Senior Data Engineer — Lead Lakehouse & AI Platform
Summary
Senior data engineer role in Johannesburg leading the design, build, and operation of cloud-native data platforms on AWS and Azure. The person owns the full data lifecycle (ingestion, transformation, modelling, serving) to enable real-time analytics and AI use cases, while shaping architecture, setting standards, and mentoring engineers.
cloudandthings.io is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design, build and operation of cloud-native data platforms across AWS and Azure, enabling real-time analytics and AI use cases. You will own delivery across the full data lifecycle—ingestion, transformation, modelling and serving—and work hands-on while providing technical direction.
Based in Johannesburg, you will shape architecture, set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and drive production-grade solutions for enterprise