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Senior Data Engineer

1 month, 1 week ago
South Africa
Full-time
Senior
Data Engineer
Software Development
Apache Spark Azure Databricks Flink IoT Kafka Machine Learning MQTT Python SFTP SQL
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Sand Technologies

Sand Technologies

Sand Technologies is a leading provider of enterprise AI solutions, offering cutting-edge technology to solve complex challenges. With a focus on outcomes over hype, we work with global enterprises to identify meaningful AI use cases, develop custom al...

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Description

  • Design and build reusable data ingestion pipelines from operational source systems into the Azure data platform.
  • Define canonical data models and transformation logic for analytical indices and the intelligence layer.
  • Design high-performance schemas using lakehouse patterns for storage, retrieval, and analysis.
  • Establish and document ingestion and modelling standards that other engineers can reuse consistently.
  • Partner with client data owners, stewards, and enterprise architects to agree access, security, and integration approaches.
  • Own data quality, lineage, observability, and pipeline reliability across the platform.
  • Implement governance and security controls appropriate for a regulated critical-infrastructure environment.
  • Mentor and unblock mid-level and junior data engineers and review their work.
  • Promote engineering best practice across the squad.
  • Contribute across a portfolio of water and energy utility clients as the platform grows.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer with hands-on production pipeline and data architecture experience.
  • Strong commercial experience with the Azure data platform, such as Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric, ADLS, or Databricks.
  • Expert-level SQL and Python skills.
  • Solid data modelling experience across dimensional and/or lakehouse patterns.
  • Experience integrating heterogeneous source data via API, file transfer, batch, or streaming.
  • Experience setting standards and patterns and mentoring or leading other engineers.
  • Ability to work directly with client data owners, stewards, and architects and communicate with non-technical stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of data governance, quality frameworks, and security practices in regulated environments.
  • Exposure to operational technology (OT)/SCADA, IoT/asset telemetry, or MQTT systems is desirable.
  • Utilities, water, or other asset-intensive industry experience is desirable.
  • Experience with Kafka, Spark/Spark Streaming, or Flink is desirable.
  • Understanding of machine learning workflows and how to support them with robust data pipelines is desirable.

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