker/LookML knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Ecosystem Architecture & Platform Simplification: create and maintain a master data-architecture blueprint.
• Real-Time Operational Enablement: build live data layer for operational analytics across the Group.
• Data Governance Standards & Documentation: define standards, lineage, and data-management practices.
• AI Enablement & Automation: define guardrails, data contracts, and AI tool integration patterns.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: act as senior contributor, mentor engineers, and set standards.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Python

SQL

Data modelling

AI/ML data infra

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Information Systems

Tools

BigQuery

Dataform

Looker/LookML

Terraform

Kafka / Pub/Sub

dbt

Job description

Techrepo.co.za is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design of a scalable data platform, aligning AI/ML workflows with governance standards. You will drive architecture, supervise engineers, and spearhead data quality initiatives across logistics and e-commerce domains.

The role requires deep GCP, data modelling, and real-time streaming expertise, with a focus on reducing technical debt and standardising technologies across teams. Cape Town-based position with potential for hybrid work.