Technical Data Architect

Location:	Johannesburg
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#GZ59786
Company:	E-Merge IT Recruitment

Our client, whose core mission is to build applications to ingest customer data from multiple sources and aggregate, manipulate, model, and build calculations and transformations based on customers' analytical needs, has an opening for a technical data architect who is an expert at designing and implementing robust data architectures to drive business forward.

Responsibilities:

• Understand, architect, and be the lead (and first) developer of the solution, including choices around the tech stack.
• Work with the business owners and customers on specific needs analysis.
• Be responsible for all aspects of the SDLC, CI/CD, automated testing, and compliance standards.
• Recruit and build a team of talented and highly-skilled developers to join you on this mission.

Qualifications and experience:

• At least seven years of experience and a background in designing and developing a data platform.
• A keen problem-solving ability across general technology challenges.
• A solid track record in delivering high-quality software within an agile team environment.
• Experience building or working on a data platform in a SaaS environment.
• Comprehensive experience using Python, C#/.NET in the context of data pipelines and API development.
• Experience with RESTful services, microservices architectures, and extensive database design and optimisation (PostgreSQL).
• Experience in writing testable code, including unit tests and integration tests, as well as working with a dedicated testing team.
• Dashboard and report design and development experience (PowerBI, Superset, SSRS).
• Exposure to or experience running workloads on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

The reference number for this position is GZ59786, a remote position in Johannesburg offering a salary of R1.8 million up to R2 million CTC, negotiable based on experience. E-mail Garth at garthz@e-Merge.co.za or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 23 Oct 08:47, Closing date 22 Dec