Cib Client Data – Lead Engineer

Absa Group

Sandton, South Africa
Data platform & pipeline engineering
Data reliability, quality & observability
Engineering standards & devops
The Lead Data Engineer is a senior technical leadership role responsible for the design, build, operation, and modernisation of enterprise-grade data platforms, pipelines, and data-enabled applications within the CIB Client Management environment

Job Summary

  • The Lead Data Engineer is a senior technical leadership role responsible for the design, build, operation, and modernisation of enterprise-grade data platforms, pipelines, and data-enabled applications within the CIB Client Management environment.
  • The role provides hands-on technical leadership across the full software and data engineering lifecycle, ensuring delivery of scalable, secure, reliable, and well-governed data solutions that support analytics, reporting, operational MI, and machine-learning use cases.
  • In addition to technical delivery, the role is accountable for engineering standards, data standards, mentoring and capability building, and close partnership with business, analytics, security, and product stakeholders.

Matching Summary

The Lead Data Engineer is a senior technical leadership role responsible for the design, build, operation, and modernisation of enterprise-grade data platforms, pipelines, and data-enabled applications within the CIB Client Management environment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Data Platform & Pipeline Engineering
  • Data Reliability, Quality & Observability
  • Engineering Standards & DevOps
  • Security, Privacy & Governance
  • Cloud & Platforms AWS
  • Spark and SQL engines
  • Python, Java, Scala, JavaScript, or C#

Nice-to-have

  • MDM platforms Ataccama knowledge
  • Angular front-end
  • Node.js / Express APIs
  • Power BI reporting and dataset development

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years experience in data engineering, software engineering, or platform engineering
  • Proven experience leading technical designs, code reviews, and engineering best practices
  • Experience working as an agile practitioner within modern delivery frameworks
  • Relevant Diploma or B-Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

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