Senior Data Engineer - Group Data & ML Platform Tribe

Job title : Senior Data Engineer - Group Data & ML Platform Tribe

Job Location : Western Cape, BellvilleDeadline : May 03, 2025Quick Recommended Links

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What will make you successful in this role?

What success will look like for you 12 months into the role.

(Ingestions Squad) Built configurable data ingestion platforms to collect and protect data from any source within two weeks or less.

• The team has bought and built to assemble a tool soup of persistent and secure ingestion tools, optimized for cost efficiency, with reliability as a non-negotiable standard. Success will be measured by the consistent achievement of the two-week ingestion target while maintaining high reliability and security.

(Data products empowerment squad) Simplified data transformation and product development for the platforms SQL only users:

• Developed solutions that allow SQL-only users to easily schedule and orchestrate complex data transformation processes, such as through Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs). Success will be measured by the 100% adoption of your tools by platform users, the full deprecation of custom solutions and stored procedures, and the reliable orchestration of multi-stage transformation processes underlying our company wide data products.

(Insights & ML Tooling Squad) Accelerated The Development Of Insights And ML Models By Analysts And Data Scientists Across The Company

• Built systems that empower analysts and data scientists to produce the insights and ML models needed to drive customer and commercial success with minimal engineering skills and platform friction. Success will be measured by the number of successful deployments of insights and models per month that directly contribute to improving our business success metrics.

Engineered the platform for observability and performance.

• Made your systems observable from the outside, taking ownership of their performance. Facilitated real-time tracking of the systems internal state through logs, metrics, and traces. Defined clear and measurable Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and integrate these into team OKRs to drive excellence. Success will be measured by meeting or exceeding defined performance and reliability benchmarks, and the quick identification and resolution of issues.

Engineer the platform with privacy and security by design.

• Secured the platform through compliance engineering initiatives that reduced the time and cognitive load related to compliance. Implemented our Data Governance and Privacy policies effectively, leveraging encryption, firewalls, VPCs, Role Based Access Control and IAM integrations such as Active Directory. Success will be measured by the platforms adherence to security and privacy standards, with minimal compliance overhead for users.

Leveraged containerization and infrastructure as code.

• Implemented containerization strategies and infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to ensure scalable, repeatable, and efficient deployment of data services. Utilized tools like Docker and Terraform to automate infrastructure management and streamline the development pipeline. Success will be measured by the consistency and reliability of deployments, reduced deployment times, and increased system scalability.

What Will Make Your Successful In This Role (continue)

What success will look like for you 12 months into the role.

Contributed to technology decisions.

• Engaged in technology spikes to clarify needs and articulate solution criteria. Evaluated different options through hands-on experimentation, leading to documented evaluations and recommendations that were understood by technology leaders or users across the company. Success will be measured by the quality and clarity of your contributions to technology decisions and the adoption of your recommendations.

Invested in your own development.

• Executed on a culture of excellence and continuous improvement for both your part of the platform and your own abilities. Lived our culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous learning. Participated in pre and post-mortems, sharing lessons learned across the organization along with how you are improving based on those lessons. Success is measured by your active participation in continuous learning initiatives and the tangible improvements in platform performance and personal growth.

Technical leadership and coaching.

• Enable a culture of continuous learning and assist other engineers in their development journey.

Qualification

• Matric
• National Diploma in an Information Technology related discipline or a bachelor's degree in computer science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems, or a quantitative field will be recommended.

Experience

• 5+ years' experience as a data engineer in data platform or service engineering team with at least 2 in a modern context with cloud technologies
• Track record of high impact and investing in your own development
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