Senior Data Solutions Architect - Remote Impact

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement fund

Generous paid time off

Online learning resources

Job summary

Placements24 is partnered with a data analytics firm based in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, seeking a Principal Data Solutions Architect for a fully remote role. The candidate will define and implement data architecture strategies across data warehousing, data lakes, and analytics platforms, leading cross-functional teams.

The role requires 10+ years in data architecture/engineering, deep cloud platform experience, and strong leadership. Remote collaboration across regions is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable data platforms including data warehouses, data lakes, and real-time processing systems.
• Define data architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Lead the design and implementation of big data solutions with modern technologies.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver robust solutions.
• Ensure data quality, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate and implement data technologies, tools, and platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data teams.
• Optimize data pipelines and database performance for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Contribute to the company's data strategy and roadmap.
• Stay abreast of trends in data architecture and analytics.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Cloud data services

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

SQL/NoSQL

Big data technologies

Data governance

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

Master's degree

Tools

AWS Redshift

S3

Glue

Azure Data Lake

Synapse Analytics

GCP BigQuery

Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Placements24 is partnered with a data analytics firm based in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, seeking a Principal Data Solutions Architect for a fully remote role. The candidate will define and implement data architecture strategies across data warehousing, data lakes, and analytics platforms, leading cross-functional teams.

The role requires 10+ years in data architecture/engineering, deep cloud platform experience, and strong leadership. Remote collaboration across regions is essential for success.