Job Description

SUMMARY:
Lead Data Engineer with Python and Typescript - JHB / CPT / Hybrid - R1.8m PA
POSITION INFO:
Our client is currently looking for a Lead Data Engineer to , optimize, and lead our data infrastructure, enabling smart, data-driven decisions across the business. They companies build borderless teams by managing compliance, payroll, and administration across 180+ countries, and are a scale fast,
As our Lead Data Engineer, you'll take ownership of data infrastructure. From building scalable pipelines to shaping the data strategy, you'll empower teams across the company--from Product to Finance--with high-quality, actionable data.
Skills you need to Bag the role:

• Development: Python / Typescript
• Cloud: AWS - S3, Athena, DMS, Lambda, IAM, CDK
• DWH / Data platform: Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift
• BI tools: Tableau, Metabase, Domo, Looker, QuickSight
• Big data and ETL: Spark, Glue, Airflow, DBT
• Streaming and Events: Kinesis, Kafka, Event Bridge
• Realtime visualisation: MixPanel, Segment, Amplitude, GA
• Experience as a data engineer with proficiency in data architecture, having architected and built:
• Data warehouses
• Event driven architectures and event ingestion pipelines
• BI, reporting and data visualization toolkits
• Integrations with 3rd party SaaS platforms, e.g. Salesforce, Hubspot and Market intelligence data providers

What You''ll Be Doing:

• Work with the

, and other stakeholders to build a data strategy that enables the company to meet its ambitious goals * Scale and build out our data platform (data lake, ingestion pipelines, BI and reporting platform capabilities)

• Deploy data and the data infrastructure to support projects such as CRM, personalisation and Martech innovations
• Act as a technical authority, sharing your experience to establish data best practices in our engineering and wider team
• Support the further development of a data-first culture
• Continually seek out and share ways to improve our processes, platform, and culture

Reference Number for this position is GZ60376 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Johannesburg / Cape Town offering a cost to company salary of R1.8m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on -merge.co.za or call him on to discuss this and other opportunities.
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