Senior Data Platform Engineer – Cloud PostgreSQL, Hybrid

Network Finance; Randburg; Híbrido; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Network Finance seeks a Senior/Principal Software Engineer – Data Platform to own a cloud PostgreSQL data warehouse and data ingestion processes in Google Cloud. You will develop API services, ensure security, and drive reliability across multiple production systems.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with platform ownership and mentorship, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid Rosebank, Johannesburg setting.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years owning and supporting a live data platform or similar production‑critical services.
• Strong experience with JavaScript/Node.js, Python, and SQL.
• Advanced PostgreSQL experience including upserts, views, permissions, SSL, paging, data loading methods.
• Proven experience with Google Cloud technologies (Cloud SQL, Cloud Run, Cloud Scheduler, Secret Manager, IAM, Firebase Authentication).
• Experience with Microsoft Graph integrations and cloud‑based data ingestion solutions.
• Solid experience with Git/GitHub, automated testing frameworks, CI/CD, and multi‑environment deployments.
• Experience coaching developers, setting engineering standards, and leading technical decision‑making across multiple systems.
• Exposure to telecommunications/ISP billing or OSS/BSS platforms is advantageous.
• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Data Engineer certification beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Own and maintain a cloud-based PostgreSQL data warehouse supporting customer, revenue, operational and field service data.
• Design, manage and optimise scheduled data ingestion and integration processes in Google Cloud.
• Develop, review and maintain API services, data-loading apps and integration solutions using Node.js, Python and SQL.
• Ensure platform security through access management, secret management and secure cloud practices.
• Drive platform reliability through monitoring, logging, incident management, health checks and runbooks.
• Establish engineering standards, conduct design and code reviews, promote automated testing and deployment practices.
• Mentor and coach developers while fostering engineering excellence across the team.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to ensure data integrity and timely communication of changes and incidents.

Conocimientos

Node.js

Python

SQL

PostgreSQL

Google Cloud

CI/CD

GitHub

Security

Mentoring

Data Integration

Educación

Bachelor's Degree

Herramientas

Cloud SQL

Cloud Run

Cloud Scheduler

Secret Manager

Firebase Authentication

Descripción del empleo

Network Finance seeks a Senior/Principal Software Engineer – Data Platform to own a cloud PostgreSQL data warehouse and data ingestion processes in Google Cloud. You will develop API services, ensure security, and drive reliability across multiple production systems.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with platform ownership and mentorship, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid Rosebank, Johannesburg setting.