Head: Data Engineering

Absa Group

Johannesburg, South Africa
Enterprise data platforms
Data warehousing
Lakehouse architecture
Accountable for shaping and advising on the IT functional operating model to introduce and scale enterprise data platforms, including the shared enterprise data warehouse, lakehouse, ingestion and transformation frameworks, and governed data products

Job Summary

  • Accountable for shaping and advising on the IT functional operating model to introduce and scale enterprise data platforms, including the shared enterprise data warehouse, lakehouse, ingestion and transformation frameworks, and governed data products.
  • Leads engineering teams while defining platform patterns, standards, and architectures that make trusted, high-quality data available faster, more reliably, and more cost effectively.
  • This role lifts the organisation’s speed, quality, and trust in enterprise data—enabling analytics, AI, risk reduction, and customer value through durable, scalable data platforms and world‑class engineering capability.

Matching Summary

Accountable for shaping and advising on the IT functional operating model to introduce and scale enterprise data platforms, including the shared enterprise data warehouse, lakehouse, ingestion and transformation frameworks, and governed data products.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • enterprise data platforms
  • data warehousing
  • lakehouse architecture
  • data engineering leadership
  • production-grade data pipelines
  • cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Nice-to-have

  • customer first mindset
  • strategic influence
  • ownership and judgement
  • inclusive leadership
  • learning agility

Key Requirements

  • 12-15+ years in data engineering
  • 5+ years leading engineering teams
  • NQF Level 8 qualification/Postgraduate degree
  • Experience in regulated environments

Work Rights

Not specified

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