Senior Data Engineer (Python, Java, SQL) - Western Cape - up to R900k per annum

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to take ownership of end-to-end Data Platform & AI infrastructure . This role leads the evolution of our proprietary Data Management Platform (DMP) , ensuring data scalability, accuracy, and real-time impact across the business.

You’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, analysts, and AI developers, and report directly to senior leadership. This is a hands‑on leadership role suited for a proactive technologist who thrives on optimisation, automation, and measurable business outcomes .

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve our GCP-based Data Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Composer, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, etc.)
• Architect, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest structured and unstructured data from multiple internal and external sources
• Implement and enforce data governance, validation, ...