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Senior Specialist : Cloud Data Architect

Vodafone Global Enterprise

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 800,000 - 1,000,000
30+ days ago
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Desktop Support Technician

Nimble Group

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 30,000 - 60,000
30+ days ago

Warehouse Supervisor

Pollock & Associates

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Senior Fund Accountant

TMF Group

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
30+ days ago

INNOVATIVE SENIOR AFRIKAANS TEACHER

Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 50,000 - 200,000
30+ days ago
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Payroll Administrator

Dhl

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Global Payroll Maestro - Cape Town

Dhl

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

FOUNDATION PHASE TEACHER

Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 50,000 - 200,000
30+ days ago
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Aqua Cast Support Diver

Crew Life at Sea

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Digital Marketing Assistant

The Legends Agency

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Restaurant General Manager (RGM)- Quick Service Restaurant

Rohloff Group

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Chief Security Officer

Rheinmetall Denel Munition

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 600,000 - 750,000
30+ days ago

Assistant Financial Accountant

Prescient

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Client Onboarding & Implementation Specialist - German Speaker

Meltwater

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 350,000 - 500,000
30+ days ago

Production Pharmacist

Biovac

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 500,000 - 700,000
30+ days ago

Regional Portfolio Manager

Belay Talent Solutions

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 700,000 - 900,000
30+ days ago

PRODUCT MANAGER- CAPE TOWN- WESTERN CAPE

Tych Business Solutions

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000
30+ days ago

Channel Sales Executive

ICTEngage

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Bookkeeper - Xero, Hospitality & Multi-Outlet Focus

Salt River, 7925, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Bookkeeper

Salt River, 7925, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago

Strategic Financial Manager

Arvo

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 600,000 - 900,000
30+ days ago

Civil Engineer - Cape Town

Hatch

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 600,000 - 900,000
30+ days ago

Strategic Enterprise Account Manager - Cape Town

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Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 450,000
30+ days ago

Client Associate - Cape Town

Antal International Network

Cape Town
On-site
Confidential
30+ days ago

Client Associate - Finance Client Services & CRM Admin

Antal International Network

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Senior Specialist : Cloud Data Architect
Vodafone Global Enterprise
Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000
Full time
30+ days ago

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in South Africa is seeking a Senior Specialist: Cloud Data Architect. This role involves providing strategic guidance in the design and implementation of enterprise-wide data solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data warehousing, cloud technologies, and strong analytical skills. Competitive benefits and a focus on advanced analytics will be part of the offering.

Benefits

Competitive benefit packages
Retirement funds and medical aid benefits
Cell phone and data benefits

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in data warehousing, ETL integration.
  • 7+ years’ experience in IT projects including analysis and design.
  • 2+ years leading an architectural development process.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure data architecture aligns with business strategies.
  • Lead design of scalable, high-performance data platforms.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements.

Skills

Expert-level proficiency in SQL
Data modelling
Critical thinking

Education

Degree or Diploma in Information Systems / BSc Computer Science / BSc Engineering
Matric

Tools

Big Query
AWS / GCP
Job description
Job title

Senior Specialist : Cloud Data Architect

Job Location

Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline

October 23, 2025

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Role Purpose / Business Unit
  • As the recognized authority in data and analytics architecture, the Solution Architect provides strategic guidance and technical leadership in the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide data and analytical solutions.
  • This role is pivotal in translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing data architectures that enable advanced analytics, data-driven decision-making, and digital transformation.
Your responsibilities will include
  • Enterprise Data Strategy Alignment – Ensure all data and analytics architecture designs align with the organisation’s enterprise architecture principles, business strategies, and technology roadmap.
  • Solution Design Leadership – Lead end‑to‑end design of scalable, secure, and high‑performance data platforms, including data warehouses, data lakes, streaming pipelines, and analytics platforms.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration – Partner with business, IT, & analytics leaders to translate complex business requirements into technical architectures & implementation roadmaps.
  • Technology Evaluation & Selection – Assess, recommend, & govern the adoption of data management, integration, & analytics technologies based on business needs, scalability, and total cost of ownership.
  • Standards & Best Practices – Define & enforce architectural standards, frameworks, & patterns for data modelling, governance, & security.
  • Data Governance Enablement – Support & embed data governance policies for data quality, lineage, stewardship, privacy, & compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, POPIA).
  • Solution Delivery Oversight – Provide architectural guidance throughout the project lifecycle — from proof‑of‑concept to production — ensuring solutions meet non‑functional requirements (performance, reliability, scalability).
  • Risk & Issue Management – Identify technical risks, develop mitigation plans, & proactively address architectural challenges.
  • Thought Leadership – Keep abreast of emerging trends in data architecture, analytics, cloud, & AI, and translate these into actionable innovation opportunities.
Decision ownership
  • Architectural Direction – Own decisions on the overall design and architectural approach for enterprise data & analytics solutions.
  • Technology Standards – Approve & maintain the organization’s data architecture frameworks, standards, & patterns.
  • Platform & Tooling Selection – Make final recommendations on the adoption of core data platforms, tools, & analytics technologies.
  • Data Integration & Interoperability – Decide on integration patterns, APIs, & data exchange mechanisms to ensure seamless interoperability across systems.
  • Security & Compliance Controls – Implement data security measures & controls to protect sensitive information & ensure compliance.
  • Solution Approval – Ensure approval for solution designs before implementation to ensure alignment with enterprise & security architecture principles.
  • Scalability & Performance Trade‑offs – Weigh cost, time‑to‑market, and long‑term scalability when making architectural choices.
The ideal candidate for this role will have
  • Matric essential
  • Degree or Diploma in Information Systems / BSc Computer Science / BSc engineering (or similar tertiary qualifications)
  • 5+ years in data warehousing, ETL integration
  • 7+ years’ experience with all aspects of IT projects from business analysis, architectures, system analysis & design through development, testing, implementation, & production support (SDLC).
  • 2+ years leading an architectural development process and collaborate with application development teams, architects and other members of the software development team.
  • AWS / GCP Certifications would be advantageous.
Core competencies, knowledge and experience
  • Expert-level proficiency in SQL, including complex query design, performance optimization, data modelling, and integration across cloud platforms & BI tools to support advanced analytics & business decision‑making.
  • Able to analyse complex use cases to model & interpret data through critical thinking.
  • Deep subject matter knowledge of data staging, data lakes, data warehousing, data marts & operational data stores, big data, & analytics as applicable to the telecoms business domain is essential.
  • Experience with modern data processing & analytics technologies such as Big Query, Redshift, Teradata, Exadata, Abinitio, Cloudera, etc.
  • Demonstrated expertise in implementing & managing IT controls within an analytics environment, including proficiency in ensuring data integrity, system reliability, & compliance with relevant governance frameworks & risk mitigation practices.
  • Experience working high‑volume data & file processing (real‑time & batch processing).
Advantageous
  • Big Data knowledge (Hadoop, Map Reduce, Spark, Kafka, etc.)
  • Analytics : Python knowledge
  • Experience architecting and designing cloud & big data solutions
  • Experience with Analytics production implementations in the Cloud (AWS, GCP)
  • Broad understanding of governance best practices for analytics platforms, data warehousing & business intelligence.
  • Experience with Data Quality / Data Profiling, Metadata Integration, Master Data Management.
We make an impact by offering
  • Enticing incentive programs & competitive benefit packages
  • Retirement funds, risk benefits, & medical aid benefits
  • Cell phone & data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, & exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies
Closing date for Applications

16 October 2025.

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