Data warehousing and etl/elt pipeline construction
Big data technologies like spark and kafka
Cloud platforms azure or aws
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Absa Bank Limited is seeking a Lead Data Engineer with extensive experience in data engineering and leadership to oversee the development and maintenance of high-performance data pipelines and governance compliance. The role also involves collaborating with various teams to deliver reliable data products while managing budgets and vendor relationships.
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Job Summary
Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
To provide expert advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice in the implementation of technical services and improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist expertise.
Defining the data engineering vision, roadmap, and technology stack (e.g., cloud platforms, data lakes/warehouses) aligned with business objectives.
Matching Summary
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Absa Bank Limited is seeking a Lead Data Engineer with extensive experience in data engineering and leadership to oversee the development and maintenance of high-performance data pipelines and governance compliance. The role also involves collaborating with various teams to deliver reliable data products while managing budgets and vendor relationships.
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Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Data warehousing and ETL/ELT pipeline construction
Big data technologies like Spark and Kafka
Cloud platforms Azure or AWS
Data orchestration tools like Airflow
Data governance and security compliance
Nice-to-have
Agile methodology fostering
Culture of technical excellence
AI initiatives support
Vendor relationship management
Key Requirements
8-10+ years in Data Engineering
3-5+ years in leadership positions
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/IT, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field